Aeonium tabuliforme

Aeonium tabuliforme, the flat-topped aeonium or saucer plant, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, native and endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It grows on moist, north-facing cliffs and ledges at low altitude.[2]:163 A mass of fleshy, hairy, bright green leaves in flat rosettes, is produced on short unbranched stems, often on vertical surfaces.[3][4]

Aeonium tabuliforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species:
A. tabuliforme
Binomial name
Aeonium tabuliforme
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeonium berthelotianum Bolle
  • Aeonium macrolepum Webb ex Christ
  • Aeonium umbelliforme Knoche
  • Sempervivum complanatum A.DC.
  • Sempervivum tabuliforme Haw.

The specific epithet tabuliforme means "flat".[5]

This plant, which may be either biennial or perennial, is grown under glass in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6] [7]

  • Aeonium tabuliforme
  • Three specimens of Aeonium tabuliforme, two with flower spikes
  • Aeonium tabuliforme with flowers

References
  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
  2. Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.
  3. Aeonium tabulaefoeme (tabulifoeme)
  4. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  5. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  6. "Aeonium tabuliforme". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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