ON THIS PLANT
Aeonium gorgoneum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It was first described by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1852. Its local name is saião. The plant plays a role in traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Aeonium
- Family
- Crassulaceae
