Echeveria atropurpurea

Echeveria atropurpurea, also known as chapetona or siempreviva, is an inflorescent perennial succulent plant endemic to Central Veracruz, Mexico in tropical deciduous forests.[1][2][3] It is noted for its fast growing, easy cultivation, and red to yellow flowers.[4] It is currently threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Echeveria atropurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Echeveria atropurpurea
(Baker) E.Morren

Description

It stands roughly 77 cm tall with 7-21 cm rosette-shaped leaves that may range in coloration from green to purple. Its flowers (appearing Nov-Feb) have a dark green base with corolla pink-orange (salmon) to deep red/orange petals. It has numerous brown seeds.[3]

Taxonomy

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[5]

Atropurpurea means "dark-purple coloured".[5] This name is ostensibly due to its purple leaves and bracts.[3]

References
  1. "Echeveria atropurpurea". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "PlantFiles: Echeveria Species". Dave's Garden. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. "Echeveria atropurpurea". reservaeleden.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. "Echeveria amphoralis v. Yosondua seeds". seedscactus.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  5. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 61, 149
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