Aloe arborescens (Torch Aloe) is a much-branched succulent shrub with thick, fleshy, spreading to slightly reflexed leaves clustered at …
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Epithet: arborescens
Meaning: Becoming a tree; tree-like
Derivation: Present active participle of the Latin verb "arboresco"
Pronunciation: ar-bo-RES-senz
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Aloe arborescens 'Variegata' (Gilded Candelabra) is a succulent shrub with branching stems that hold rosettes of thick fleshy variegated …
Crassula 'Blue Bird' was introduced and described by Dr. B.K Boom in the Dutch journal Succulenta in 1963 as Crassula portulacea 'Blauwe…
Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia (Ripple Jade) is a succulent shrub with stout, fleshy branches that bear wavy, slightly fleshy …
Crassula arborescens (Silver Dollar Plant) is a succulent shrub or small tree with erect, much-branched stems and egg-shaped to disk-shaped…