Aeonium gorgoneum
| Aeonium gorgoneum | |
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| Aeonium gorgoneum at the University of California Botanical Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. gorgoneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeonium gorgoneum J.A.Schmidt, 1852 | |
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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.