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Echeveria 'Chrissy N Ryan' succulent

What are Succulents?

Ano nga ba ang mga succulents?
Succulents are drought-resistant plants. Meaning, kaya nilang mag-survive sa mga lugar na kakaunti lang ang water resources, o sa mga tuyong lugar.

Succulent leaves are fleshy and thick dahil nagre-retain sila ng water sa leaves para mas maka-survive sila sa mga lugar na may mala-disyertong klima or dry na environment. Kaya rin nilang kumuha ng water mula sa mga mist or dew.
The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus which means juice or sap.
Karamihan sa mga plants families ng Crassulaceae and Cactaceae ay mga succulents. Most of these water-preserving plants ay matatagpuan natin sa mga habitats or areas na may high temperature and low rainfall.

Characteristics of Succulents

Here are some of the most common characteristics of succulents:
  • Fleshy and swollen appearance ng leaves dahil doon sila nag-i-store ng water (ang katangiang ito ay tinatawag ring succulence).
  • Sila ay gumagamit ng Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM photosynthesis) para ma-minimize ang water loss.
  • Ang stomata ng mga succulents ay sarado sa umaga at bukas tuwing gabi.
  • Ang stems nila ang main location ng photosynthesis nila, imbis na ang leaves.
  • Karamihan sa mga succulents ay mababaw lang ang roots, kaya they can take up moisture from the surface ng top soil kahit na ambon lang.
  • They can produce aerial roots as well para makakuha ng moisture sa atmosphere near the plant.

Crassulaceae Plant Family

Karamihan sa mga alam nating succulents ay under ng Crassulaceae plant family, kaya naman dito mag-fo-focus ang aking blog.

Heto ang ilan (pero hindi lahat) sa mga known genus / genera under the Crassulaceae family:

Aeonium
Aloe
Anacampseros
Aptenia
Aristaloe
Callisia
Corpuscularia
Cotyledon
Crassula
Cremnophila
Echeveria
Euphorbia
Gasteria
Graptopetalum
Haworthia
Haworthiopsis
Kalanchoe
Lithops
Opuntia
Orostachys
Pahyphytum
Pepermoia
Portulaca
Portulacaria
Sanseveria
Sedum
Sempervivum
Senecio
Sinocrassula
x Alworthia
x Cremneria
x Cremnosedum
x Gasteraloe
x Gasterhaworthia
x Graptophytum
x Graptosedum
x Graptoveria
x Pachyveria
x Sedeveria

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