Echeveria gibbiflora
# Echeveria gibbiflora

Echeveria gibbiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It was described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828. It occurs in Mexico and Guatemala.

## Description

Echeveria gibbiflora is a large species of Echeveria, producing rosettes of 15 leaves, a tall flowering stem up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height, and an average of 160 flower buds. The red, tubular flowers are about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long with 10 stamens and 5 styles. It flowers between September and January. The dry fruits each produce approximately 200 small seeds.

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## Ecology

Each flower is open for between 7–8 days and is visited by nectar-seeking broad-billed hummingbirds (Cynanthus latirostris). The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) has been documented foraging for aphids that occur among the flowers.

## Uses

Echeveria gibbiflora has been used in Mexican folk medicine as a contraceptive, as a vaginal postcoital rinse.

Cultivars include E. gibbiflora 'Carunculata' (also spelled 'Caronculata'), E. gibbiflora 'Metallica', and E. gibbiflora 'Violescens'.

