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Kalanchoe
''Kalanchoe'' ( ), (also called "kalanchöe" or "kalanchoë"), is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent plants in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. A ''Kalanchoe'' species was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1979. The majority of kalanchoes require around 6–8 hours of sunlight a day; a few cannot tolerate this, and survive with bright, indirect sunlight to bright shade. Description Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, '' Kalanchoe beharensis'' from Madagascar, can reach tall, but most species are less than tall. Kalanchoes open their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. Kalanchoe flowers are divided into 4 sections with 8 stamens. The petals are fused into a tube, in a similar way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana
''Kalanchoe blossfeldiana'' is a commonly cultivated evergreen house plant of the genus ''Kalanchoe'' native to Madagascar. It is known by the English common names flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widow's-thrill. Taxonomy and naming ''Kalanchoe blossfeldiana'' is in the ''Kalanchoe ''section of the ''Kalanchoe ''genus, with a description of the plant published in 1934 (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35:159). Regarding the etymology of the binomial, Adanson adapted the genus#Generic name, generic name ''Kalanchoe'' from 'Kalanchauhuy', a Chinese language, Chinese name for one species recorded by Georg Joseph Kamel, a botanist and Jesuit missionary to the Philippines. The Oxford English Dictionary states that it is "based on [the] Chinese 伽藍菜 :wikt:gāláncài, gāláncài", whilst the Collins English Dictionary merely restates the claim that the generic name was derived from the local Chinese name for one of the species. The Botanical name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Beharensis
''Kalanchoe beharensis'' (commonly known as elephant's ear kalanchoe, felt bush, or feltbush) is a plant species in the succulent genus ''Kalanchoe'', and the family Crassulaceae. ''Kalanchoe beharensis'' is native to Madagascar known by local names ''mongy'', ''rongy'' and ''tavitavy''. Description ''Kalanchoe beharensis'' is an evergreen shrub, tall. The stem is about long, slender and knotted. Leaves are olive green, triangular-lanceolate shaped, decussately arranged (pairs at right-angles to each other) with leaf margins that are doubly crenate (crinkled). Each leaf is about long and wide. The bottoms of the leaves are glabrous (smooth and glossy), and covered with a woolly hair towards the apex. The leaf hairs are brown, and the tips of the teeth are darker. The hairs on the stem, younger leaves, and petioles (leaf stalks) are white. A sign of older leaves is concavity on the upper surface. The types of trichome present on the leaves of ''Kalanchoe'' vary among the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crassulaceae
The Crassulaceae (, from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse Family (biology), family of dicotyledon angiosperms primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which plants photosynthesize in the daytime and exchange gases during the cooler temperatures of the night. The blossoms of crassulas generally have five floral parts. Crassulaceae are usually herbaceous, though there are some subshrubs, and relatively few trees or aquatic plants. The Crassulaceae is a medium-sized, monophyletic family in the core eudicots clade, along with the order Saxifragales, whose diversity has made infrafamilial classification very difficult. The family includes approximately 1,400 species and 34–35 genera—depending on the circumscription of the genus ''Sedum''—distributed over three subfamilies. Members of the Crassulaceae are found worldwide, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Luciae
''Kalanchoe luciae'', the paddle plant or flapjacks, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Kalanchoe'', native to northeast South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... ''K. luciae'' is often mistaken for a similar but rarely cultivated species, ''Kalanchoe'' ''thyrsiflora''. ''K. luciae'' has larger, more vibrant leaves and develops white flowers with no noticeable scent, while ''K. thyrsiflora'' has fragrant, yellow flowers. Starr 080117-1654 Kalanchoe thyrsiflora.jpg Starr 070906-9041 Kalanchoe thyrsiflora.jpg Kalanchoe luciae - Ботаничка градина Скопје (3).jpg Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora), jardín del molino, Sierra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Thyrsiflora
''Kalanchoe thyrsiflora'' (also known as paddle plant, flapjacks, desert cabbage, white lady, geelplakkie, meelplakkie, or plakkie) is a species of flowering plant in the Stonecrop Family (Crassulaceae) and native to Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa and Eswatini. This plant is rare in cultivation, and those plants labelled as "''Kalanchoe thyrsiflora''" in horticulture are mostly another similar species, '' Kalanchoe luciae''. It is one of the few succulents which flower and fruit once only (monocarpic). A peculiarity of the species is that the round leaves are held in a vertical posture. Taxonomy The name ''Kalanchoe thyrsiflora'' was first validly published for this southern African species by William Henry Harvey in 1862. Based on an error introduced in The Plant List in 2012, the name ''K. thyrsiflora'' has been treated by some as a synonym of ''K. tetraphylla''. However, these two names apply to two distinct species. The name ''K. tetraphylla'' dates from 1923 and applies to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe × Houghtonii
''Kalanchoe'' × ''houghtonii'' is a hybrid between '' Kalanchoe daigremontiana'' and ''Kalanchoe delagoensis'' named after Arthur Duvernoix Houghton. It is often confused with ''Kalanchoe daigremontiana'' which has strongly cordate to auriculate or even peltate The following terms are used to describe leaf plant morphology, morphology in the description and taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade ... leaves, while the leaves of ''Kalanchoe'' × ''houghtonii'' are narrower and the leaf base is attenuate, cuneate to weakly cordate or auriculate. In hortuculture, it is often mislabelled as '' Kalanchoe serrata'', which is a different species. Gallery Kalanchoe daigremontiana tubiflora-xavier cottage-yercaud-salem-India.JPG, A form with bands and spots on the upper side of leaves Kalanchoe houghtonii.jpg, A form without bands or spots on the upper side of leaves , Flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Tomentosa
''Kalanchoe tomentosa'', also known as pussy ears or panda plant, is a succulent plant in the genus ''Kalanchoe''. A native of Madagascar, ''Kalanchoe tomentosa'' has many different cultivars such as 'Chocolate Soldier', 'Golden Girl', 'Black Tie' and 'Teddy Bear'. It has red-rimmed leaves. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... See also * List of kalanchoe diseases References External links * * tomentosa Garden plants Endemic flora of Madagascar Plants described in 1882 Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker {{Crassulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe Delagoensis
''Kalanchoe delagoensis'', formerly known as ''Bryophyllum delagoense'' and commonly called mother of millions or chandelier plant, is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. Like other members of ''Bryophyllum'' (now included in ''Kalanchoe''), it is able to propagate Vegetative reproduction, vegetatively from plantlets that develop on its leaf margins. Description It is a robust, completely bare, biennial plant, biennial or more or less perennial, succulent plant that reaches heights of between 0.2 and 2 meters. The upright stems are simple and round. The three-seated, seemingly opposite or alternate leaves are usually upright to straight when spread out. They are slightly cylindrical, a little rutty on the top and reach a length of 1 to 13 centimeters with a diameter of 2 to 6 millimeters. The leaf blade narrowed at the base is reddish-green to gray-green with reddish brown spots. At the tip of the leaf margin there are two to nine small teeth on which there are numerous bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanchoe 'Tarantula'
''Kalanchoe'' 'Tarantula', or ''Kalanchoe katapifa'' 'Tarantula', is a succulent cultivar in the kalanchoe genus that produces small bouquets of pink flowers. Description 30cm in height and width, the plant features irregular, spidery leaves (hence its name), and produces long-lasting, vibrant pink flowers in spring and autumn. Cultivation It is cultivated as houseplant and as a rock or garden plant. In winter, it thrives in bright light indoors as it is frost-intolerant. In summer it would need bright indirect light with some shade. The Plant Society See also * |
Kalanchoe Marmorata
''Kalanchoe marmorata'', the penwiper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Central and East Africa, from Zaire to Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia. It is an erect or decumbent succulent perennial growing to tall and wide, with glaucous leaves spotted with purple, and starry white, four-petalled flowers, sometimes tinged with pink, in spring. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is , in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant. The Latin specific epithet ''marmorata'' refers to the marbled surface of the leaves. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1722001 marmorata Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succulent Plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meaning "juice" or "sap". Succulents may store water in various structures, such as leaf, leaves and Plant stem, stems. The water content of some succulent organs can get up to 90–95%, such as ''Glottiphyllum semicyllindricum'' and ''Mesembryanthemum barkleyii''. Some definitions also include roots, thus geophytes that survive unfavorable periods by dying back to underground storage organs (caudex) may be regarded as succulents. The habitats of these water-preserving plants are often in areas with high temperatures and low rainfall, such as deserts, but succulents may be found even in Alpine climate, alpine ecosystems growing in rocky or sandy soil. Succulents are characterized by their ability to thrive on limited water sources, such as mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotyledon (genus)
''Cotyledon'' is one of some 35 genera of succulent plants in the family Crassulaceae. Mostly from Southern Africa, they also occur throughout the drier parts of Africa as far north as the Arabian Peninsula. Ten of its species are mostly confined to South Africa, where unlike ''Tylecodon'', they occur commonly in both the winter and summer rainfall regions. They may be found on coastal flats and rocky hillsides, or as cremnophytes on cliff faces. Their decussate, evergreen leaves are highly variable in shape, even within some species, but the flowers, apart from colour, are very similar. Description Members of the genus are shrublets, generally succulent, with fleshily woody, brittle stems and persistent succulent leaves. The leaves are opposite. Leaf pairs generally are oriented at 90 degrees to their preceding and following pairs, as is common in the family Crassulaceae, but the leaf habit differs from say ''Tylecodon'' (in which the leaves are borne in spirals and are deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
