Kalanchoë blossfeldiana
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 159. 1934,.
Basionym: Kalanchoë globulifera var. coccinea H. Perrier Arch. Bot. Bull. Mens. 2: 26. 1928,
Plants glabrous. Stems 4–5 dm. Leaf-blades elliptic to ovate or oblong-spatulate, 3–10 cm, margins crenate or almost entire, apex obtuse or nearly acute. Cymes dense, compound, glabrous, not glandular. Pedicels 0.5–2 cm. Flowers fragrant; sepals ascending, triangular-lanceolate, 4–10 mm; corolla scarlet, cylindric, tube ca. 8 mm, lobes widespreading, ca. 4 mm. 2n = 34, 68.
Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Waste places
Elevation: 0-50 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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dehiscent +
dense +
subclasping +
not spurred +
laminar +
fleshy +
not circumscissile +
petiolate +
opposite +
coiled +
scarlet +
not circumscissile +
cylindric +
compound +
not glandular +
dense +
straight +
oily +
scant +
adnate +
4-merous +
symmetric +
fragrant +
erect +
bisexual +
erect +
absent +
paniculate +
true +
persistent +
widespreading +
? (?) +
crenate +
subquadrate;linear +
tapered +
submarginal +
anatropous +
absent +
connate +
4;5 +
absent +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
erect +
4;5 +
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. +
brownish +
1;20 +
ellipsoid +
connate +
ascending +
4;5 +
triangular-lanceolate +
alike +
antipetalous +
branching +
flowering +
erect +
succulent +
alike +
capitate +
4;5 +
absent +
distinct +
terminal +
4;5 +
2+ times shorter than ovary +
Kalanchoë blossfeldiana +
Kalanchoë +
species +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
1-seeded +
not conspicuous +
perennial +
glabrous +
not viviparous +
succulent +
dehiscent +