Contains 7 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Various data indicate it is appropriate to consider Bryophyllum as a synonym of Kalanchoe (Gehrig et al. 2001; Mort et al. 2001; Kuligowska et al. 2015; Hartwell et al. 2016).
Classification
Citation
KALANCHOE Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 248. 1763.
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TYPE: Kalanchoe laciniata (Linnaeus) de Candolle (Cotyledon laciniata Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalanchoe blossfeldiana | MADAGASCAR WIDOW'S-THRILL; CHRISTMAS KALANCHOE | Not Native | ||
| Kalanchoe crenata | NEVERDIE | Not Native | ||
| Kalanchoe daigremontiana | DEVIL'S BACKBONE | Not Native | ||
| Kalanchoe delagoensis | CHANDELIER PLANT | Not Native | ||
| Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi | LAVENDER SCALLOPS | Not Native | ||
| Kalanchoe pinnata | CATHEDRAL BELLS; LIFE PLANT | Not Native FACU (NWPL) Y | ||
| Kalanchoe x houghtonii | MOTHER-OF-MILLIONS | Not Native Y |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blade ovate to obovate, mostly <1.7 times longer than wide
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1. Leaf blade or leaflets subterete, lanceolate, to elliptic, mostly >1.7 times times longer than wide
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2. Leaves green, yellowish, whitish, to reddish green; flowers erect
2. Leaves gray-green to bluish green; flowers pendent
3. Flowers erect
3. Flowers pendent
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4. Leaves simple or compound, scarcely paler below; calyx 2.5-5 cm long, lobed only at the tip; corolla lobed only at the tip and reddish only at the tip
4. Leaves simple, paler below and often dark-mottled; calyx 0.6-1.6 cm long, deeply lobed; corolla deeply lobed and reddish throughout except for the nectar chamber
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5. Leaf blade subterete, toothed only near the tip
5. Leaf blade flattened, toothed along most of the margin
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6. Larger leaf blades >3 cm wide, triangular to lanceolate, with teeth at the base of the blade below the widest point, the blade base auriculate, cordate, to truncate (broadly cuneate in immature plants)
6. Leaf blades <3 cm wide, narrowly lanceolate, usually without teeth at the base of the blade below the widest point, the blade base cuneate to subtruncate
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryophyllum | Bryophyllum Salisbury, Parad. Lond. t. 3. 1805. | TYPE: Bryophyllum calycinum Salisbury 1805. | |
| Kitchingia | Kitchingia Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 268, pl. 7. 1881. | TYPE: Non desigatus. | |
| Physocalycium | Physocalycium Vest, Flora 3: 409. 1820. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Vereia | Vereia Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 21. 1798. | TYPE: Vereia crenata Andrews 1798. |