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'''''Kalanchoe''''', also written ''Kalanchöe'' or ''Kalanchoë'' and {{pron-en|ˌkælənˈkoʊ.iː}},<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607; {{OED|Kalanchoe}}</ref> is a genus of about 125 species of [[tropical]], succulent [[flowering plant]]s in the Family [[Crassulaceae]], mainly native to the [[Old World]] but with a few species now growing wild in the [[New World]] following introduction. Most are [[shrub]]s or [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants, but a few are [[annual plant|annual]] or [[biennial plant|biennial]]. The largest, ''[[Kalanchoe beharensis]]'' from [[Madagascar]], can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall. Members of Kalanchoe genus are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the [[petal]]s to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or "succulent" garden plants. They are popular because of their ease of propagation, low water requirements, and wide variety of flower colors typically borne in clusters well above the vegetative growth. The [[section (botany)|section]] ''[[Bryophyllum]]'' - formerly an independent genus - contains species such as the "Air plant" ''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]''. In these plants, new individuals develop [[Vegetative reproduction|vegetatively]] as plantlets, also known as bulbils or gemmae, at indents along the leaves. These young plants eventually drop off and take root. No males have been found of one species of this genus which does flower and produce seeds, and it is commonly called, the ''Mother of Thousands''. These plants are the food plant of the caterpillars of Red Pierrot butterfly. The butterfly lay its eggs on the leaf and after hatching the caterpillar go inside the leaf and eat the leaf from inside. {{Inc| Kalanchoe (from Chinese name). Crassulaceae. Sometimes spelled Calanchoe. Succulent glasshouse herbs or subshrubs, with interesting foliage and flowers. Usually robust erect plants: lvs. opposite, fleshy, sessile or stalked, varying from entire to crenate and pinnatifid: fls. yellow, purple or scarlet, in many-fld. terminal paniculate cymes, rather large and often showy; calyx 4-parted, the narrow lobes shorter than the corolla-tube, usually falling early; corolla 4-parted and mostly spreading, the tube usually urn-shaped; stamens 8: carpels, 4.—More than 100 species, in. the Old World tropics and in S. Afr., and 1 reported from brazil. A few species are prized by amateurs. The fls. are lasting in bouquets. For the general handling of this class of plants, see Succulents; also cotyledon and crassula. They prop, readily by seeds and cuttings. Any number of kalanchoes may appear in the collections of fanciers. Following are some of the more recent kinds, which may not be found in the regular manuals: K. angolsnris, N. E. Br. Lva. fleshy, to 4 in. long and half as broad: fls. bright yellow and numerous, variable in the number of its corolla-lobes. Trop. Afr. — K. Bentii(C. H Wright. St. 3 ft., unbranched, nearly 1 in. diam.: lvs. about 6 pairs near top of St., rigid and subcylindrical, 3-6 in. long: fls. white, in a loose erect panicle; calyx-lobes fleshy and spreading; corolla 1 ½ in. long, 4-angled, inflated at base, the limb nearly 1 in. across. Arabia. B.M. 7765. — K. diversa. N. E. Br. St. 1 ½ -2 ft high: lvs. lanceolate to elliptic-ovate, to 5 in. long, toothed, glabrous fls. with a green tube ½ in. long and vermilion-orange shorter lobes. Somaliland. — K. Dyeri, N. E. Br. A fine species. 2-2 1/2 ft. high, glabrous: lvs. elliptic and spreading, 4-7 in. long, coarsely toothed, petiole to 3 in. long: infl. corymbose-cymose, to 1 ft. long; fls. with a pale green tube 1 ½ in. long, and a pure white spreading limb of lanceolate-acute lobes 1 in. long. Trop. Afr. B.M. 7987. — K. Elizae, Berger. St. simple, about 8 in.: lvs. oblong, nearly 4 in. long, entire: fls. red, in axillary thyrse-like panicles; corolla almost 2-lipped, the tube nearly 1 in. long, the lobes linear and acute and about 1/2in. long. Trop. Afr. — K. felthamensis. Hort., is a hybrid of K. flammea and K. Kirkii. — K. kewensis, Hort., is a hybrid of K. Bentii and K. flammea. — K. latistpala, N. E. Br. Related to K. Dyeri, but lvs. sessile and fls. about half the size: st. about 2 ft.: lvs. obovate, 4-5 in. long: fls. white, in many-fld. terminal cymes; corolla-tube 1 ¼ in. long; lobes ½ in. long, ovate or elliptic-ovate. Trop. Afr. — K. Luciae, Hamet. St. stout, simple, erect: lvs. sessile, obovate or obovate-spatulate, 1-3 in. long: fls. (color not given) in a panicle-like cluster, the corolla urn-shaped and the segms. shorter than tube. Transvaal. — K. mdgnidens, N. E. Br. St. 2 1/2 ft. or more, glabrous, green and with no bloom: lvs. petioled, 3 1/2 in. or less long, the lower elliptic-ovate and with 3 or 4 large tect' either side: infl. loosely branched, the ultimate cymes com| 9-25-fld. ; corolla light salmon, the tube somewhat less than ! long. Uganda (Trop. Afr.}. — K. prasina, N. E. Br. Small, small and not attractive fls.: sts. leafy, about 1 1/2 in. long: obovate or epatulatc-obovate, 2-3 in. long, entire, or obscucrenate: fls. with a green tube less than ¼ in. long, and short lobes with greenish center. Trop. Afr. — K. somaliensis, Ba Erect, shrubby: lvs. obovate. or oblong-obovate. 4-6 in. It toothed: fls. in a loose cyme to 10 in. long, white faintly tinged low; corolla-tube 2 1/2 in. long; lobes ovate-lanceolate. Somalila — K. sexangularis, N. E. Br. St. 6-angled, simple and strait about 3 ft. high: lvs. stalked, the lower ones elliptic or suborbicular about 3 in. long: fls. small, yellow, in a panicle about 8 in. long Probably Transvaal. L. H. B. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== Selected species: {| |- valign=top | *''[[Kalanchoe adelae]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe arborescens]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe beauverdii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe beharensis]]'' - Velvet Leaf, Felt Plant, Felt Bush *''[[Kalanchoe bentii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe blossfeldiana]]'' - Flaming Katy *''[[Kalanchoe bouvetii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe bracteata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe campanulata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe crenata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe crundallii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe daigremontiana]]'' - Devil's Backbone, Mexican-hat Plant, Mother of Thousands *''[[Kalanchoe delagoensis]]'' - Chandelier Plant, Mother of Millions, Mother of Thousands *''[[Kalanchoe dinklagei]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe eriophylla]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe farinacea]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi]]'' - Amethyst Scallops *''[[Kalanchoe figuereidoi]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe flammea]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri]]'' - Donkey Ears, Life Plant *''[[Kalanchoe glaucescens]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe gracilipes]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe grandidieri]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe grandiflora]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe hildebrantii]]'' - Silver Teaspoons *''[[Kalanchoe jongmansii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe kewensis]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe laciniata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe laetivirens]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe lateritia]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe laxiflora]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe linearifolia]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe longiflora]]'' | *''[[Kalanchoe macrochlamys]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe manginii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe marnieriana]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe marmorata]]'' - Penwiper *''[[Kalanchoe millottii]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe miniata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe nyikae]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe obtusa]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe orgyalis]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe peltata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe petitiana]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]'' - Life Plant, Miracle Leaf, Air Plant, Goethe Plant *''[[Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe prolifera]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe pubescens]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe pumila]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe quartiniana]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe rhombopilosa]]'' - Pies from Heaven *''[[Kalanchoe robusta]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe rosei]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe rotundifolia]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe schizophylla]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe serrata]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe sexangularis]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe streptantha]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe suarezensis]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe synsepala]]'' - Cup Kalanchoe, Walking Kalanchoe *''[[Kalanchoe synsepala f. dissecta]]'' - Cup Kalanchoe, Walking Kalanchoe *''[[Kalanchoe thyrsiflora]]'' - Paddle Plant, Flapjacks, Desert Cabbage, White Lady, Geelplakkie, Meelplakkie, Plakkie *''[[Kalanchoe tomentosa]]'' - Panda Plant *''[[Kalanchoe tubiflora]]'' - Chandelier Plant, Mother of Millions, Mother of Thousands *''[[Kalanchoe uniflora]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe velutina]]'' *''[[Kalanchoe viguieri]]'' |} ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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