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'''''Kalanchoe pinnata''''' (syn. '''''Bryophyllum calycinum''''', '''''Bryophyllum pinnatum''''', also known as the '''Air Plant''', '''Life Plant''', '''Miracle Leaf''' and '''Goethe Plant''' is a [[succulent plant]] native to [[Madagascar]]. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its leaves, a trait it has in common with the other members of the ''[[Bryophyllum]]'' section of the ''Kalanchoe'' genus.
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It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific and Caribbean.
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Bryophyllum pinnatum, Kurz (B. calycinum, Salisb.). Figs. 673-4. Height 2-4 ft. : Lvs. opposite, fleshy, becoming leathery with age, earlier ones simple, ovate, with cordate or rounded base, later ones pinnate and then of 3-5 short- stalked lfts., the rachis and petiole with a narrow groove on the upper side, margin crenately doubly-serrate, light green becoming purplish along the veins toward maturity, margin purple as are also the petioles and young st.-growths: fls. pendulous, in terminal panicles; calyx much inflated, purplish green with lighter dots, 1½ in. long; corolla greenish white with purple-tinted, spreading acute tips. Tropics of both hemispheres. B.M. 1409. L.B.C. 9:877. G.C. 111.41:422. J.H.I1I.46:205. R.B. 24:125. R.H. 1900, p. 362. V. 3:117; 4:113; 7:340.—Said to be used in India as a diuretic.
 
Bryophyllum pinnatum, Kurz (B. calycinum, Salisb.). Figs. 673-4. Height 2-4 ft. : Lvs. opposite, fleshy, becoming leathery with age, earlier ones simple, ovate, with cordate or rounded base, later ones pinnate and then of 3-5 short- stalked lfts., the rachis and petiole with a narrow groove on the upper side, margin crenately doubly-serrate, light green becoming purplish along the veins toward maturity, margin purple as are also the petioles and young st.-growths: fls. pendulous, in terminal panicles; calyx much inflated, purplish green with lighter dots, 1½ in. long; corolla greenish white with purple-tinted, spreading acute tips. Tropics of both hemispheres. B.M. 1409. L.B.C. 9:877. G.C. 111.41:422. J.H.I1I.46:205. R.B. 24:125. R.H. 1900, p. 362. V. 3:117; 4:113; 7:340.—Said to be used in India as a diuretic.
 
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
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==Gallery==
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File:Kalanchoe pinnata (Habitus).jpg
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File:Kalanchoe pinnata (Flower).jpg
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File:Kalanchoe pinnata (Opened Flower).jpg
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File:Starr 031108-3187 Kalanchoe pinnata.jpg
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File:Kalanchoe veg.jpg
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Revision as of 17:42, 18 February 2010


Plate from book


Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Poisonous: ☠ can be toxic
Cultivation
Features: ✓ flowers, foliage
Flower features: ❀ red, green
Scientific Names

Crassulaceae >

Kalanchoe >

pinnata >

Lam., Pers. >


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Kalanchoe pinnata (syn. Bryophyllum calycinum, Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the Air Plant, Life Plant, Miracle Leaf and Goethe Plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its leaves, a trait it has in common with the other members of the Bryophyllum section of the Kalanchoe genus.

It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific and Caribbean.


Read about Kalanchoe pinnata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Bryophyllum pinnatum, Kurz (B. calycinum, Salisb.). Figs. 673-4. Height 2-4 ft. : Lvs. opposite, fleshy, becoming leathery with age, earlier ones simple, ovate, with cordate or rounded base, later ones pinnate and then of 3-5 short- stalked lfts., the rachis and petiole with a narrow groove on the upper side, margin crenately doubly-serrate, light green becoming purplish along the veins toward maturity, margin purple as are also the petioles and young st.-growths: fls. pendulous, in terminal panicles; calyx much inflated, purplish green with lighter dots, 1½ in. long; corolla greenish white with purple-tinted, spreading acute tips. Tropics of both hemispheres. B.M. 1409. L.B.C. 9:877. G.C. 111.41:422. J.H.I1I.46:205. R.B. 24:125. R.H. 1900, p. 362. V. 3:117; 4:113; 7:340.—Said to be used in India as a diuretic.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • Kalanchoe pinnata (Habitus).jpg
  • Kalanchoe pinnata (Flower).jpg
  • Kalanchoe pinnata (Opened Flower).jpg
  • Starr 031108-3187 Kalanchoe pinnata.jpg
  • Kalanchoe veg.jpg

References

External links


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