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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Kalanchoe
| image = Kalanchoe.blossfeldiana.jpg
| image_width = 204px
| image_caption = ''[[Kalanchoe blossfeldiana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Crassulaceae]]
| genus = '''''Kalanchoe'''''
| genus_authority = [[Michel Adanson|Adans.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Around 125, see text.
| synonyms =
''Bryophyllum''
}}
[[image:Kalanchoe_veg.jpg|thumb|right|196px|Production of new individuals along a leaf margin of the air plant, ''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]''. The small plant in front is about 1 cm tall]]
'''''Kalanchoe''''' 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 in the [[New World]].
Most are [[shrub]]s or [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants, but a few are [[annual plant|annual]] or [[biennial plant|biennial]]. The largest, ''K. beharensis'' from [[Madagascar]], can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall.
The name is sometimes written "Kalanchoë" to indicate that the final 'e' is pronounced.
===Cultivation and uses===
These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or "cactus" 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 like the "Air plant" ''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]''. In these, curiously, new individuals develop [[Vegetative reproduction|vegetatively]] at indents along the leaf, after the leaf has broken off the plant and is lying on the ground and not seldom even when it is still attached to the plant. Such young plants eventually drop off and take root.
===Diseases===
{{Main|List of kalanchoe diseases}}
==Selected species==
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Kalanchoe adelae]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe arborescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe beauverdii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe beharensis]]'' - Velvet Leaf
*''[[Kalanchoe bentii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe blossfeldiana]]'' - Flaming Katy
*''[[Kalanchoe bouvetii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe campanulata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe crenata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe daigremontiana]]'' - Devil's Backbone, Mexican-hat Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe delagonensis]]'' - Chandelier Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe eriophylla]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe farinacea]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi]]'' - Amethyst Scallops
*''[[Kalanchoe flammea]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe glaucescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe gracilipes]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe grandidieri]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe grandiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe hildebrantii]]'' - Silver Teaspoons
*''[[Kalanchoe jongmansii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe laciniata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe lateritia]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe laxiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe longiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe macrochlamys]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe manginii]]''
|
*''[[Kalanchoe marnieriana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe marmorata]]'' - Penwiper
*''[[Kalanchoe millottii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe miniata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe nyikae]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe orgyalis]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe peltata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe petitiana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]'' - Life Plant, Miracle Leaf
*''[[Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe prolifera]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pubescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pumila]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe quartiniana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rhombopilosa]]'' - Pies from Heaven
*''[[Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rosei]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rotundifolia]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe schizophylla]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe serrata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe streptantha]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe suarezensis]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe synsepala]]'' - Cup Kalanchoe, Walking Kalanchoe
*''[[Kalanchoe thyrsiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe tomentosa]]'' - Panda Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe uniflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe viguieri]]''
|}
{{commonscat|Kalanchoe}}
[[Category:Crassulaceae]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Kalanchoe
| image = Kalanchoe.blossfeldiana.jpg
| image_width = 204px
| image_caption = ''[[Kalanchoe blossfeldiana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Crassulaceae]]
| genus = '''''Kalanchoe'''''
| genus_authority = [[Michel Adanson|Adans.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Around 125, see text.
| synonyms =
''Bryophyllum''
}}
[[image:Kalanchoe_veg.jpg|thumb|right|196px|Production of new individuals along a leaf margin of the air plant, ''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]''. The small plant in front is about 1 cm tall]]
'''''Kalanchoe''''' 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 in the [[New World]].
Most are [[shrub]]s or [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants, but a few are [[annual plant|annual]] or [[biennial plant|biennial]]. The largest, ''K. beharensis'' from [[Madagascar]], can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall.
The name is sometimes written "Kalanchoë" to indicate that the final 'e' is pronounced.
===Cultivation and uses===
These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or "cactus" 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 like the "Air plant" ''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]''. In these, curiously, new individuals develop [[Vegetative reproduction|vegetatively]] at indents along the leaf, after the leaf has broken off the plant and is lying on the ground and not seldom even when it is still attached to the plant. Such young plants eventually drop off and take root.
===Diseases===
{{Main|List of kalanchoe diseases}}
==Selected species==
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Kalanchoe adelae]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe arborescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe beauverdii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe beharensis]]'' - Velvet Leaf
*''[[Kalanchoe bentii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe blossfeldiana]]'' - Flaming Katy
*''[[Kalanchoe bouvetii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe campanulata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe crenata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe daigremontiana]]'' - Devil's Backbone, Mexican-hat Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe delagonensis]]'' - Chandelier Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe eriophylla]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe farinacea]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi]]'' - Amethyst Scallops
*''[[Kalanchoe flammea]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe glaucescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe gracilipes]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe grandidieri]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe grandiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe hildebrantii]]'' - Silver Teaspoons
*''[[Kalanchoe jongmansii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe laciniata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe lateritia]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe laxiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe longiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe macrochlamys]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe manginii]]''
|
*''[[Kalanchoe marnieriana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe marmorata]]'' - Penwiper
*''[[Kalanchoe millottii]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe miniata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe nyikae]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe orgyalis]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe peltata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe petitiana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pinnata]]'' - Life Plant, Miracle Leaf
*''[[Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe prolifera]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pubescens]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe pumila]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe quartiniana]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rhombopilosa]]'' - Pies from Heaven
*''[[Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rosei]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe rotundifolia]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe schizophylla]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe serrata]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe streptantha]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe suarezensis]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe synsepala]]'' - Cup Kalanchoe, Walking Kalanchoe
*''[[Kalanchoe thyrsiflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe tomentosa]]'' - Panda Plant
*''[[Kalanchoe uniflora]]''
*''[[Kalanchoe viguieri]]''
|}
{{commonscat|Kalanchoe}}
[[Category:Crassulaceae]]
