Biology:Kalanchoe crenata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Kalanchoe |
| Species: | K. crenata
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| Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw.
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Synonymy
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Kalanchoe crenata is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is a perennial with yellow or orange flowers. The species is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and was described in 1798.
Taxonomy
Henry Cranke Andrews described the species in 1798, and placed it in the genus Vereia. In 1812, Adrian Hardy Haworth placed it in the genus Kalanchoe.[1]
Distribution
Kalanchoe crenata is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, South Africa (Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal), the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It has been introduced to the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and Vietnam. The species mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical areas.[1]
The species grows in sunny places at the edges of forests, and by roadsides and streams. It is present at elevations of 1,600–2,850 metres (5,250–9,350 ft).[2]
Description
Kalanchoe crenata is a perennial[2] succulent subshrub or epiphyte.[1] It grows 0.3–2 centimetres (0.12–0.79 in) high.[2] The leaves are yellowish-green, ovate to oblong, 4–11 centimetres (1.6–4.3 in) long, and 3–9 centimetres (1.2–3.5 in) wide. The leaf stems are 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) long.[3]
The inflorescence is a rounded thyrse. The corolla is a yellow or orange tube, measuring 1–1.2 centimetres (0.39–0.47 in) long. The corolla has orange lobes, which are 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long, and 1.5–4 millimetres (0.059–0.157 in) wide. The calyx has narrowly triangular to ovate lobes, which are 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long. The plant flowers from August to October.[3]
The seeds are around 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long.[3]
Uses
Kalanchoe crenata is used in medicine, and has environmental and social uses.[1]
Nomenclature
In English, Kalanchoe crenata is commonly known as "scalloped kalanchoe"[4] or "neverdie".[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kalanchoe crenata" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274311-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw.". African Plant Database. https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/176504/kalanchoe-crenata-andrews-haw.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw.". World Flora Online. https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000357578.
- ↑ "Kalanchoe crenata (KANCR)". EPPO Global Database. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/KANCR.
- ↑ "Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw.". Catalogue of Life. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6NJYN.
External links
Data related to Kalanchoe crenata at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q1721970 entry
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