Biology:Kalanchoe luciae

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe luciae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. luciae
Binomial name
Kalanchoe luciae
Raym.-Hamet[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Kalanchoe albiflora H.M.L.Forbes
  • Kalanchoe aleuroides Stearn

Kalanchoe luciae, the paddle plant or flapjacks, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Kalanchoe, native to northeast South Africa , Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

K. luciae is often mistaken for a similar but rarely cultivated species, Kalanchoe thyrsiflora. K. luciae has larger, more vibrant leaves and develops white flowers with no noticeable scent, while K. thyrsiflora has fragrant, yellow flowers.[4]

References

  1. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 256 (1908)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Kalanchoe luciae Raym.-Hamet". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274396-1. 
  3. "Kalanchoe luciae". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/327526/Kalanchoe-luciae/Details. Retrieved 26 November 2020. 
  4. "Flapjacks, Kalanchoe spp." (in en-US). https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/flapjacks-kalanchoe-spp/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1598303 entry