Biology:Kalanchoe luciae
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe luciae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Kalanchoe |
Species: | K. luciae
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Binomial name | |
Kalanchoe luciae Raym.-Hamet[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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
- ↑ Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 256 (1908)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Kalanchoe luciae". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/327526/Kalanchoe-luciae/Details. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ↑ "Flapjacks, Kalanchoe spp." (in en-US). https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/flapjacks-kalanchoe-spp/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1598303 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe luciae.
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