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Common Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw.

Derivation of specific name

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rotundifolia: round-leaved
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124960
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Erect, glabrous, annual or perennial herb, up to 1.2 m. Leaves thinly succulent, grey-green, mostly on the lower stem, scattered and bract-like near the top. Margins usually entire, sometimes with some small lobe-like teeth. Flowers in rather lax terminal, branched inflorescences, rather tubular, bright pink to scarlet.
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124960
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Occasional
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124960
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe