Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe pumila Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 139 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central Madagascar. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Introduced into:

Kenya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E. & van Wyk, A.E. (2019). Kalanchoe [Crassulaceae] in southern Africa: 1-328. Academic Press, Elsevier.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.613.1.1. epublication.
  • Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E. & van Wyk, A.E. (2019). Kalanchoe [Crassulaceae] in southern Africa: 1-328. Academic Press, Elsevier.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baron, R. [2117] Madagascar K000232869 Type Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3576] Madagascar K000232870 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094792 Yes
K:SPC-43954.000 No
Baron, R. [3542] Madagascar Kalanchoe brevicaulis K000232881 Unknown Type Material No
Baron, R. [2117] Madagascar Kalanchoe brevicaulis K000232880 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0