- Family:
- Crassulaceae J.St.-Hil.
- Genus:
- Kalanchoe Adans.
Kalanchoe usambarensis Engl. & Raym.-Hamet
[FTEA]
Crassulaceae, G.E. Wickens. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, up to 1.2 m. high; stem erect or decumbent at the base and rooting at the lower nodes, glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves glabrous, sessile, obovate or oblong, up to 10 cm. long, 5 cm. wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate and semi-amplexicaul, margins entire or slightly sinuate, green.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence ± globose, up to 15(–25) cm. long, glandular-pubescent with short-stalked glandular hairs up to 0.1 mm. long; pedicels 2–3(–5) mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes lanceolate, 3–4 mm. long, 1–2 mm. wide, connate at the base for 0.7–1 mm.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla bright red, green on the lower part of the tube; tube 9–12 mm. long; lobes oblong-ovate, 3.5–5 mm. long, 1.5–2.5 mm. wide, apex obtuse or obtuse-apiculate (apiculum only visible in buds or young flowers).
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Episepalous stamens included ± 1 mm. below the epipetalous stamens, epipetalous stamens included 1–2 mm. within the corolla-tube; anthers without apical glands, broadly oblong, both whorls nearly the same size, ± 0.7 mm. long, 0.5 mm. wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Nectaries
- Nectary scales linear, ± 2 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
- Carpels linear-lanceolate, 5.5–7.5 mm. long, terminating in styles ± 1.5 mm. long.
- Habitat
- Rocky hillsides; 1700–1800 m.
- Distribution
- T3 not known elsewhere
Native to:
Tanzania
Kalanchoe usambarensis Engl. & Raym.-Hamet appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Bogner, J., Tanzania | 43333.000 | No |
First published in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 302 (1913)
Accepted by
- Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Berger in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2, 18a: 405 (1930).
- Engl. & Raym.-Hamet in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 5: 302 (1913).
- Jacobsen, Lex. Succ. Pl.: 290 (1974).
- Raadts in Willdenowia 8: 137 (1977).
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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