Crassulaceae

Kalanchoe Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 248 (1763)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, St.Helena, Sumatera, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Victoria, Wake I., Western Australia, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 390.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fam. Pl. 2: 248 (1763).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fam. Pl. 2: 248 (1763)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 18, 2010 Banze, A. [66] Mozambique K000546033 Yes
Aug 1, 2008 Festo, L.; Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [2695] Kenya K000662251 Yes
K:SPC-26166.000 No
Humbert, H. [5979] Madagascar K000232868 Type No
Marmier-Lapostelle, J. Madagascar K:SPC-39334.000 No
Hale, J. [81] Ethiopia K:SPC-39094.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [551] Kenya K:SPC-08519.000 No
Hale, J. [91] Ethiopia K:SPC-39234.000 No
Philippines K:SPC-29047.222 No
Brandham, P.; Cutler, D. Kenya K:SPC-37388.000 No
Decary, R. [5640] Madagascar K000384009 Yes
Wood, J.M. [4439] South Africa K000232852 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13416] Kenya K:SPC-27485.000 No
Rakotonasolo, F.; Randrianaivo, R.; Ratodimanana, A.; Razafindrabeaja, T.; Rabehevitra, D. [RNF 568] Madagascar K001622959 Yes
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 640] Tanzania K001768977 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [223] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-39076.000 No
Smith, J.A. Australia K:SPC-47727.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094795 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6875] Kenya K000332867 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000838472 Type Yes
Bogner, J. K:SPC-34671.000 No
Napier, E.R. [6657] Kenya K:SPC-08522.000 No
K:SPC-29047.037 No
Acres [360] Yemen K:SPC-40825.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094798 Yes
Mc Whinter Madagascar K:SPC-29047.261 No
Myres Zimbabwe K:SPC-14444.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [3976] Zambia K:SPC-13859.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [552] Kenya K:SPC-08523.000 No
Sands, M. [3147] Philippines K:SPC-39335.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-12163.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-08518.000 No
K:SPC-32889.000 No
Akpabla, G.K. Ghana K:SPC-06486.000 No
Mason [49] Ethiopia K:SPC-39233.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094801 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7] Tanzania K:SPC-14437.000 No
Pateson, A. [464] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-39244.000 No
Bailes [198] Somalia K:SPC-54720.000 No
Bally [11455] Kenya K:SPC-47394.000 No
K:SPC-14440.000 No
Somalia K:SPC-41130.000 No
Bogner, J. Tanzania K:SPC-43333.000 No
Humbert, H. [3913] Madagascar K000384014 Yes
Marnier-Lapost, M. K:SPC-39358.000 No
Hill, A. Kenya K:SPC-13855.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [10535] Tanzania K:SPC-27071.000 No
Williams, G.R. [468] Kenya K:SPC-13863.000 No
Angola K:SPC-13860.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K001094796 Yes
K:SPC-08515.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-39242.000 No
Brummitt, D.R.K. [10074] Malawi K:SPC-02700.062 No
Wood, J.R.I. [754] Yemen K:SPC-39231.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-29047.263 No
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000838473 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10335] K:SPC-39357.000 No
Bleher [837] Madagascar K:SPC-34402.000 No
Bailes [224] Somalia K:SPC-54723.000 No
Colt [2721] K:SPC-51294.000 No
K:SPC-13864.000 No
Jan 1, 1977 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13902] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232816 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1977 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13902] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232814 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1977 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13902] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232815 Isotype No
Baron, R. [436] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232808 Type No
Bryophyllum K:SPC-16545.000 No
Baron, R. [1191] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232807 Type No
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13864] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [3429] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232794 Unknown Type Material No
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [14780] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232811 Type Yes
Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232813 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [17886] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232812 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bryophyllum K:SPC-16546.000 No
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13920] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232810 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13918] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232787 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13918] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13918] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232785 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [1452] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232828 Type Yes
Baron, R. [1452] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232829 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13775] Madagascar Bryophyllum K000232826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8740] Nigeria Bryophyllum K:SPC-16154.000 No

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