Kalanchoe beharensis Drake

Elephant's ear kalanchoe (en), Kalanchoé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Kalanchoe

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.8-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis leaf picture by Jean-Marie Coowar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Kalanchoe beharensis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Madagascar, and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Kalanchoe beharensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274270-1
WFO ID wfo-0001299775
COL ID 3QYGG
BDTFX ID 122006
INPN ID 445592
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Kalanchoe vantieghemi Kalanchoe beharensis