Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-hamet & H.Perrier

Devil's backbone (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Kalanchoe

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Kalanchoe daigremontiana habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana habit picture by Emilio Nieto (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana habit picture by Fernandez David (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Kalanchoe daigremontiana leaf picture by Pansy 44 (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana leaf picture by Portici Giacomo (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana leaf picture by Monólogo Portes (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Kalanchoe daigremontiana flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana flower picture by Garcia Román Maria Jesús (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana flower picture by Garcia Román Maria Jesús (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Kalanchoe daigremontiana fruit picture by Paco Yepes (cc-by-sa)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana fruit picture by Joan Blai (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Kalanchoe daigremontiana world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Morocco, Madagascar, Mexico, Nicaragua, Niue, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Kalanchoe daigremontiana threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274315-1
WFO ID wfo-0001299505
COL ID 3QYJ3
BDTFX ID 85529
INPN ID 629982
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Bryophyllum daigremontianum Kalanchoe daigremontiana