Kalanchoe germanae Raym.-hamet ex Raadts

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Kalanchoe

Characteristics

Glabrous pruinose perennial, 0.2–1 m. high.. Leaves petiolate; blade lanceolate-elliptic, sometimes 3-lobed or 3-foliate on upper leaves, median leaves 7.5–15 cm. long, 2.5–5.5 cm. wide, apex acute, base cuneate, margins deeply crenate-serrate, glaucous or grey-green, dark purple-spotted beneath; petiole up to 4 cm. long, terete, not dilated at the base.. Inflorescence a paniculate cyme 10–30 cm. long; pedicels 5–20 mm. long.. Calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, 8–15 mm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, connate at the base for 1–2 mm.. Corolla creamy white or yellow; tube 19–27 mm. long; lobes 10–16 mm. long, 4–6 mm. wide.. Anthers with apical glands 0.1–0.2 mm. in diameter; episepalous stamens included 1–3 mm. within the tube, 1.8–2 mm. long, 1 mm. wide; epipetalous stamens with anthers exserted, 1.3–1.5 mm. long, 0.6–0.7 mm. wide.. Nectary scales linear, 5–7.5 mm. long.. Carpels 10–15 mm. long, attenuated into styles 7–10 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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

Kalanchoe germanae unspecified picture

Distribution

Kalanchoe germanae world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904436-1
WFO ID wfo-0001299374
COL ID 3QYJZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kalanchoe germanae