Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. They are called "palm beachbells" or "donkey ear plants" as they have leaves resembling the shape of a donkey's ear.

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. gastonis-bonnieri
Binomial name
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier

K. gastonis-bonnieri have thick green leaves more or less with brownish spots and often form plantlets at leaf tips. It may be confused with K. suarezensis and K. mortagei, whose leaves have no spots.[1]

References

  1. Eggli, U. (2003). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-55874-0. OCLC 840292095.


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