Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx

Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx is a species of Kalanchoe native to Madagascar.[1]

Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. porphyrocalyx
Binomial name
Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx
(Baker) Baill.

Many cultivars have been derived from K. porphyrocalyx. 'Wendy' is a multiflorous cultivar with 15-30 flowers in an inflorescence, which originated from hybridization between K. miniata and K. porphyrocalyx.[2]

Kalanchoe 'Wendy'
A cultivated variety

References

  1. "Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. Cullen, James; Knees, Sabina G.; Cubey, H. Suzanne; Shaw, J. M. H. (2011-08-11). The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-521-76155-0.
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