Kalanchoe suarezensis

Kalanchoe suarezensis is a species of Kalanchoe (section Bryophyllum) native to northern Madagascar.[1]

Kalanchoe suarezensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. suarezensis
Binomial name
Kalanchoe suarezensis
H.Perrier
Synonyms[1]
  • Bryophyllum suarezense (H.Perrier) A.Berger
  • Kalanchoe poincarei var. suarezensis (H.Perrier) L.Allorge

It is cultivated as ornamental plants, but often misidentified as other species like K. gastonis-bonnieri, K. mortagei and K. poincarei. K. gastonis-bonnieri differs by more or less having brownish spots on leaves, while the leaves of K. suarezensis are spotless.[1] K. mortagei differs by having auriculate to peltate leaves,[2] while the leaf base of K. suarezensis is attenuate to truncate.[1] K. poincarei is a sprawling species not known in cultivation, very different from all the species mentioned above.[3]

Another species that may be confused with K. suarezensis is K. laetivirens. Both species have spotless leaves, but K. suarezensis have plantlets usually near the leaf tip, while K. laetivirens have plantlets all along the leaf margin.[1]

References
  1. Eggli, U. (2003). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-55874-0. OCLC 840292095.
  2. Hamet-Raymond (1948). "Sur un nouveau Kalanchoe malgache: le Kalanchoe mortagei". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. 95 (3–4): 118–120. doi:10.1080/00378941.1948.10834672. ISSN 0037-8941.
  3. "Kalanchoe × poincarei". International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.