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Kalanchoe rhombopilosa

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Kalanchoe rhombopilosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. rhombopilosa
Binomial name
Kalanchoe rhombopilosa
Mannoni & Boiteau
Synonyms

K. rhombopilosa var. argenteaRauh
K. rhombopilosa var. viridifolia Rauh

Kalanchoe rhombopilosa is a succulent plant species in the family Crassulaceae. This species of plant is endemic to southwest Itampolo, Madagascar. The species was described by Mannoni & Boiteau in 1947 and is indexed in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13:153-154, (1947). The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows to 10–20 cm in height.

References

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  • Boiteau, P & Allorge-Boiteau, L., Kalanchoe de Madagascar, 1995. Karthala.
  • Eggli, U. (Ed.) 2003c. The Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants; Crassulaceae. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
  • Jacobsen, H. 1970 (Trans. Lois Glass 1977). Lexicon of Succulent Plants. Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press.
  • Rauh, W., Xerophytic and Succulent Plants of Madagascar, Vols. 1 & 2, 1995 and 1998. Strawberry Press.
  • Raven, P. et al. The Biology of Plants, W.H. Freeman and company. New York, 2005. p. 135.
  • Sajeva, M. & Costanzo, M., Succulents - The Illustrated Dictionary, Timber Press.