Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: K.
blossfeldiana
Binomial name : Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Poelln.
Other Names: Flaming
Katy, Christmas kalanchoe and Madagascar widow's-thrill
Special feature: Kalanchoe
blossfeldiana is a herbaceous and commonly cultivated house plant of the
genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar.
Kalanchoe
blossfeldiana is a glabrous, bushy, evergreen and perennial succulent plant
which (in 2–5 years) can reach an ultimate height of between 30–45 cm (12-18
in.) and an ultimate spread of between 10–50 cm (4-20 in.). K. blossfeldiana has
a round habit and a moderate plant density; its growth rate has been described
as 'slow'. The plant has green, shiny and textured glossy foliage which stays
green all year round. The scallop-edged and ovate leaves are arranged in an
opposite/subopposite fashion, are simple in type with crenate margins and an
oblong shape. The arrangement of the veins in a leaf (venation) can be absent
or very hard to see; the leaf blades are 5–10 cm (2-4 in.) long.
K.
blossfeldiana flowers in late autumn to early winter; each flower has four
petals and can be one of a wide variety of colours, from the dark reds and
pinks to oranges, golds and whites. The ovary is tetracarpellary and apocarpous
while stamens are four in number and are epipetalous. The inflorescences are
born by peduncles which are higher up than the leaves and are terminal in
nature. Parts of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana are poisonous if ingested.. (Source:
Wikipedia)
Identified
by: Debasis Chattopadhyay
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