Kalanchoe × houghtonii

D.B.Ward (2006)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Kalanchoe

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Potentially naturalizing
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 78: 94 (2006)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:254 (DESCR [as Bryophyllum daigremontianum × B. tubiflorum]); Faccenda 2024a:81 (NEWNAT/K, O, EM, parentage: K. daigremontiana × K. delagoensis, DESCR, KEY); Faccenda & Sprague 2024:144 (L); Note: stabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kalanchoe × houghtonii Lanai cemetery. WGS84 coordinates: Lat. 20.845473, Long. -156.921296 In partly shady, dry area growing under cook pines. Hundreds of plants seen, reproducing mostly vegetatively and not surpassing 10 cm. tall in area. Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 3221 Lanai BISH 2023-06-23
2 Kalanchoe × houghtonii East Maui, Near Puu Pimoe, Kanaio Associated vegetation: Prosopis pallida, Amaranthus spinosus. Preserved_Specimen Erect, perennial herb. Starr, F. 403313 Maui BISH 2004-03-31
3 Kalanchoe × houghtonii Waimea Canyon Dr., about 400m up the road from the edge of the town, makai of Panini Ln Dry, exposed roadside, from hard soil on a S. facing slope Preserved_Specimen Large clump of plants about 2 m wide and reproducing asexually by plantlets, at least 200 plants present in this clump, most were very young and only two were flowering. The flowers have pink petals. The leaves are folded upwards and green in their center Faccenda, K. 2468 Kauai BISH 2022-06-02
4 Kalanchoe × houghtonii Ridge between Pia Valley and Kuli'ou'ou (closer to Pia valley). Along trail Dry sunny area at low elevations Preserved_Specimen Small clump present in dry grass and Leucaena area Faccenda, K. 2127 Oahu BISH 2021-10-23
5 Kalanchoe × houghtonii Upper Makakilo, adjacent to Palehua Heights subdivision, on southwestern slope above Kalo‘i Gulch In seep area on steep rocky slope in dry alien open vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Herb 6 ft. tall. Stem thick, succulent, scandent. Inflorescence many-branched, flowers pink-orange, 4-lobed. Imada, C. 200434 Oahu BISH 2004-03-30