Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier (1914)

This name is accepted

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

devil's backbone, mother of millions

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Not in flora
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

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Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 2: 128 (1914)

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:33 (NEWNAT/K [as K. daigremontiana], DESCR); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2002:6 (L); Staples et al. 2002:8, 9 (O, KEY, Syn. K. daigremontiana = Bryophyllum daigremontianum); Mort et al. 2001:83/Wagner & Herbst 2003:21 (Syn. B. daigremontiana = K. daigremontiana); Staples & Herbst 2005:253 (KEY), 254 (DESCR [as B. daigremontianum]); Starr et al. 2006:34 (EM); Parker & Parsons 2010:41 (H); Faccenda 2024b:126 (remove EM [re-IDed as K. × houghtonii]); Faccenda 2024a:81 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. Reproduces vegetatively. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb to 1 m. Annable, C.R. 3119 Oahu BISH 1996-11-07
2 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. Reproduces vegetatively. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb to 1 m. Annable, C.R. 3119 Oahu BISH 1996-11-07
3 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
4 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details partial shade Preserved_Specimen subshrub with stems up to 1.8 m long. Leaf undersides have reddish purple markings. Corollas a blend of mauve and reddish purple. Flowers odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 2089 Oahu BISH 1986-03-03
5 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Associates: Bryophyllum tubiflorum, Plectranthus amboinicus, Bryophyllum pinnatum. Preserved_Specimen Naturalized. Distinct markings on underside of succulent leaf. Plantlets budding from leaf margins. McGuire, R. 2 Hawaii BISH 2008-07-07
6 Kalanchoe daigremontiana Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Roadcuts and cliffs. Preserved_Specimen Plantlets near leaf margins falling easily; sprouted while in plant press. Oppenheimer, H.L. 109919 Lanai BISH 1999-10-24