Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx is a species of Kalanchoe native to Madagascar.[1]
Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Kalanchoe |
Species: | K. porphyrocalyx
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Binomial name | |
Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill.
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Many cultivars have been derived from K. porphyrocalyx. 'Wendy' is a multiflorous cultivar with 15–30 flowers in an inflorescence, which may derive solely from K. porphyrocalyx[2] or originate from hybridization between K. miniata and K. porphyrocalyx.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Smith, Gideon F.; Shtein, Ronen (2021-01-06). "Taxonomic notes on Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae) and its horticultural derivatives". Phytotaxa. 478 (2): 225–238. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.478.2.4. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ Cullen, James; Knees, Sabina G.; Cubey, H. Suzanne; Shaw, J. M. H. (2011-08-11). The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-521-76155-0.