Kalanchoe alternans

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Kalanchoideae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Subgenus: K. subg. Calophygia
Species: Kalanchoe alternans
Varietas: K. a. var. lanceolata
Name

Kalanchoe alternans (Vahl) Pers., Syn. pl. 1:446 (1805)
Synonyms

Cotyledon alternans Vahl
Cotyledon orbiculata Forsk.
Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblongata (Haw.) DC.
Kalanchoe rosulata Raadts
Vereia alternans (Vahl) Spreng.

Homonyms

Kalanchoe alternans Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Harv. & Sond. = Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Harv.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Yemen (W-Yemen), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, SW-Yemen)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1:446.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Kalanchoe alternans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Kalanchoe alternans in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Kalanchoe alternans. Published online. Accessed: November 26 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Kalanchoe alternans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2019.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
English: Pig's ear