Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

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. Bryophyllum
Species: Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
Name

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier,
Synonyms

Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi (Ham. & Perr.) C. Y. Cheng
Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi (Hamet & Perr.) Lauzac-Marchal
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi var. isalensis Boiteau & Mannoni

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Raymond-Hamet & Perrier de la Bâthie, H., 1915. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille sér. 3, 3:75.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi. 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 27. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi. Published online. Accessed: November 27 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2019.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
English: Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, formerly known as Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi, native to Madagascar,[1] is widely sold as a house or garden plant[2] that has established itself in the wild in some southern parts of the United States of America. Its specific epithet fedtschenkoi honors botanist Boris Fedtschenko (1873-1947).[3]
Description

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi is a low-growing, frost-tender perennial succulent which prefers dry, open ground. It grows to 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) tall as an untidy, low, rounded herb. The stems are round, smooth and lax with visible leaf scars, often bending and touching the ground where they produce roots and new plants. Leaves are fleshy, alternate, blue-green and oval or obovate with fine scalloped edges, the edges may turn pink or red under strong sunlight or drought conditions. The tubular flowers are in corymbs, often multi-layered in good conditions. Each flower has a short calyx edged with delta-shaped segments, which is shorter than its tubular corolla. The corolla is an orange/coral/apricot color. The flowers are pendant.[4]

Commonly called ‘Lavender Scallops’ from the shape and color of its leaves. It has few pests but may harbor mealy bugs or occasionally scale insects.[2]
References

"Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi (Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier), Connecticut University.
Raymond-Hamet & H. Perrier de la Bâthie. Annales du Museé Colonial de Marseille, sér. 2 3: 75–80. 1915.
Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi, eFloras.