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Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx

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Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species:
K. porphyrocalyx
Binomial name
Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx
(Baker) Baill.

Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx is a species of Kalanchoe native to Madagascar.[1]

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

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  1. ^ "Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.