Kalanchoe beauverdii

January 7, 2010

Some species of the genus Kalanchoe grow to lengths up to several meters. You say "no breadcrumb". These are representative sections Kalanchoe, but ...

Kalanchoe beauverdii belongs to the section / genus Bryophyllum, but also the length of the plants reach several meters. No crumb? Yes and no. This plant is unique is that it's creeper. And when the creeper, and grows in the arid climate, is it? Yes, it is unusual. The plant has ovíjivé shoots, příčeplivé handles are biochemically přichytávající roots, bark or roughened. Or create a rotating spiral, the sun is ripping. When climbing is supported by their stiff, fleshy leaves that to this end and hooked sagging. Kalanchoe beauverdii to climb over bushes and other shrubs kommifor xerofytické in the bush and open Groves of Academe, nevybírajíc the soil quality. The home is in the south to southwest Madagascar, but only up to altitudes of 850 m

Kalanchoe beauverdii is completely glabrous, climbing creeper. Its stem is slender, weak, procumbent, with the support of climbing. At the bottom of woody gradually, so it reminds wire. Stem reaches a height of several meters. The leaves are very succulent, thick. Sedentary to polopřisedlé. Only occasionally are very short stopkovité. Leaf color is green. Sometimes the leaves are a little red žíhované. They usually have a waxy coating on each other. The shape of the leaves is very variable. Their shape can be čárkovitý closely lžičkovitý, hrálovitý (plantain), ovoid, elongated hooked up. Leaf length at 1.5 - 11 cm and width 0.3 - 4 cm. The peak is sharp, slightly objímavá base. The edges intact, or have tiny tiny teeth in the top ¼. This has created a large, easily deciduous propagule. The inflorescence is a cyme with a few flowers. The flowers are pendulous. Stopečky have a length from 0.6 - 4 cm. The cup is yellow-green color with purple tinge. Calyx tube is 1 to 10

Kalanchoe flower beauverdii

cm long and has a diameter of about 12 mm. Tails have a triangular shape of the cup, are pointed and their length ranges from 7-13 mm and a width of 7-8 mm. The crown is zvonkovitého shape, has pale green or gray-green color, brindle red and purple. The corolla tube is 11-33 mm long. Crown corners are semi-circular shaped, pointed and reach a length of 12-17 mm and width of 8-19 mm. Sticks are set up near the base and all tubes sepals are above the neck of the cup. Anthers are egg-shaped, 2 - 2.4 mm long. Nektaria ovate to triangular shape and dimensions of 0.8 - 2 x ± 2.5 mm. Karpel are narrowly ovate, 5-8 mm long. The pistil is long 15 to 17 mm. The seeds have a cylindrical shape and a length of about 0.8 mm.

This plant has its charm, although I must admit that I struggled to find him. Contrary to the description of the color is very dark green leaves softly to blackish .. The shape of the leaves are changing to one and the same plant.

Growing conditions correspond to the climatic conditions at the sites of occurrence. Nature tolerates full sun but prefers shade grošovanému. Like most plants from Madagascar likes warmer temperatures throughout the year. Long popular plant in the rain does not. Species composition of the soil has no clear-cut demands. Certainly, however, need to provide plant support in adolescence, after which could climb, otherwise you proroste neighboring plants producing a tangled, messy bunch of interconnected specimens. When untangling can then enjoy considerable entertainment. Do not be fooled by the baby upright growth. Soon this will change. In winter, provide a kind of temperature above 10 ° C, at least in low light, especially in early spring. Not blurred, just slightly at the end of winter begin to irrigate, and therefore it is necessary to put the plant closer to the light.

This kind of me yet blossom, but the flowers are also on the genus / section Bryophyllum large - generally reach up to 5 cm and a width of 2 cm. You could say that they are graceful and even attractive and have an unusual color combination.

Kalanchoe beauverdii Hamet, Bull. Herb. Boissiere, sera. 2, 7: 887-888 (1907)

Synonym:

Bryophyllum beauverdii (Hamet) A. Berger (1930)

Bryophyllum beauverdii var. Mannoni & Boiteau parviflora (in)

Kalanchoe costantinii Hamet (1907)

Bryophyllum costantinii (Hamet) A. Berger (1930)

Kalanchoe Guignardia Hamet & H. Perrier (1912)

Kalanchoe beauverdii var. Guignardia (Hamet & H. Perrier) Mannoni & Boiteau (1949)

Kalanchoe juleii Hamet & H. Perrier (1914)

Bryophyllum juleii (Hamet & H. Perrier) A. Berger (1930)

Kalanchoe beauverdii var. juleii (Hamet & H. Perrier) Hebding & Rauh (1995)

Kalanchoe scandens H. Perrier (1928)

Bryophyllum scandens (H. Perrier) A. Berger (1930)

Kalanchoe beauverdii var. Mannoni & Boiteau parviflora (1949)

Kalanchoe beauverdii var. typica & Boiteau