Kalanchoe rotundifolia

January 12, 2010

Kalanchoe-rotundifolia-01 Some species of the genus Kalanchoe is located on a very limited supplies. Others occur on a larger scale. Although more locations are relatively small, but as neophytes are spread throughout the tropical and subtropical zone. Kalanchoe rotundifolia is a species which has a very wide natural site. It can be found in central, eastern, southern and southwestern sites. It occurs on the island of Socotra. In all places inhabited by species occurrence locations open forests, secondary forests created, savannah veld and even larger forest complexes. Always in the shade to shade. Penetrates into the open only sporadically.

The species is perennial, rarely one-year (in substandard conditions). The plant is a glabrous, sometimes covered with whitish dust. Prutovitý stem is usually single, long conical, erect, rarely decumbent at base. The leaves have a stalk, poloválcovitého shape, easily separable from the stem length of 12 mm. Only rarely without a stopwatch. Leaf blade oblong, aculeatus L., elliptical, triangular lopatkovitého up. Leaf has a pale green or blue-green color. The peak is sharp to obtuse, base cuneate, margin entire, wavy, toothed, deeply scalloped or triangular. Is from 1 to 8.5 cm long and 0.5 to 5.5 cm wide. Inflorescence with few flowers forms corymb or cyme Latn, high 2 to 40 cm. Flower stopečky are 2-8 mm long. Upright flowers have a long calyx tube just 0.1 -1 mm. Sepals lanceolate or tails have a triangular shape, the peaks are pointed. Length of leaflets is 0.5 - 2 mm and a width of 0.5 - 1 mm. The crown is dark red to orange color at the bottom is yellowish or greenish color-coded. The shape of the tube is baňkovitý at the bottom round, after the full opening at the top of kornoutovitý. Plantain chips have or elliptical shape and the peaks are significantly sharp. Their position is apart. The peaks are twisted cusps. Corolla tube length reaches 6-10 mm. Sticks are set up above the center of the crown tube and protrude above the throat. Anthers have an elongated shape with a peak glands and length from 0.3 to 0.8 mm. Nektaria are čárkovitá to 3.5 mm long. Karpel are in a side view of linear-lanceolate shape. Their length is 4-7 mm. Stigma has a maximum of 1 mm. The seeds are obovate, 0.6 - 1 mm long.

Because of the high incidence of species has many synonyms.

In our conditions (Central European climate) plant loves the sun's heat stroke. There is a much shorter period of sunshine. Kalanchoe rotundifolia can definitely free culture. Its leaves are then shade around the edges red. However, because the species has prutovitý growth, buoyant when the wind fell growing container. Plants nekoření not deep, for us it suffices to growing container mísovitého shape. Plants then look even better. The bowls are growing thicket grows prutovitých, densely leafy branches. The leaves are rounded, and gently penízkovité ojínělé. If popustíme harsh treatment, we pull the plants and not so nice. The flowers too much Do not wait. They are not brilliant. In winter, K. rotundifolia wants a bit of light temperatures above 5 ° C for 2 months can be slightly moistened substrate. The transition to a warm period must beware of burning leaves. This species is more sensitive to it.