[efloraofindia:32403] Crassulaceae for id 160410MK3

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Kindly identify this Kalonchoe species.

Date/Time-	18-02-2010 / 11:00 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-	Coimbatore Dist; ca.450msl; TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	garden
Plant Habit-	herb
Height/Length-	Up to 1 metre
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	trifid
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	raceme up to 20 cm long
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	as in the pictures
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-	succulent leaves

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[Kenneth Greby]

Kalanchoe dagremontiana.

Regards--
Ken Greby.

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 3:57:29 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:32403] Crassulaceae for id 160410MK3

[tanay bose]

Dear Muthu,

This plant is Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum also called Devil's Backbone, Alligator Plant, Mexican Hat Plant indeed a very common garden plant. Ken made a typographical error please note..

Regards

Tanay

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[Kenneth Greby]

Sorry to all for the typo. I hadn't had any coffee yet...

Ken.

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From: tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com>
To: Kenneth Greby <fst...@yahoo.com>
Cc: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>; indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 6:17:15 AM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:32404] Crassulaceae for id 160410MK3

[tanay bose]

Ohhh ! that ok ken I too make a lots of error !!!

Tanay

[Muthu Karthick]

Thank you Grebyji and Tanayji,

Is there any recent nomenclatural change in this?

Is this plant native to Tropical America?

[Kenneth Greby]

Muthu--

 It is native to Madagascar, but it is a noxious weed here in Florida, USA.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_daigremontiana#Distribution

Regards--
Ken.

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>

To: tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com>
Cc: Kenneth Greby <fst...@yahoo.com>; indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 11:09:10 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:32455] Crassulaceae for id 160410MK3

[Prashant awale]

Dear Tanay,
I read about Kalanchoe pinnata which looks similar to the one discussed here. Any difference between Kalanchoe daigremontiana and K. pinnata?

Do have a look at this link..
http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/image/?q=070308-5336

regards
Prashant

On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 9:51 AM, tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

I tend to agree with Prashant ji. It looks more K. pinnata to me because leaves appear pinnate, lack purple blotches of K. daigremontiana, young flowers are not visible to confirm the nature of corolla

K. pinnata: Corolla contracted at base; leaves especially the later one pinnate; blade oblong, 5-12 cm long, yellow-green margined with red.

K. daigremontiana: Corolla not contracted at base. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, coarsely dentate, green blotched with red dorsally, 15-25 cm long, 

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[Muthu Karthick]

K. daigremontiana has not yet been reported from Tamil Nadu.

[R. Vijayasankar]

This is native of Madagascar. Said to be highly poisonous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_daigremontiana

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Vijayasankar ji

I go strongly with K. pinnate. Kindly note pinnate leaves, absence of dark patches and more importantly blade almost as broad as long. K. daigremontiana has simple much longer (as compared to breadth) leaves with dark patches.

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[R. Vijayasankar]

You should be correct Gurcharan ji. I was carried away by the name and not really looked into the id part. i agree with you. Thanks for the correction.