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Bryophyllum
Bryophyllum (from the Greek βρῦον/βρύειν bryon/bryein = sprout, φύλλον phyllon = leaf) is a group of plant species of the family Crassulaceae native to Madagascar. It is a section or subgenus within the genus Kalanchoe, and was formerly placed at the level of genus. This section is notable for vegetatively growing small plantlets on the fringes of the leaves; these eventually drop off and root. These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches in the leaves.
Nowadays, bryophyllums are naturalized in many parts of the tropics and subtropics, and deliberately cultivated for their attractiveness or for their interesting reproduction as a vegetative reproductive plant.
47 branches of this group, most-observed first
Alligator plant
hybridKalanchoe × houghtonii
Mother of Thousands
speciesKalanchoe laetivirens
Air Plant
speciesKalanchoe pinnata
Mother of Millions
speciesKalanchoe delagoensis
Lavender Scallops
speciesKalanchoe fedtschenkoi
Milky Widow's-Thrill
speciesKalanchoe laxiflora
Alligator Plant
speciesKalanchoe daigremontiana
Donkey Ears
speciesKalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Kalanchoe marnieriana
speciesKalanchoe marnieriana
Blooming Boxes
speciesKalanchoe prolifera
Kalanchoe suarezensis
speciesKalanchoe suarezensis
Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx
speciesKalanchoe porphyrocalyx
Kalanchoe miniata
speciesKalanchoe miniata
Kalanchoe manginii
speciesKalanchoe manginii
Kalanchoe uniflora
speciesKalanchoe uniflora
Kalanchoe serrata
speciesKalanchoe serrata
Kalanchoe pubescens
speciesKalanchoe pubescens
Kalanchoe 'Lucky Bells'
speciesKalanchoe variifolia
Beauverd's widow's-thrill
speciesKalanchoe beauverdii
Kalanchoe perrieri
speciesKalanchoe perrieri
Kalanchoe bogneri
speciesKalanchoe bogneri
Kalanchoe mortagei
speciesKalanchoe mortagei
Kalanchoe campanulata
speciesKalanchoe campanulata
Kalanchoe jongmansii
speciesKalanchoe jongmansii
Kalanchoe schizophylla
speciesKalanchoe schizophylla
Kalanchoe waldheimii
speciesKalanchoe waldheimii
Kalanchoe curvula
speciesKalanchoe curvula
Kalanchoe maromokotrensis
speciesKalanchoe maromokotrensis
Kalanchoe rubella
speciesKalanchoe rubella
Kalanchoe macrochlamys
speciesKalanchoe macrochlamys
Kalanchoe streptantha
speciesKalanchoe streptantha
Kalanchoe tenuiflora
speciesKalanchoe tenuiflora
Kalanchoe bergeri
speciesKalanchoe bergeri
Kalanchoe × descoingsii
hybridKalanchoe × descoingsii
Kalanchoe costantinii
speciesKalanchoe costantinii
Kalanchoe peltigera
speciesKalanchoe peltigera
Kalanchoe adelae
speciesKalanchoe adelae
Kalanchoe pseudocampanulata
speciesKalanchoe pseudocampanulata
Kalanchoe cymbifolia
speciesKalanchoe cymbifolia
Kalanchoe humifica
speciesKalanchoe humifica
Kalanchoe sanctula
speciesKalanchoe sanctula
Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei
speciesKalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei
Kalanchoe scandens
speciesKalanchoe scandens
Kalanchoe aliciae
speciesKalanchoe aliciae
Kalanchoe inaurata
speciesKalanchoe inaurata
Kalanchoe × richaudii
hybridKalanchoe × richaudii
Kalanchoe rosei
speciesKalanchoe rosei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135235.