*Kalanchoe pinnata (Lamarck) Persoon. Common name: Cathedral Bells, Life Plant, Good Luck Plant, Mother-of-millions, Live-leaf, Shadow-witch. Phenology: Oct-Mar. Habitat: Suburban areas, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Madagascar.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.; = Bah, Fl2, K4, WH3; Cotyledon pinnata Lam. = Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken — FNA8, S13; > Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri (Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier) Lauz.-March. — FNA8, misapplied. Basionym: Cotyledon pinnata Lam. 1787
Links to other floras: > Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri - FNA8; = Bryophyllum pinnatum - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
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