Kalanchoe luciae
luciae
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Cecil Kop Nature Reserve
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Vumba road before Burma Valley turn-off
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cecil Kop Nature Reserve
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| Synonyms: |
Kalanchoe albiflora Forbes Kalanchoe aleurodes Stearn |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stout biennial succulent herb, up to 1.5 (2.5) m, glabrous but entirely covered in a whitish powdery layer. Leaves oblong-spathulate, obovate or subcircular, mostly on the lower stem and at the base; the basal leaves often upright and parallel to each other like stacked dinner plates; margin often reddish on the lower leaves. Inflorescence a continuous or interrupted series of clusters. Flowers pale pink, pale yellow or greenish. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | luciae: possibly named after a Lucy Dufour, friend of French botanist and physician Raymond Hamet who first described this species. |
| Habitat: | A species of rocky slopes in various types of woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 59. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 384 - 385. (Includes a picture). |
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