Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How to identify Alligator Plant
Identify Alligator Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiny plantlets along the notched leaf margins (alligator plant).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Cyme.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Crassulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Alligator Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kalanchoe daigremontiana
- Genus
- Kalanchoe
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Plants grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and have opposite-decussate, fleshy ovate to elongated-triangular leaves which grow up to 20 cm (8 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Plants grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and have opposite-decussate, fleshy ovate to elongated-triangular leaves which grow up to 20 cm (8 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Alligator Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Kalanchoe daigremontiana has an umbrella-like terminal inflorescence (a compound cyme) of small bell-shaped, grayish pink (or sometimes orange) flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Alligator Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Alligator Plant
Alligator Plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana) belongs to the Crassulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Uses
Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Crassulaceae
Orpine Or Stonecrop Family
Alligator Plant belongs to the Crassulaceae family.
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