Elamulachi / Indian Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe olivacea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- January-April
How to identify Elamulachi
Identify Elamulachi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Olive-green leaf coloring.
- Confirm leaf shape: Large, flat, elongated.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Crassulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Elamulachi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kalanchoe olivacea
- Genus
- Kalanchoe
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rock crevices at high altitude
- Habitat type
- Rocky
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Large, flat, elongatedrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Elamulachi itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Crassulaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Elamulachi
About Elamulachi
A member of the Crassulaceae family, Indian Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe olivacea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in rock crevices at high altitude. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Crassulaceae
Orpine Or Stonecrop Family
Elamulachi belongs to the Crassulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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