Crassulaceae · Kalanchoe

Patharachatta / Air Plant

Kalanchoe pinnata

outdoor
Found in India
Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Kalanchoe pinnata
Genus
Kalanchoe
Found in India
Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.Simple at the base of the stem, the leaves are imparipinnate at the top, 10–30 cm (4–12 in) long, with three to five pairs of fleshy limb lobes. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape
EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.The leaves of this species are thick, fleshy, elliptical in shape, curved, with a crenate or serrated margin, often reddish. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Toothed leaf margin
Leaf margin
ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).The leaves of this species are thick, fleshy, elliptical in shape, curved, with a crenate or serrated margin, often reddish. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Patharachatta itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower arrangement
PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.The terminal inflorescence is a panicle, with many pendent, red-orange flowers. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle

Characters marked “recorded” are for Patharachatta itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi
पथरचट्टा patharachatta
Tamil
இரணகள்ளி
Marathi
पानफुटी
Bengali
পাথরকুচি
Sinhala
අක්කපාන

About Patharachatta

Air Plant (Kalanchoe pinnata) is a species in the Crassulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 24 other states.

Uses

It is planted as an ornamental.

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Botanical family

Crassulaceae

Orpine Or Stonecrop Family

Patharachatta belongs to the Crassulaceae family.

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