Patharachatta / Air Plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
How to identify Patharachatta
Identify Patharachatta 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 sprout from notches along the leaf edge (air plant).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Crassulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Patharachatta.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kalanchoe pinnata
- Genus
- Kalanchoe
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- 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
- 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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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.
Crassulaceae
Orpine Or Stonecrop Family
Patharachatta belongs to the Crassulaceae family.
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