Speckled Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe tubiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Speckled Kalanchoe
Identify Speckled Kalanchoe 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: Speckled cylindrical leaves with plantlets at the tips.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow tubular/cylindrical.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Crassulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Speckled Kalanchoe.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kalanchoe tubiflora
- Genus
- Kalanchoe
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- India, Madagascar
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The three-seated, seemingly opposite or alternate leaves are usually upright to straight when spread out.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Narrow tubular/cylindricalrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Speckled Kalanchoe 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.
About Speckled Kalanchoe
Speckled kalanchoe (Kalanchoe tubiflora) belongs to the Crassulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to Madagascar. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Crassulaceae
Orpine Or Stonecrop Family
Speckled Kalanchoe belongs to the Crassulaceae family.
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