Kalanchoe
| Kalanchoe | |
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| Kalanchoe blossfeldiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Kalanchoideae |
| Genus: | Kalanchoe Adans. |
| Subgenera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bryophyllum | |
Kalanchoe (/ˌkæləŋˈkoʊ.iː/ KAL-əng-KOH-ee), also written Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë, is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent plants in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. A Kalanchoe species was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1979. The majority of kalanchoes require around 6–8 hours of sunlight a day; a few cannot tolerate this, and survive with bright, indirect sunlight to bright shade.
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