Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe schimperiana A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 310 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Ethiopia. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Brummitt, R. K. & Powell, C. E. (1996). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (1997). Conservatory and Indoor Plants. Vol.1. Pan Books, London.
  • Raadts, E. (1977). The Genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Tropical East Africa. Willdenowia 8: 101-157
  • The Plant List (2010). Kalanchoe schimperiana.
  • Walter, K. S. & Gillett, H. J. (eds) (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  • Wickens, G. E. (1987). Crassulaceae. In: Polhill, R. M. (ed) Flora of Tropical East Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Wood, J. R. I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 285 (1915).
  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 310 (1848).
  • Britten in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 391 (1871).
  • Cuf. in Webbia 19: 717 (1965).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 169 (1954), excl. syn. K. neumannii.
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr: 231 (1892).
  • Jacobsen, Lex. Succ. Pl.: 289 (1974).
  • Raadts in Willdenowia 8: 148 (1977).
  • Raym.-Hamet & Marn.-Lap. in Archiv. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris, sér. 7, 8: 88, photo. 32/110, 33/111 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Marnier-Lapostelle K:SPC-29047.268 No
Schimper [388] Ethiopia K000232780 Isotype Yes
Schimper [388] Ethiopia K000232781 Type Yes
[1254] K000232782 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-13862.000 No
Jones [4624] Ethiopia K:SPC-29047.310 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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