Kalanchoe pinnata
Air Plant, Cathedral Bells
Other regional names: Leaf Of Life +4 more
- Leaf Of Life
- Loveplant
- Mala Madre
- Mexican Loveplant
- Mother Of Thousands
Also known as: Baumgartenia sobolifera Tratt. +18 more
- Baumgartenia sobolifera Tratt.
- Bryophyllum calcicola (H.Perrier) V.V.Byal
- Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.
- Bryophyllum germinans Blanco
- Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Asch. & Schweinf.
- Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz
- Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
- Bryophyllum pinnatum subsp. simplicifolium Kuntze
- Bryophyllum pinnatum var. calcicolum H.Perrier
- Cotyledon calycina (Salisb.) B.Heyne
- Cotyledon calycina (Salisb.) Roth
- Cotyledon calyculata Sol. ex Sims
- Cotyledon calyculata Solander
- Cotyledon pinnata Lam.
- Cotyledon pinnata Lem.
- Cotyledon rhizophylla Roxb.
- Crassula pinnata (Lam.) L.fil.
- Crassuvia floripendia Comm. ex Lam.
- Crassuvia floripendula Sims
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Crassulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Kalanchoe pinnata (commonly known as Air plant or Cathedral bells) is a succulent shrub within the Crassulaceae family. It is found natively in Africa and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Succulent
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
South-Central Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cook Is., Madagascar
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe