Flora of Rwanda: Cultivated plants
Bryophyllum tubiflorum
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Main Vumba rd before Westaway
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Main Vumba rd before Westaway
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Main Vumba rd before Westaway
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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Whaleback near Zembe along Sussundenga road
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi.
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| Synonyms: |
Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz Kalanchoe delagoensis Eckl. & Zeyh. Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym.-Hamet |
| Common names: | Chandelier plant (English) |
| Description: | Hairless perennial succulent, reproducing asexually by means of small plantlets borne at the leaf apex. Stem erect, up to 1 m, often with short sterile shoots at the base. Leaves alternate or 3-whorled, spreading, terete, grey-green with darker spots or stipes, 3-9 teeth at the apex. Flowers pendent in a terminal inflorescence, orange-red. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | tubiflorum: with tubular flowers |
| Flowering time: | May - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Madagascar, but commonly cultivated and widespread as an escape. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 67. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 37. Troupin, G. (1978). Crassulaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 340. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bryophyllum tubiflorumAfrican Plant Database: Bryophyllum tubiflorum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bryophyllum tubiflorum
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