Kalanchoe beharensis Drake, Crassulaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 4 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Kalanchoe van-tieghemii Raym.-Hamet

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Stem slender, knotted, up to 1.5 m high, glabrous below, woolly-hairy towards the apex; leaves decussate, stalked 3-4 cm long (longer with age), triangular-lanceolate, 10 (-20) cm long, (5-10) cm wide, fleshy, older leaves concave on the upper surface and the lower leaf tips longer drawn out, back surface convex, margins doubly crenate, olivaceous green, on both surfaces with dense woolly brown hairs, the tips of the teeth darker brown hairy, hairs on the stems and younger leaves and petioles white; inflorescence terminal, 50-60 cm high, forming a lax and intricately branched corymb, hairy, flowers on short pedicels, calyx 7 mm long, 4-anged at the base, lobes oblong, acuminate, corolla tube urn-shaped, 7 mm long, lobes oblong, rounded, 4 mm long" (Jacobsen, 1960; pp. 641-642).

Habitat/ecology:  Full sun to shade; needs little water (Desert Tropicals).

Propagation:  Stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, layering, seeds (Desert Tropicals).

Native range:  Madagascar (Jacobsen, 1960; pp. 641-642).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Cultivée
French Polynesia Austral (Tubuai) Islands	Tubuai Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Cultivée
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Lau, Alex/Frohlich, Danielle (2012) (p. 14) Voucher cited: D. Frohlich and A. Lau OED 2008100301 (BISH)

Additional information:
Additional online information about Kalanchoe beharensis is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Kalanchoe beharensis as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Kalanchoe beharensis may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. 2011. Base de données botaniques Nadeaud de l'Herbier de la Polynésie Française (PAP). (online resource).

Jacobsen, Hermann. 1960. A handbook of succulent plants: descriptions, synonyms and cultural details for succulents other than Cactaceae. Blandford Press, London.

Lau, Alex/Frohlich, Danielle. 2012. New plant records from O‘ahu for 2009. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2011. Part II: Plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 113:7-26.