Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier, Crassulaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Common name(s): [more details]

English: lavender scallops

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Plant perennial, producing dense much branching bushes, branches at first procumbent, later erect, producing strong, stiff roots, 20-30 cm long or still higher; leaves decussate, crowded, internodes 1-2 cm long, flat, fleshy, oval to elongate, rounded above, crenate in the lower parts, 12-50 mm long, 8-25 mm wide, petioles 1-6 mm long, bluish, brownish in the crenatures and with adventitious buds; inflorescence 15 to 20-30 cm high, flowers numerous, 17 to 20 mm long, brown-pink"  (Jacobsen, 1960; p. 647).

Habitat/ecology:  Hardiness: to -3.8° C (25° F) and above 4.5° C (40° F); full sun to partial shade; drought tolerant (Dave's Garden).

Propagation:  Adventitious buds (Jacobsen, 1960; p. 647). From leaf cuttings, seed; layering, stooling or mound layering; plant is viviparous (Dave's Garden).

Native range:  Madagascar (Jacobsen, 1960; p. 647).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Isabela Group	Isabela Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Isabela Group	Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) San Cristóbal Group	San Cristóbal Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) Observed in survey, no herbarium record.
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Santa Cruz Group	Santa Cruz Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island	introduced cultivated	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy W./Wagner, Warren L. (1995) (p. 34) Voucher cited: T. Flynn & D. Lorence 5490 (PTBG) Naturalized
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Maui Island	introduced invasive	Oppenheimer, Hank L. (2006) (p. 11) Voucher cited: Oppenheimer H40301 (BISH, PTBG)
Marshall Islands Ratak Chain	Majuro (Mãjro) Atoll	introduced cultivated	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 86)
United States (other Pacific offshore islands) Midway Atoll	Sand Island	introduced cultivated	Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim/Loope, Lloyd (2008) (pp. B-9)

Comments:  Reported as possibly an invasive plant in the Galápagos Islands per Charles Darwin Research Station.

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

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

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

References:

Charles Darwin Foundation. 2008. Database inventory of introduced plant species in the rural and urban zones of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.

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

Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy W./Wagner, Warren L. 1995. Contributions to the flora of Hawai‘i. III. New additions, range extensions, and rediscoveries of flowering plants. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Miller, Scott, E., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994. Part 1: Articles. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 41:19-58.

Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. 2008. Flora of the Marquesas Islands. National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian Institution. Online database.

Oppenheimer, Hank L. 2006. New Hawai‘i plant records for 2004. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Eldredge, Lucias G., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2004-2005. Part 2: Notes. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 88:10-15.

Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim/Loope, Lloyd. 2008. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. Prepared for: United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 27 pp. plus appendices.

Vander Velde, Nancy. 2003. The vascular plants of Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Smithsonian Institution, Atoll Research Bulletin No. 503:1-141.

Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. 1999. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. Revised edition. Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication. University of Hawai‘i Press/Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 1919 pp. (two volumes).