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

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Threat only 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) Santa Cruz Group	Santa Cruz Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
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)

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).

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

References:

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.

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.

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).