Kalanchoe grandiflora Wight. & Arn., Crassulaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Stem erect; leaves sessile, obovate, flat, 4-6 cm long, 3-3.5 cm wide, crenate-dentate, glabrous, blue-violet, with easily removed waxy coating; flowers yellow, in beautiful cymes, tube 12-14 mm long.  Rarely flowers" (Jacobsen, 1960; p. 649).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  (no propagation information known by PIER)

Native range:  E. Africa, E. India (Jacobsen, 1960; p. 649).

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

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
New Zealand New Zealand	New Zealand (country)	introduced invasive	Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 585) "On boulders and steep banks on valley floor near river".

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

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

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

References:

Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.

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.

Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. 1988. Flora of New Zealand, Volume IV: Naturalised pteridophytes, gymnosperms, dicotyledons. Botany Division, DSIR, Christchurch. 1365 pp.