Kalanchoe floribunda Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : CRASSULACEAE
    (Orpine Or Stonecrop Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMAR POI FAMILY (अमर पोई फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Crassulaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Kalanchoe laciniata (L.) DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaattupirandai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills up to 1600m on bare slopes in thin layer of soil
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Kolar district, Mysuru district
    • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills, Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills, Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills, Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kalanchoe floribunda. Downloaded on 4 November 2024.

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