Kalanchoe marnieriana, also known as Marnier's kalanchoe, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae.

Description

Kalanchoe marnieriana is a glabrous perennial to 11.5 inches tall. The flowers are yellow, orange to pink tubes.

The species is closely related to Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, sharing the same habit, biology and ecology.

Kalanchoe can be toxic to humans and animals.

Distribution and habitat

Kalanchoe marnieriana grows in south-eastern Madagascar in moist, rocky places.

Taxonomy

In 1954, Hermann Johannes Heinrich Jacobsen described Kalanchoe marnieriana, publishing his findings in Handbok i Skandinaviens Flora (ed. 11).

Etymology

Kalanchoe: Generic name derived from the Cantonese word "Kalan Chauhuy", meaning 'that which falls and grows'.

marnieriana: epithet given in honor of the French wine entrepreneur, Julien Marnier-Lapostolle.

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See also

  • Bernard Descoings (2003), Urs Eggli (ed.), "Kalanchoe marnieriana", Sukkulenten-Lexikon. Crassulaceae (Dickblattgewächse), Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer, p. 171, ISBN 3-8001-3998-7{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)