Kalanchoe lanceolata
(Forssk.) Pers.
Crassulaceae
Cotyledon hirsuta Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
Cotyledon lanceolata Forssk.
Kalanchoe brachycalyx A.Rich.
Kalanchoe ellacombei N.E.Br.
Kalanchoe glandulosa Hochst. ex Rich.
Kalanchoe goetzei Engl.
Kalanchoe gregaria Dinter
Kalanchoe homblei De Wild.
Kalanchoe junodii Schinz
Kalanchoe pentheri Schltr.
Kalanchoe pilosa Baker
Kalanchoe platysepala Welw. ex Britten
Meristostylus macrocalyx Klotzsch
Verea lanceolata (Forssk.) Spreng.
Common Name:
General Information
Kalanchoe lanceolata is an annual to perennial succulent plant producing usually unbranched stems from 11 - 150cm tall[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Africa - drier areas, mainly in eastern and southern Africa, south to S. Africa, Madagascar; also in Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan.
Habitat
Open dry woodland, wooded grassland, on sandy, loamy and heavy clay soils or on rocky ground, rarely epiphytic on trees; damp termite-mounds, river banks; at elevations from 900 - 2,100 metres[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Usually found in shady positions under trees in the wild[
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- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
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- Leffers A.
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- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
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- 2003
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- 99916-0-491-X
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- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
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The plant often spreads to form small colonies[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
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- Leffers A.
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- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The dried and pulverised root is used in the treatment of neck pains. It is usually taken in the form of a snuff[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
-
- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Easy to propagate vegetatively - just one leaf with part of its stem, when set on the soil, will produce roots and grow into a new plant.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
