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Taxon:  Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.



Summary
Genus:
Kalanchoe
Section:
Bryophyllum
Family:
Crassulaceae
Subfamily:
Sedoideae
Tribe:
Kalanchoeae
Nomen number:
21076
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 1:446. 1805
Verified:
11/29/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cotyledon pinnata Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.
Crassula pinnata L. f.
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. var. calcicola H. Perrier
Sedum madagascaricum Clus. ex Fröd., nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
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  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: = Bryophyllum pinnatum
  7. Eggli, U., ed. 2003. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Crassulaceae 169.
  8. El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah. 1980-. Flora of Egypt. Note: = Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Bryophyllum pinnatum
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  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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  19. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):166.
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Common names
English
airplant –
cathedral-bells –
curtainplant –
floppers –
good-luck-leaf –
lifeplant –
Mexican loveplant –
miracle-leaf –
mother-in-law –
tree-of-life –
German
Schwiegermutterpflanze –
Spanish
hoja del aire –
Swedish
fjäderkalankoe –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanBritish Indian Ocean TerrDiego Garcia 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam 
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificKiribatiGilbert Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNauru  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: British Indian Ocean Terr [Diego Garcia], Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii, United States Minor Outlying Islands]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau, United States [Guam, United States Minor Outlying Islands]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Kiribati [Gilbert Islands], New Caledonia, Niue, Nauru, Tonga, United States [American Samoa]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galápagos], Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Bryophyllum pinnatumWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):166. 1999, as Bryophyllum pinnatum; CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Bryophyllum pinnatum; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsfide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):164. 1999, as Bryophyllum pinnatumPadua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):166.
Weed as Bryophyllum pinnatumWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21076. Accessed 28 April 2025.