3165.000 Bryophyllum Salisb.

Description of the genus

Succulent herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Leaves opposite, whorled or alternate, ± succulent. Inflorescence terminal, usually corymb-like. Flowers 4-merous, usually pendulous, brightly coloured. Calyx shorter than the corolla; sepals 4, usually connate below. Corolla gamopetalous; lobes usually shorter than corolla tube, spreading or reflexed. Stamens 8. Carpels 4, ± connate below.

A genus of cultivated, introduced species, occasionally escaping.

Bryophyllum tubiflorum

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
miniatum (Hilsenb. & Bojer ex C. Tul.) BergerC
pinnatum (Lam.) OkenC,E
proliferum Bowie ex Hook.C
tubiflorum Harv.W,C,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Bryophyllum:

Flora of Mozambique: Bryophyllum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bryophyllum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bryophyllum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bryophyllum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bryophyllum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bryophyllum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Bryophyllum.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=643, retrieved 24 May 2013

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