at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Rosidae
► Order Rosales
► Family Crassulaceae - Stonecrop family
► Subfamily Sedoideae
► Tribe Kalanchoeae
► Genus Kalanchoe Adans. - Widow's-thrill
Synonyms
(=) Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.
≡ Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
≡ Cotyledon pinnata (basinom) Lam.
(=) Crassula pinnata L. f.
(=) Kalanchoe pinnata var. calcicola H. Perrier
≡ Sedum madagascaricum Clus. ex Frod., nom. inval.
Common names
Airplant (English)
Canterbury bells (English)
Cathedral-bells (English)
Curtainplant (English)
Donkey ears (English)
Floppers (English)
Good-luck-leaf (English)
Hawaiian air plant (English)
Hoppers (English)
Leaf of life (English)
Lifeplant (English)
Mexican loveplant (English)
Miracle-leaf (English)
Mother-in-law plant (English)
Resurrection plant (English)
Tree-of-life (English)
Briophile (French)
Schwiegermutterpflanze (German)
Hoja del aire (Spanish)
Kop pata (India (Bengali))
Amar poi (India (Hindi))
Jakh me jayat (India (Hindi))
Zakhmhaiyat (India (Hindi))
Asthibhaksha (India (Sanskrit))
Parnabija (India (Sanskrit))
Irankalli (India (Tamil))
Runakkalli (India (Tamil))
Viranakkalli (India (Tamil))
Description
Small pendulous yellow green narrow tubular calyces shaded purple red at the base; the four pointed green petals tinged light red are barely visible at the tip of the calyx; borne in dense clusters. A succulent perennial herb with thick fleshy leaves that produce young plants at their tips.
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