Bryophyllum proliferum Bowie APNI* Synonyms: Kalanchoe prolifera (Bowie) Raym.-Hamet APNI*
Description: Shrub 1–3.5 m high, stems 4-angled.
Leaves pinnate, to 45 cm long; leaflets 7–11, oblong-lanceolate, 7.5–15 cm long, crenate, base oblique, apex nearly obtuse; petiole ± cylindrical, channelled above.
Flowers in paniculate cymes. Calyx nearly campanulate, to 25 mm long, lobes shorter than the tube. Corolla tubular to urn-shaped, to 25 mm long, yellow tipped with red.
Distribution and occurrence: Native of Madag. One record only, Coffs Harbour district.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC
Text by J. Everett & E. H. Norris Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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