Scientific Name : Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
Synonym : Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
Cotyledon pinnata Lam.
Common Name : Life plant, Donkey ears, Air plant
Plant Family : Crassulaceace
Habit : Succulent
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : Peach
Description : Height: Upto 1 m
Stem: 4 angled
Leaves: Leathery, thick, ovate, serrate, long petiole, apex rounded, succulent
Flowers: Calyx 4 fid green, corolla 4 lobed swollen at base and constricted in middle, peach colour, epipetalous, stamens 8, carpels 4, ovules many
Inflorescence: Terminal panicles
Fruits: Follicles enclosed by persistent calyx and corolla
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN,TL
Distribution Range : Madagascar.
Uses : It is useful in treating peptic ulcers
Leaf paste is externally applied to treat cure cuts and wounds and cuts
