Crassulaceae FAMILY

Kalanchoe brachyloba

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kalanchoe brachyloba is a usually perennial (though sometimes biennial) succulent plant, producing a single stem that is usually unbranched. It can grow up to 2 metres tall from a woody rootstock[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatWoodland, fissures of rocks, on sandy or stony ground; Acacia bushveld at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].