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kalanchoe|ˌkælənˈkəʊiː|
[Fr. (M. Adanson Familles des Plantes (1763) II. 247), ult. f. Chinese.]
A sub-shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Crassulaceæ, native to Africa and southern Asia, and distinguished by succulent leaves and red, pink, yellow, or white flowers borne in terminal panicles; often cultivated as a house or greenhouse plant.
1830J. C. Loudon Hortus Britannicus 160 Kalanchoe Adan. Kalanchoe. (Chinese name). 1864Curtis's Bot. Mag. XC. 5460 (caption) Large-flowered Kalanchoe. 1915L. H. Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. III. 1732/2 Any number of kalanchoës may appear in the collections of fanciers. 1942E. Afr. Ann. 1941–2 44/1 Kalanchoes, with their large heads of four-petalled flowers are very showy. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) III. 1098/1 Kalanchoes require a good, well-drained soil. 1970M. Allan Tom's Weeds xix. 150 There were plenty of interesting plants..[including] the pretty little kalanchoe which Rochford's are now popularizing. |