Kalanchoe

K. densiflora ?

a succulent, Kalanchoe densiflora, photo © by Michael Plagens
a succulent, Kalanchoe densiflora, photo © by Michael Plagens

Found in a fence row in a farming district near Eldoret, Kenya. December 2013. Elevation 2100m.

FLOWERS: The flowers are arrayed in corymbs - a nearly flat-topped inflorescence. The petals and sepals are beset with sticky pubescence and the petals are salmon-colored.

SUCCULENT: Succulent .

LEAVES: Leaves are broadly oval to nearly rectangular. The margins are round-toothed. The leaf bases merge with the stipules and encircle the main stem.

RANGE: Many species of Kalanchoe are identified from Kenya.

FRUIT: Dry capsules.

UNARMED

Crassulaceae -- Sedum or Orpine Family

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Kalanchoe sp. prob. densiflora from near Eldoret © by Michael Plagens

Kenya Natural History

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