Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 25 May 2026
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Kalanchoe ceratophylla Haw., Revis. Pl. Succ. (1821) 23; Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 78 (2003) 254.
Distribution:
LUZON: Laguna.
Native.
- var. ceratophylla. Distribution: China, Himalayas, Indian Ocean, Indochina, Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand. Native.
- Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers., Syn. Pl. (Pers.) 1 (1805) 446; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 199; ≡ Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3 (1841) 1966; Kurz, J. As. Soc. Beng. 40 (1876) 309; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 218; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 217; ≡ Cotyledon pinnata Lam., Encycl. (Lamarck) 2 (1786) 141. = Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb., Parad. Lond. (1805) t.3; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 218. Distribution: ?Africa, Madagascar. CULION, LUZON: Sorsogon (photos), PALAWAN. Notes: Invasive in many other countries. In thickets and open places. ?Naturalized in the Philippines (CABI, 2019). Naturalized.
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Kalanchoe spathulata DC., Pl. Hist. Succ. (1801) t.65.
≠ Kalanchoe integra auct. non (Medik.) Kuntze; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 202.
Distribution:
LAGEN, LUZON: Abra (photos), Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Zambales (photos), MARIKABAN (photos), MINDORO.
Notes:
(?-)1000m (photos) to 2000m.
Native.
- var. baguioensis H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 78 (2003) 251; Type: Merrill 11647 (US, holo; BM, US, SING, iso), Luzon: Benguet, Baguio. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bataan, Benguet. Native.
- var. spathulata; Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 78 (2003) 250. Distribution: China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. LAGEN, LUZON: Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Zambales (photos). Native.
Cultivated, not naturalized
- Kalanchoe laciniata (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. (Pers.) 1 (1805) 446; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 218; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 217; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 200; ≡ Cotyledon laciniata L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 430. Distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar. Notes: Cultivated but not escaping. Cultivated, not naturalized.
Sedum
Edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 January 2018
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Sedum erythrospermum Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3 (1913) 110.
Distribution:
Philippines, Taiwan.
LUZON: Benguet, MINDORO.
Notes:
2000-2200m.
Native.
- ssp. australe (Merr.) H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 52 (1977) 322; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 559; ≡ Sedum australe Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29 (1905) 16; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 217. = Sedum ambiflorum R.T.Clausen, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 18 (1946) 58; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 197, pro parte. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet. Notes: Ledges and gravelly hillsides near the summit. Native.
- Sedum formosanum N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., n.s. 24 (1885) 134; Hatusima, Mem. Fac. Agr. Kagoshima Univ. 5 (1966) 27; Ohba, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 559. Distribution: Japan, Philippines, Taiwan. BATAN. Notes: Hatusima 28624, on littoral cliff. 0m. Native.
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Sedum parvisepalum Yamam., Icon. Pl. Formosan. Suppl. 2 (1926) 22.
Distribution:
LUZON: Benguet, Mountain Province, MINDORO.
Notes:
(300-)1700-2100m.
Native.
- ssp. philippinense H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 52 (1977) 323. ≠ Sedum australe auct. non Merr.; Steen., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. 3, 13 (1934) 195. ≠ Sedum ambiflorum auct. non R.T.Clausen; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 197, pro parte. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, Mountain Province. Notes: On rock outcrops and boulders. (300-)1700-2100m. Native.
References
- Backer, CA. 1951. Crassulaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 4: 197-202
- CABI Invasive Species Compendium
- Ohba, H. 1982. Crassulaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 9: 558-560
- Ohba, H. 2003. Taxonomic studies on the Asian species of the genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) 1. Kalanchoe spathulata and its allied species. Journal of Japanese Botany 78: 247-256