Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation

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Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation
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Foreword
Chapter 1: Preface
Chapter 2: Crassulaceae of the World
	Introduction
	Genus and species diversity in, and distribution of, the Crassulaceae
	Pictorial gallery of some genera of the Crassulaceae not indigenous to southern Africa, and of the closely related Saxifrag ...
Chapter 3: Crassulaceae in Southern Africa
	Introduction
	Brief summary of the genera
	1. Crassulaceae subfam. Crassuloideae
		1.1 Crassula L., Sp. pl. 1: 282 (1753)
	2. Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae
		2.1 Adromischus Lem., Jard. Fleur. 2, Misc. 59 (1852)
		2.2 Cotyledon L., Sp. pl. 1: 429 (1753)
		2.3 Kalanchoe Adans., Fam. pl. 2: 248 (1763)
		2.4 Tylecodon Toelken in Bothalia 12: 378 (1978)
Chapter 4: The Genus Kalanchoe
	Derivation of the name Kalanchoe
	Supra- and infrageneric classification and nomenclature of the genus Kalanchoe
Chapter 5: Kalanchoe in Southern Africa
	Background
	Historical overview
	Origin of the Type Material of Southern African Kalanchoe Species
	Researchers on Southern and South-Tropical African Kalanchoe
	Kalanchoes in Southern African Botanical Art
	Common Names of Kalanchoe in Southern Africa
Chapter 6: Geographical Distribution and Ecology
	Distribution
	General morphology and developmental stages
	Solar radiation requirements
	Temperature requirements
		Heat tolerance
		Cold tolerance
	Soil requirements
	Plant-water relations
	Functional roles of Kalanchoes in the ecosystems in which they occur
	Population dynamics
	Fire ecology
		Fire avoidance
		Fire tolerance
	Reseeding and resprouting
	Seed production and dispersal
	Economic botany
		Kalanchoes as medicinal plants and in African traditional medicine
		Horticultural trade in kalanchoes
	Conservation of southern African Kalanchoe species
Chapter 7: Characters, Pollination Biology and Life Cycle
	Introduction
	Vegetative morphology
	Reproductive morphology
	Pollination biology
	Life cycle (duration)
	Chromosome number
Chapter 8: Physiology and Anatomy
	Introduction
	Photosynthesis
	Photoperiodism
	Anthocyanins
	Epicuticular wax (waxy bloom)
	Anatomy
Chapter 9: Biocultural Significance and Toxicity
	Introduction
	Cardiac Glycosides
	Toxicity
	Biocultural Significance
Chapter 10: Invasiveness
	Introduction
	The establishment success of Kalanchoe species in places remote from their natural habitats
Chapter 11: Gardening
	Introduction
	Cultivation
	Propagation
	Landscaping
	Hybrids and cultivars
	Other Horticulturally Important Crassulaceae
Chapter 12: Taxonomic Treatment
	Genus treatment
	Key to kalanchoes indigenous to southern Africa
	Key to kalanchoes variously naturalised in southern Africa
	Species treatments
	1. Kalanchoe alticola Compton
		Coin-leaved kalanchoe (Figs. 12.1.1 to 12.1.12)
	2. Kalanchoe brachyloba Welw. ex Britten
	Velvet kalanchoe (Figs. 12.2.1 to 12.2.7)
	3. Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw.
	Crowned kalanchoe (Figs. 12.3.1 to 12.3.10)
	4. Kalanchoe crundallii I.Verd.
	Crundalls kalanchoe (Figs. 12.4.1 to 12.4.9)
	5. Kalanchoe hirta Harv.
	Bush kalanchoe (Figs. 12.5.1 to 12.5.14)
	6. Kalanchoe laciniata (L.) DC.
	Christmas tree kalanchoe (Figs. 12.6.1 to 12.6.7)
	7. Kalanchoe lanceolata (Forssk.) Pers.
	Narrow-leaved kalanchoe (Figs. 12.7.1 to 12.7.10)
	8. Kalanchoe leblanciae Raym.-Hamet
	Sand forest kalanchoe (Figs. 12.8.1 to 12.8.11)
	9. Kalanchoe longiflora Schltr. ex J.M.Wood
	Turquoise kalanchoe (Figs. 12.9.1 to 12.9.9)
	10. Kalanchoe luciae Raym.-Hamet
	Flipping flapjacks (Figs. 12.10.1 to 12.10.18)
	11. Kalanchoe montana Compton
	Mountain kalanchoe (Figs. 12.11.1 to 12.11.12)
	12. Kalanchoe neglecta Toelken
	Umbrella kalanchoe (Figs. 12.12.1 to 12.12.10)
	13. Kalanchoe paniculata Harv.
	Rabbits ear kalanchoe (Figs. 12.13.1 to 12.13.11)
	14. Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw.
	Common kalanchoe (Figs. 12.14.1 to 12.14.26)
	15. Kalanchoe sexangularis N.E.Br.
	Red-leaved kalanchoe (Figs. 12.15.1 to 12.15.15)
	16. Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Harv.
	White lady (Figs. 12.16.1 to 12.16.10)
	17. Kalanchoe winteri Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters
	Wolkberg kalanchoe (Figs. 12.17.1 to 12.17.11)
	18. Kalanchoe beharensis Drake
	Donkeys ear (Figs. 12.18.1 to 12.18.12)
	19. Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier
	Mother-of-thousands (Figs. 12.19.1 to 12.19.7)
	20. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier
	Purple scallops (Figs. 12.20.1 to 12.20.10)
	21. Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier
	Life plant (Figs. 12.21.1 to 12.21.5)
	22. Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
	Cathedral bells (Figs. 12.22.1 to 12.22.7)
	23. Kalanchoe prolifera (Bowie ex Hook.) Raym.-Hamet
	Blooming boxes (Figs. 12.23.1 to 12.23.7)
	24. Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym.-Hamet
	Chandelier plant (Figs. 12.24.1 to 12.24.9)
	25. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln.
	Flaming Katy (Figs. 12.25.1 to 12.25.15)
	26. Kalanchoe humilis Britten
	Zebra kalanchoe (Figs. 12.26.1 to 12.26.6)
	27. Kalanchoe `Margrits Magic
	Red chandelier plant (Figs. 12.27.1 to 12.27.7)
	28. Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill.
	Red-cup kalanchoe (Figs. 12.28.1 to 12.28.4)
	29. Kalanchoe pumila Baker
	Flower dust kalanchoe (Figs. 12.29.1 to 12.29.3)
	30. Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker
	Panda plant (Figs. 12.30.1 to 12.30.10)
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