Bryophyllum

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I have to make a report about Bryophyllum. Especially labs uses and

botanical, hearbal uses. Does anyone have any input on this? The

information would be used in a botany class.

 

Thank you,

Belinda

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this is from a web page but I've read about it being used to dissolve kidney

stones. Not sure how safe.

 

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Bryophyllums

The " Goethe Plant " , Kalanchoe pinnata

Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Saxifragales

Family: Crassulaceae

Genus: Kalanchoe

Section: Bryophyllum

Species Roughly two dozen, see text.

The Bryophyllums (from the Greek

& #946; & #961; & #8166; & #959; & #957;/ & #946; & #961; & #973; & #949; & #953; & #957;

bryon/bryein = sprout, & #966; & #973; & #955; & #955; & #959; & #957; phyllon = leaf) are

a section in the plant genus Kalanchoe of the Crassulaceae family. There are

about twenty to thirty species in the group, native originally of South Africa,

Madagascar, Australia[verification needed] and Asia. The group is notable for

vegetatively growing small plantlets on the fringes of the leaves; these

eventually drop off and root.

Nowadays, bryophyllums are probably established in many parts of the tropics,

either deliberately cultivated for their attractiveness and interesting

reproduction or as a garden escapee. Some species are toxic (though minimally

so: plant acids, bufadienolide, alkaloids, calcium oxalate etc) and have become

noxious weeds in parts of the world.

There are many hybrids, e.g. Kalanchoe × crenatodaigremontiana (K. crenata ×

K. daigremontiana) or Houghton's Hybrid (B.daigremontianum × B.delagoensis).

 

[edit] Selected species The three most commonly cultivated species are:

 

Kalanchoe daigremontiana (Syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum): Devil's Backbone

or mother-of-thousands. Native of Madagascar; introduced and naturalized in many

parts of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia (Indian Ocean islands), North

America (Florida) and South Africa; cultivated in Pakistan.

Kalanchoe pinnata (Syn. Bryophyllum calycinum, Bryophyllum pinnatum): Air

Plant. Native of Tropical Africa, cultivated or naturalized on many Pacific

Islands (Tonga, Hawaii). It is also called the " Goethe Plant " since the famous

writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - who also was an amateur naturalist of some

repute - was " passionately fond " of this plant and liked to give the baby

plantlets as gifts to friends who visited his home. He also discussed his air

plant at length in the essay which was titled Geschichte meiner botanischen

Studien ( " History of my botanical studies " ).

Kalanchoe delagoensis (Syn. Bryophyllum delagoense, Bryophyllum tubiflorum,

Bryophyllum verticillatum)

Some other species in this section are:

 

Kalanchoe adelae (Syn. Bryophyllum adelae)

Kalanchoe beauverdii (Syn. Bryophyllum beauverdii, Bryophyllum costantinii,

Bryophyllum juelii, Bryophyllum scandens)

Kalanchoe bouvetii (Syn. Bryophyllum bouvetii)

Kalanchoe campanulata

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri (Syn. Bryophyllum gastonis-bonnieri)

Kalanchoe laxiflora (Syn. Bryophyllum crenatum)

Kalanchoe macrochlamys (Syn. Bryophyllum macrochlamys)

Kalanchoe manginii (Syn. Bryophyllum manginii)

Kalanchoe marnieriana (Syn. Bryophyllum marnierianum)

Kalanchoe miniata (Syn. Bryophyllum miniatum)

Kalanchoe prolifera (Syn. Bryophyllum proliferum)

Kalanchoe pubescens (Syn. Bryophyllum aliciae, Bryophyllum pubescens)

Kalanchoe rolandi-bonapartei (Syn. Bryophyllum rolandi-bonapartei,

Bryophyllum tsaratananense)

Kalanchoe rosei (Syn. Bryophyllum rosei)

Kalanchoe schizophylla (Syn. Bryophyllum schizophyllum )

Kalanchoe serrata (Syn. Bryophyllum lauzac-marchaliae)

Kalanchoe streptantha (Syn. Bryophyllum streptanthum)

Kalanchoe suarezensis (Syn. Bryophyllum suarezense)

Kalanchoe uniflora

 

[edit] Vernacular names Many names: Mother of Thousands; Mother of Millions;

Devil's Backbone; Pregnant Plant, Mexican Hat Plant; Flopper; Sotre-Sotry; Air

Plant; Miracle Leaf; Sprouting Leaf; Sprout Leaf Plant; Leaf of Life;

Resurrection Plant; Canterbury Bells; Cathedral Bells; Mexican Love Plant; Life

Plant; Floppers; Good Luck Leaf; Lifeplant; Mexican Love Plant; Mother in Law;

Tree Of Life; Hawaiian Air Leaf; Monkey Ears; Monkeys Ear...

 

German: Brutblatt, Wurzelblatt, Keimblatt, Knotenblatt, Moosblatt,

Lebenszweig, Keimzumpe

Hawaiian: ‘oliwa k & #363; kahakai ( " beach olive " )

Spanish: (Yerba de) Bruja; Prodigiosa; Flor de aire; Siempre Viva; Hoja Del

Aire.

Hindi: Pathar Chat ( " it licks away the stone " ). The plant is popular in India

for its use in folk medicine. Purportedly, use of the plant dissolves and

prevents kidney stones. Practice is to cleanse the leaves and eat them every

morning for 40 days to dissolve existing stones, and regular ingestion to

prevent future ones.

 

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