Accession Data
Kalanchoe luciae
Common Name: Flapjacks, Geelplakkie
Family: Crassulaceae
Country of Origin: eastern South Africa to Mozambique
Habitat: open areas in subtropical grasslands and bushveld
Description: Round succulent leaves, and white flowers. Often mistakenly labeled Kalanchoe thyrsiflora in the nursery trade.
Uses: Used as a charm for luck and medicinally to ease difficulties with pregnancy by the Sotho. Used by the Xhosa to treat colds and earaches, and as an antiparasitic enema. The plants are toxic and can cause stock poisoning.
Accession Data
Accession #: 202500029
Accession Date: 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2203
Quantity: 1
Source: CCSS plant swap
Provenance:
Ex hort. Plant from 39th Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Show, 2024
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
SubFamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Kalanchoeae
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