칼란코에 토멘토사-Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker-월토이

칼란코에 토멘토사

 

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과명	Crassulaceae (돌나물과)	속명	Kalanchoe (칼랑코에속)
전체학명	Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker	추천명	칼란코에 토멘토사
이명		외국명	Panda-bear plant,Panda plant,Pussy-ears,Plush plant

 

Origin and Habitat: Endemic to Madagascar.
Habitat: It is found on granite rocks.
Ecology: The dense covering of hairs performs a vital function for the plant in the form of water conservation. In the dry environment in which it lives, it must conserve what little water it can absorb from the soil. The dense mat of hairs growing from the leaf retards the movement of air directly across the leaf surface, thereby reducing water vapor loss (transpiration). The “dead-air” space created by the numerous trichomes insulates the leaf from its harsh external environment, too. In addition, the white-silver appearance of the leaves reflects light, lessening the chances of the leaves overheating.

Synonyms:Kalanchoe tomentosa Baker

ENGLISH: Panda Plant, Panda-bear Plant, kalanchoe, Cocoon Plant, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Pussy Ears, Plush Plant, White Lady
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Pūkuotoji kalankė
RUSSIAN (Русский): Каланxое войлочное

Description: It is a beautiful slow growing perennial succulent plant with dense white felt-like hairs covering the entire leaf eventually forming an upright small shrub that will reach about 35-45 cm (In nature, it grows to 1 m in height). It is a very attractive but polymorphic species and there are many cultivars with color variants .It is commonly sold as Panda Plant or Pussy Ears because of its furry leaves.
Stems: Robust, branched at the base and densely hairy, with the base becoming woody with age.
Rosettes: At stems apexes.
Leaves: Stalkless, fleshy, narrowly oval, pointed, 5-7 cm long, thickly covered with spreading whitish to blue-green hairs (trichomes) in the center except at the tips which have several shallow notches with rich chocolate coloured hairs giving it a rather attractive look.
Flowers: In a narrow panicle about 30 cm long, with cymose branches, the upper close and many-flowered, Flowers greenish white.

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