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Kalanchoe

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Kalanchoe
genus of African plants in family Crassulaceae. Classified as Bryophyllum spp. Includes K. daigremontiana, K. integra, K. lanceolata, K. luerbitiana, K. paniculata, K. pentheri, K. pinnata, K. rotundifolia, K. K. spathulata, K. thyrsiflora, K. tubiflora. Contain bufadienolide cardiac glycosides; may cause krimpsiekte.
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Kalanchoe (kal-an-CO-ee) is actually a Chinese word for one of the species in this most fascinating of all succulent groups.
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