Kalanchoe longiflora Schltr. ex Wood (1903

Gallo, Lorenzo & Smith, Gideon F., 2024, A review of the genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae) in the Euro-Mediterranean area, with an annotated catalogue and identification key, Phytotaxa 674 (2), pp. 171-198 : 183

8. Kalanchoe longiflora Schltr. ex Wood (1903 : t. 320) ( Fig. 7 ).

Type:—SOUTHAFRICA.Natal[Kwazulu-Natal province].Near the brook Dumbeni,Weenen District[–2830 (Dundee): between Greytown and Weenen (–CD)], 15 April 1891, Medley Wood 4439 (lectotype NH barcode NH0005206- 0 [regarded as holotype by Tölken (1985: 69), corrected to lectotype by Smith (2023b)]; isolectotype K barcode K000232852! [specimen accessible for examination online at http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000232852]).

Iconography:—Smith et al. (2019), Smith (2023b).

Secondary distribution:— Spain = cited by Randall (2017).

Notes:— Fernandes (1980: 400) discussed the nomenclature of the name K. longiflora but did not designate a lectotype for the name. Smith (2023b) corrected the type citation from holotype to lectotype, summarised the history of the discovery of the species, and resolved the author attribution of the name.

Figures

FIGURE 7. The leaves of Kalanchoe longiflora have a pleasant turquoise colour, infused with orange towards the margin. (Photograph: Gideon F. Smith).