Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Crassulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial, fleshy, glabrous. Stamens 4-15 dm. tall, branched; leaf-blades often pinnately compound, 1-3 dm. long; leaflets oblong, oval or elliptic, obtuse, crenate, the terminal one several times longer than the lateral ones; panicles 1-4 dm. long, conspicuous; calyx bladder-like, finally oblong-eampanulate, 3-3.5 cm. long, glabrous; corolla reddish, twice as long as the calyx or shorter, its lobes lanceolate or narrowly ovate, acute.
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Distribution
Waste grounds near old dwellings, throughout the archipelago from Great Bahama southward to Long Island: Bermuda; Florida; West Indies; Mexico. Probably a native of Asia. Life Plant.
Long Island Bahamas South America| Bermuda South America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies| México Mexico North America|