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Kalanchoe ,〔''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607; 〕 or kal-un-KOH-ee,〔http://gardening.about.com/od/houseplants/tp/FloweringHouseplants.htm〕 also written ''Kalanchöe'' or ''Kalanchoë'', is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, mainly native to the Old World. Only one species of this genus originates from the Americas, 56 from southern & eastern Africa and 60 species in Madagascar. It is also found in south-eastern Asia until China.〔(ird.fr: Allorge-Boiteau, L., 1996. Madagascar Centre de Spéciation et d'Origine du Genre Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae). Biogéographie de Madagascar, 1996 : 137-145 )〕 ==Overview== Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, ''Kalanchoe beharensis'' from Madagascar, can reach tall, but most species are less than tall. Kalanchoes are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. The genus was first described by the botanist Michel Adanson in 1763. Adanson cited Camellus as his source for the name.〔(Adanson, M. Familles des Plantes )〕〔Camel, J.G. Herbarium aliarumque stirpium in Insulâ Luzone Philippinarum Primariâ nascentium. In: John Ray: Historia plantarum. Band 3, London 1704, Anhang, S. 1–42 p. 6. item 18. ()〕 the name came from the Chinese name "Kalanchauhuy".〔Chernetskyy, M.A. (2011). Problems in nomenclature and systematics in the subfamily Kalanchoideae (Crassulaceae) over the years. Acta Agrobotanica, 6(4), 67-74.〕 Kamel's species was most likely ''Kalanchoe ceratophylla'' as he describes the plant as having deeply divided leaves. ''Kalanchoe ceratophylla'' is called 伽蓝菜 (apparently 'Buddhist temple herb') in China, not very close in pronunciation: ''qiélán cài'' or ''jia lan cai'' depending on the romanisation (but the Cantonese 'gaa laam choi' may be closer).〔(eFloras Index ), Flora of China.〕 The genus ''Bryophyllum'' was described by Salisbury in 1806 and the genus ''Kitchingia'' was created by Baker in 1881. ''Kitchingia'' is now regarded as a synonym for ''Kalanchoe'', whereas some botanists treat ''Bryophyllum'' as a separate genus.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalanchoe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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