| Kalanchoe | |
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| Kalanchoe blossfeldiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Kalanchoideae |
| Genus: | Kalanchoe Adans. |
| Subgenera[1] | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bryophyllum | |
Kalanchoe (/ˌkæləŋˈkoʊ.iː/ KAL-əng-KOH-ee),[2][3] (also called "kalanchöe" or "kalanchoë"), is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent plants in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. A Kalanchoe species was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1979.[4] The majority of kalanchoes require around 6–8 hours of sunlight a day; a few cannot tolerate this, and survive with bright, indirect sunlight to bright shade.[citation needed]
- ^ Smith & Figueiredo 2018.
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607; "Kalanchoe". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "8 Flowering Houseplants That Provide Color Without Much Fuss".
- ^ "Growing Pains". Air and Space Magazine. September 2003.