Kalanchoe bentii
Kalanchoe bentii C.H.Wright ex Hook.f.
Kalanchoe bentii is a perennial or multiannual succulent in the Crassulaceae family, native to Somalia and Yemen. It can grow up to 1.5 m tall when flowering, with light greenish grey to yellowish brown stems and opposite-decussate, succulent leaves. The species was published in 1901 by C.H. Wright ex Hook.f.
Description
Kalanchoe bentii is a medium to large succulent with few to many leaves, typically unbranched and glabrous or glandular-pubescent. Stems are light greenish grey to yellowish brown, herbaceous but sturdy, with obvious leaf scars. Leaves are opposite-decussate, sessile, khaki to light greyish green, and dagger-shaped-cylindrical. The inflorescence is an erect corymb, 20–30 cm tall, with few to many flowers, and peduncle reddish pink. The species is distributed in Somalia and Yemen. Nomenclatural clarification indicates that the specimen K 000838476 qualifies as the lectotype, as the original protologue lacked a holotype designation. The name K. bentii was proposed by C.H. Wright and published by Hook.f. in 1901.
Distribution
Somalia · Yemen
Synonyms
Kalanchoe deflersii