Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Ham. Pers.

calanchoe, conchas de peregrino de la lavanda, lavender scallops, South American air plant

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Rosales

Family
Crassulaceae

Genus
Kalanchoe

Species
fedtschenkoi

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi var. isalensis Boiteau & Mannoni

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Schatz, G.E. Phillipson, P. (2010) Catalogue of the Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. ined.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1273. Accessed 4 November 2026.