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KALANCHOE PINNATA - AIR PLANT.
Synonym Cotyledon pinnata, Crassula pinnata and Bryophyllum pinnatum. Common name Air plant, coirama, clapperbush, floppers green love, Wonder-Of-The-World, Mother Of Thousands, 'Oliwa Ka Kahakai, cathedral bells, miracle leaf, Mexican love plant; curtain plant, Coirana, Fjäderkalankoe, parnabija . Family Crassulaceae (Orpine family). Overview Air plant is a succulent perennial with hollow stems growing 3 - 5 feet tall. The stems are four-angled and the leaves are opposite, decussate, succulent, up to 8 inch long. The lower leaves are simple but the upper ones 3-7 foliate and are long-petioled. It has red flowers in spreading panicles and seeds pods with smooth seeds within. The plant stores water in the leaves for dryer periods; new individual plants develop vegetative at indents along the leaves. Medicinal applications Flavonoids, cocumaric acid, benzenoids, infectious conditions, antibacterial - and antiviral fungicide, cough suppressor, hibitamine blocker, lower cholesterol, blood - vessel constrictor and against gastric ulcers. Bufadienolide compounds isolated from this plants include bryophillin A; it showed strong anti-tumor promoting activity, and bersaldegenin-3-acetate and bryophillin C. Bryophillin C showed insecticidal properties. Hardiness USDA zone: 8 - 11. Propagation Seeds and leaves (Vegetative). Culture Plant in a shady spot, do not over-water. . |
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