Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Common names
Kalanchoe delagoensis Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. 305 (1837). Bryophyllum tubiflorum Harv. in F.C. 2: 380 (1862); R. Fernandes in C.F.A. 70: 33 (1982); in F.Z. 7,1: 67 (1983), nom. superfl.; Kalanchoe tubiflora R.-Hamet in Bot. Zbl., Beiheft 29: 41 (1912); Jacobsen, Handb. Succ. PI. 2: 667, fig. 895 (1960); R.-Hamet & Marnier-Lapostolle in Archs Mus. natn. Hist, nat., Paris, ser. 7, 8: 60, figs 70, 71 (1964); Jacobsen, Sukk. Lex. 256, fig. 103, 3 (1970). Type: same as for B. delagoense.
Habitat
R.-Hamet (1912), and probably also Harvey (1862), regarded Kalanchoe delagoensis Eckl. & Zeyh. as a nomen nudum. However, the diagnosis 'Flores saturate rosei', given by Ecklon & Zeyher, distinÂguishes the species from all other species enumerated. Even today the species can be identified with the aid of the fragmentary type specimen on which Harvey also based his Bryophyllum tubiflorum. He even cited KaÂlanchoe delagoensis as synonym under his new name. Although B. tubiflorum Harv. is thus a superfluous name, K. tubiflora R.-Hamet is not illegitimate (I.C.B.N., Article 72, Note 1).
Use
Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz in Mem. Herb. Boiss. 10: 38 (1900); Druce in Rep. botl Soc. Exch. Club Br. Isl. 1916: 611 (1917). Type: Cape, Dela-goa Bay?, Owen s.n. (S, holo.!).
Range
Found in disturbed areas and on roadsides, especÂially in sheltered frost-free areas of the eastern TransÂvaal, but also often seen as a garden escape in and around towns.