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Kalanchoe beharensis Drake
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 9: 41 1903.
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Kalanchoe beharensis Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Maltese Cross, Elephant's Ear Kalanchoe, Velvet Elephant Ear, Teddy Bear, Eared Elephant, Napoleon's Hat, Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf
GERMAN (Deutsch): Elefantenohr
SPANISH (Español): Kalanchoe Oreja de Elefante
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Каланxое беxарське

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Kalanchoe beharensis group

  • Kalanchoe beharensis Drake: large succulents shrub with soft, velvety, leaves. Under the right conditions it can attain the proportions of a small tree, reaching 3 m in height.
  • Kalanchoe beharensis var. aureo-aeneus H.Jacobsen: Young plants have got very beautiful brown velvety leaves. Later leaves become practically grey.
  • Kalanchoe beharensis var. subnuda H.Jacobsen: leaves lacking all hairs, smooth and plastic-like.
  • Kalanchoe beharensis cv. Fang: has grotesque soft leaves covered with dense hairs and have many gnarly, fang-like protuberances on the undersides. These thorns are really just bunched up protrusions, so they are not sharp in any way.
  • Kalanchoe beharensis cv. Roseleaf: has stout stems that carry four ranks of triangular, cupped, pelted leaves, chocolate pink above, gray below.

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Kalanchoe beharensis Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Leaves at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui, Hawaii (USA). September 06, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Kalanchoe beharensis Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Habit at Sacred Garden of Maliko, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 24, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Habit at Sacred Garden of Maliko, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 24, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui, Hawaii (USA). September 06, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Habit at Sacred Garden of Maliko, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 24, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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