Kalanchoe pinnata
(Lam.) Pers. · speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Kalanchoe pinnata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation16 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 084 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics15 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Kalanchoe pinnata, commonly known as cathedral bells, air plant, life plant, miracle leaf, and Goethe plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas. The species is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its phylloclades, a trait it has in common with some other members of Bryophyllum (now included in Kalanchoe). It is a succulent, perennial plant, about 1 m tall, with fleshy cylindrical stems and young growth of a reddish tinge, which can be found in flower throughout most of the year.Ali Esmail Al Snafi , " The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of Bryophyllum calycinum. A review , International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research (IJPSR) , vol. 4, n o 12,2013 The specific epithet "pinnata" is the feminine form of the Latin adjective pinnatus, meaning "winged, pinnate".Leslie Taylor, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals , Square One Publishers,2004, 268 p.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology22
Life cycle & reproduction12
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment14
Physiology & chemistry4
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Kalanchoe pinnata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds142 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-Clerosterol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,7S,8R,11R)-7-hydroxy-11-(hydroxymethyl)-15-methyl-12,13-dithia-9,15-diazatetracyclo[9.2.2.01,9.03,8]pentadeca-3,5-diene-10,14-dione | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,3S,4'S,5R)-1-(furan-3-yl)-4',5-dimethylspiro[2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3,2'-oxolane] | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4R,5S,8R,9R,11R,12S,13R,14R,16S,18S)-5,11-dihydroxy-9,16-dimethyl-8-(6-oxopyran-3-yl)-15,17,20-trioxahexacyclo[14.3.1.114,18.01,13.04,12.05,9]henicosane-13-carbaldehyde | present | LOTUS | |
| (2E)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,6S)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycyclohexylidene]acetonitrile | present | NPASS | |
| (2E,6E,9R)-9-hydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienoic acid | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-oct-1-en-3-yloxy-6-[[(3S,4R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (2Z)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycyclohexylidene]acetonitrile | present | NPASS | |
| (3R)-3,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one | present | NPASS | |
| (3S)-3-methyl-1,3-dihydroindol-2-one | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Kalanchoe pinnata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Kalanchoe pinnata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 406×CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · eflora · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +2
2n 363×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 341×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 381×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
n 202×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · Cave1956
diploid1×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type6 084 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions81 of 167 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 142 |
| Chicago, US | 93 |
| Bronx, US | 84 |
| Durango, MX | 80 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 29 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 25 |
| Paris, FR | 25 |
| Mexico City, MX | 25 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 21 |
| Tampa, US | 20 |
| Mérida, MX | 19 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 16 |
| Université de Strasbourglocation not on record | 14 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 13 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 11 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 11 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 11 |
| Chapingo, MX | 10 |
| Mexico City, MX | 10 |
| Honolulu, US | 10 |
| Riverside, US | 9 |
| Kew, GB | 9 |
| Miami, US | 9 |
| Nishihara, JP | 8 |
| Salvador, BR | 8 |
| Auckland, NZ | 8 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 8 |
| León, NI | 7 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 7 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 7 |
| Fort Worth, US | 7 |
| Loja, EC | 7 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 6 |
| Berlin, DE | 6 |
| Masindi, UG | 6 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 6 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 6 |
| Xiamen, CN | 5 |
| Santa Teresa, BR | 5 |
| Austin, US | 5 |
| Plocation not on record | 5 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Madison, US | 5 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 5 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 5 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 5 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 4 |
| San José, CR | 4 |
| Brasília, BR | 4 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 4 |
| UTPLlocation not on record | 4 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 4 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 4 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 4 |
| Cambridge, US | 4 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 4 |
| Tapachula, MX | 4 |
| Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record | 4 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 4 |
| Aarhus, DK | 3 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 3 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 3 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 3 |
| Claremont, US | 3 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 3 |
| Criciúma, BR | 3 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 3 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 3 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Guilin, CN | 3 |
| Instituto do Meio Ambientelocation not on record | 3 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 3 |
| Córdoba, AR | 3 |
| Baroda, IN | 3 |
| Stockholm, SE | 3 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record | 2 |
| Blumenau, BR | 2 |
| Phoenix, US | 2 |
| Vancouver, CA | 2 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 2 |
| Kagoshima, JP | 2 |
| Durban, ZA | 2 |
| Seropédica, BR | 2 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFRRJlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Iquitos, PE | 2 |
| Riobamba, EC | 2 |
| Barcelona, ES | 2 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 2 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 2 |
| Lima, PE | 2 |
| Cusco, PE | 2 |
| Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record | 2 |
| Corvallis, US | 2 |
| EL PASO, US | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 2 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 2 |
| Quito, EC | 2 |
| Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)location not on record | 2 |
| VALElocation not on record | 1 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 1 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFPIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 1 |
| Universidad Surcolombiana (USCO)location not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 1 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record | 1 |
| Teresina, BR | 1 |
| San Isidro, AR | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 1 |
| Brasília, BR | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Sendai, JP | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| UNISANTAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Paleontological Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 1 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 1 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 1 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 1 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 1 |
| BClocation not on record | 1 |
| HAWlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de las Américas, Pueblalocation not on record | 1 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 1 |
| Guatemala, GT | 1 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 1 |
| Santarém, BR | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record | 1 |
| INBIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Pamplona (UPamplona)location not on record | 1 |
| Kochi, JP | 1 |
| UFAClocation not on record | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 1 |
| Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record | 1 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developement Rurallocation not on record | 1 |
| Nishihara, JP | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 1 |
| UFVJMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Pelotas, BR | 1 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 1 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| MAlocation not on record | 1 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 1 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Kalanchoe pinnata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.