About Kalanchoe orgyalis Baker
Kalanchoe orgyalis Baker is a perennial, heavily branched shrub that grows to heights of 1 to 2 meters. The entire plant is covered with characteristic star-shaped hairs. Its upright shoots are strong and branched, while young shoots bear long hairs. The tough, densely long-haired leaf petiole is gray-green to reddish-brown on its upper surface, and green to silver on its underside. The 5 to 15 millimeter long leaf stalk is grooved. The leaf blade ranges in shape from ovate, ovate-spatulate and elliptical to lanceolate, and is often folded into a gutter shape. Leaf blades are 5 to 15 centimeters long and 3.5 to 10 centimeters wide, with a pointed tip, a narrowed base, and an entire leaf margin. This species is endemic to southern and southwestern Madagascar, where it grows between bushes on rocky outcrops and in dry soils.
