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Miracle leaf (Bryophyllum pinnatum sepals)

Description

Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the air plant, cathedral bells, life plant, miracle leaf, and Goethe plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar, which is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas. It 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 its genus. It is a succulent, perennial plant, about 1m tall, with a fleshy cylindrical stem and a reddish color for the youngest and it flowers most of the year. The specific epithet "pinnata" is the declination of the Latin pinnatus, meaning "winged, pinnate".

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

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        • Class:

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Saxifragales