Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
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Fruit [not vouchered]. CC-BY J.L. Dowe
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Leaves [not vouchered]. CC-BY J.L. Dowe
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Habit, leaves and fruit [not vouchered]. CC-BY J.L. Dowe
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Herbarium specimen. © CSIRO
Family
Oken, L. (1841) Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande 3(3): 1966.
Common name
Air Plant; Mother of Millions
Stem
Stems succulent, glabrous, ± glaucous; stems hollow, 50-200 cm tall, rarely branched; producing vegetatively by adventitious shoots from base.
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Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
Natural History & Notes
Plants contain bufadienolide cardiac glycosides that can cause cardiac poisoning, particularly in grazing animals (McKenzie 1986 & 1987).
Synonyms
Cotyledon pinnata Lam., Encyclopedie Methodique, Botanique 2: 141(1783), Type: LIsle de France.
RFK Code
4041
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