Stats

Lifespan

20-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Dry forest

Range

Madagascar

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Vulnerable

About

Velvet-leaf, also known as mongy, rongy, and tavitavy, is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. It is notable for its extremely large, glossy, and velvety leaves, which can grow up to 2 meters in length and 1 meter in width.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Crassulaceae

Genus

Kalanchoe

Species

Kalanchoe beharensis