Bryophyllum is a group of plant species of the family Crassulaceae native to Madagascar It is a section or subgenus within the genus Kalanchoe, and was formerly placed at the level of genus. This section is notable for vegetatively growing small plantlets on the fringes of the leaves these eventually drop off and root. These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches in the leaves.
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