Mala madre / Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Greetings colleagues back with my work of photographic documentation, for this day I bring you a very unique plant of its kind, which we can have at home, gardens and any other natural space, as this plant has a very peculiar name "Mala madre", that is due in the form that gives their children or bud on their leaves in large quantities, This species is in the order of Kalanchoe is a native plant of Madagascar, but not everything ends here my friend reader, it is also important to know about it for its medicinal properties, because this crop is an excellent tranquilizer, anti-inflammatory and helps prevent kidney stones. The interesting thing about botany and plants is to know their properties and the benefit or contribution they offer, since every living being has a fundamental purpose in the ecosystem of the natural world.

Division:MagnoliophytaClass:MagnoliopsidaSubclass: Rosidae, Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae, Subfamily: Kalanchoideae, Genus:KalanchoeSpecies: K. daigremontiana Raym. Hamet & H. Perrier 1914, this crop has the property of producing new seedling shoots along the margin of its leaves, which detach and emit roots, it has been scientifically proven that this plant accumulates water in its leaves, to tolerate strong climatic conditions of extreme summers, Its leaves vary according to the care and where they are cultivated normally can measure between 15 to 20 cm, but have been recorded that exceed 30 to 35 cm, has that size because its leaves have small bulbous spurs, where the shoots of new plants arise. With respect to its flowering there are situations that bloom annually, but it also has the property of developing a terminal inflorescence.

in the field of medicine has served as a natural and pharmaceutical basis for anticancer, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antiallergic, as well as very effective for topical cures, the most fascinating thing is this species likes to be in dry, wet, rocky, gardens with large spaces.

Now well in my photographic work this species is the one that can be used with its benefits, but there is another variety as colorful leaves, that corresponds to K. daigremontiana is toxic, it contains a cardiac glycoside called daigremontianina.

Botanical Company: species, tips and secrets of urban gardening by Meena Ferrea, Cecilia Bernard, 2017.