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Cathedral Bells (katakatataka)
Bryophyllum pinnatum
7.07902, 125.6
Field Notes
Description:
Its green leaf can turned into peach orange color when exposed to much of the sunlight but still looking beautiful. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its leaves, a trait it has in common with the other members of the genus Bryophyllum.
Habitat:
Bryophyllum pinnatum has become naturalized in temperate regions of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Macaronesia, Mascarenes, Galapagos, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Hawaii. It is also widely distributed in the Philippines
Notes:
Bryophyllum pinnatum has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension.
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