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'''Bryophyllum''' is a plant genus of the Crassulaceae family. There are about forty species in the group, . It is native originally of to South Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. The group is notable for vegetatively growing small plantlets on the fringes of the leaves.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cold with candy sugar}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Cardiac problem}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gandukalinga|sa=Parn beej, Raktakusum|ta=Malaikkalli, Runakkalli|hi=Jakh me hayat|ml=Elamarunna|en=Life plant, Cathedral Bells}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple or pinnate|ellipticElliptic|They are fleshy, oppositely arranged, with a crenate margin, flattened, and the number of leaflets present varies from one near the base of the stems to three or five. Venation obscure.}}
===Flower===
{{Flower|bellBell-shaped|up to 7 cm long|yellowishYellowish-green or pale green|8|flowers Flowers are arranged in branched clusters at the tips of the stems}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|papery Papery and membranous|15 mm long|with With four slender compartments (i.e. carpels). They generally remain enclosed within the old flower parts and contain numerous minute, slender, brownish-coloured seeds||}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Very easily propagated from the planlets that grow on the leaf margins. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Season to grow== ==Required Ecosystem/Climate== ==Kind of soil needed==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/ayurvedic-plant-bryophyllum-pinnatum-uses-and-pics/ Bryophyllum pinnatum uses and pics]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/bryophyllum_pinnatum.htm Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="UsesCommon names">[http://www.homeremediessflowersofindia.comnet/ayurvedic-plant-bryophyllum-pinnatum-uses-and-picscatalog/ " Bryophyllum pinnatum uses and pics"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/dataslides/media/Html/bryophyllum_pinnatumAir%20Plant.htm "Cultivation"html Local names]</ref>
</references>
