bryophyllum

[ brahy-uh-fil-uh m ]

/ ˌbraɪ əˈfɪl əm /

any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.

Origin of bryophyllum

< New Latin (1805), originally a genus name, equivalent to bryo- bryo- + Greek phýllon leaf

brynhild, brynza, bryo-, bryology, bryony, bryophyllum, bryophyte, bryozoa, bryozoan, brython, brythonic

When a piece of the stem of Bryophyllum is cut off and its leaves are removed, the two apical buds will grow out first.

The Organism as a Whole |Jacques Loeb
The production of leaf-buds from 327 leaves sometimes occurs as in Bryophyllum, and many plants of the order Gesneraceae.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 |Various
In both these respects the shoot of Bryophyllum and the flower stalk of Nymphæa give good results.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
In some genera of flowering plants, and notably in Bryophyllum, little plants form on various parts of the leaves.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 |Various

Eight different determinations are given, three for Bryophyllum and five for Nymphæa.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose