Kalanchoe   Adanson (1763)
Chinese Kalan Cauhuy = 'that which falls and grows'

Kalanchoe includes 139 species of leafy succulents from South and East Africa, Arabia into S.E Asia. Kalanchoe includes the obsolete genus Bryophyllum which is often used on labels.
 
Kalanchoe produce panicles of pendulous bells or upright clusters of many small brightly coloured flowers. Many hybrids are distributed through the nursery trade as attractive, undemanding flowering houseplants with single or double flowers in yellows to reds. (Right)

Kalanchoe daigremontiana produces small plantlets on the edges of its serrated leaves.
K. delagoensis (K. tubiflora) produces small plantlets on the tips of its narrow elongated leaves.
The above two species on a sales table are instantly attractive to children, but otherwise can be a menace in a collection as the plantlets root in every nearby pot. A large plant produces an attractive cluster of orange flowers which is worth waiting for.
 
Cultivation: Many species and hybrids are easy to grow in a free-draining gritty compost on a sunny window ledge. Water weekly with a little of any balanced house plant fertiliser during the growing season. It may be necessary to tie plants to a cane and grow in a heavy (clay) pot for stability.
Kalanchoe tolerate cool, frost-free conditions during the winter if kept dry. Mealy bugs and vine weevils can be discouraged with a systemic insecticide based on Imidacloprid e.g. Provado Vine Weevil Killer. Crassulaceae are generally intolerant of Malathion.
Many species can be propagated from stem cuttings, or in some species from plantlets forming along the leaves.