[1] It is a succulent commonly known as copper spoons due to its leaf shape.

The perennial Kalanchoe orgyalis is a heavily branched shrub that reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters, which is covered with characteristic, star-shaped hairs.

The tough, densely long-haired, petiole is gray-green to reddish-brown on the upper side and green to silver on the underside.

The urn-shaped to square corolla is very fleshy, yellow, glabrous or long-haired.

The plant is endemic to southern and southwestern Madagascar, where it grows between bushes on rocky outcrops and dry soils.