Key to Faurea in Tropical East Africa
- 1' Leaves usually more than 35 mm broad, venation prominent, with coarse curly spreading indumentum always present on the undersurface and sometimes very dense; perianth usually 20-25 mm long .... Faurea rochetiana Broadleaf Beechwood
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1" Leaves usually less than 35 mm. broad, without curly spreading hairs; perianth less than 15 mm. long ... goto 2
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2' Leaves distinctly petiolate ... goto 3
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2" Leaves sessile or subsessile ... goto 4
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3' Leaves usually 5-6 times longer than broad, sometimes subfalcate, glaucous green beneath; inflorescence terminal, greyish pubescent ... Faurea saligna African Beechwood
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3" Leaves up to 4 times as long as broad, concolorous, margins undulate, veins red; inflorescence terminal or axillary, shortly rusty pubescent ... Faurea wentzeliana Rift Valley Beechwood
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4' Leaves usually more than 25 mm broad, almost entirely glabrous except for a few long weak hairs towards base on lower surface ... Faurea delevoyi River Beechwood
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4" Leaves usually not more than 25 mm broad, with both appressed and spreading hairs, especially on the undersurface ... goto 4
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5' Leaves broadest in the lower half, suddenly contracted at the base, with appressed grey hairs towards base of midrib on the upper surface; flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate; penanth up to 13 mm long .... Faurea arborea Montane Beechwood
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5" Leaves broadest near the middle, gradually tapered to the base, with dense spreading hairs towards base of midrib on upper surface; flowers sessile; perianth ± 9 mm Iong ... Faurea intermedia Smallflower Beechwood
Posted on
February 5, 2024 12:40 PM
by
tonyrebelo
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(Faurea usambarensis Usambara Beechwood not in East Africa)
Currently a synonym of F. saligna
Historically distinguished from F. saligna, Harv., by the shorter and somewhat thicker leaves, as well as by larger and denser inflorescence.
Species in Madagascar
Faurea forficuliflora Madagascar Beechwood
Faurea coriacea Robust Beechwood
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