Faurea Beechwoods to the north ...

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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