Of paddles, soup plates, and clubs: the taxonomy of the southern and southtropical African Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae; Kalanchoe subg. Kalanchoe) and its constituent species
Author
Smith, Gideon F.
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Phytotaxa
2022
2022-10-11
568
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.2
journal article
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10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.2
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Updated identification key to species included in
Kalanchoe
sect.
Raveta
, i.e., those species with large, obovate to round leaves and dense-flowered, club-shaped inflorescences
1a.
Leaves
basally distinctly auriculate ....................................................................................................................................
K. winteri
1b.
Leaves
basally cuneate, sometimes slightly flared ........................................................................................................................... 2
2b.
Plants
tomentose, rarely glabrous ...................................................................................................................................
K. montana
2a.
Plants
glabrous ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3a.
Corolla lobes
bright yellow .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
3b.
Corolla lobes
white, pale yellowish green, or pale pink to reddish ................................................................................................. 5
4a.
Corolla tubes
narrowly-urceolate,
9–10 mm
long; 8
anthers
exserted at anthesis ..........................................................
K. crouchii
4b.
Corolla tubes
cylindrical,
12–20 mm
long; 4
anthers
exserted at anthesis ..................................................................
K. thyrsiflora
5a.
Corolla lobes
pale pink to reddish ................................................................................................................................
K. benbothae
5b.
Corolla lobes
white or pale yellowish green .................................................................................................................................... 6
6a.
Nectar scales
cuneiform-quadrangular, 3-lobate above ......................................................................................................
K. luciae
6b.
Nectar scales
rectangular, distinctly wider than long, entire above ......................................................................................
K. wildi