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Proteas of East Africa
Kenya, Tanzania and the Rift Valley as modified from Brummit and Marner.
1. Shrubs or trees, stems branched , taller than 1.5 m goto 2
1' Multistemmed shrubs, stems mostly unbranched, usually less than 1.5 m tall goto 11
2. Tepal limb hairless (or with very few hairs at base) goto 3
2' Tepal limb with long shaggy hairs (when young - may be confined to tip in old, open flowers) goto 5
3. Leaf stalked, 10-40 mm wide Pr petiolaris
3' Leaf stalkless, if stalked then 30-110 mm wide goto 4
4. Leaf 25-110 mm wide, tepal claw more hairy than limb Pr madiensis
4' Leaf 12-36 mm wide, tepal claw as hairy as limb Pr caffra
5. Bract mainly hairless, sometimes hairy at base goto 6
5' Bract densely hairy, sometimes aging to hairless at tip goto 9
6. Leaf 20-40 mm wide, 3-5 X longer than wide goto 7
6' Leaf 13-27 mm wide, 4-12 X longer than wide goto 8
7. Bract and tepal pink to red, flowerhead funnel-shaped Pr rubrobracteata
7' Bract green to pink, flowerhead opening to bowl-shaped, tepal white Pr wentzeliana
8. Tepal limb 11-16 mm long, leaf 3-6 X longer than wide, bract open to horizontal Pr caffra
8' Tepal limb 17-31 mm long, leaf 5-12 X longer than broad, bract collapsing on opening Pr rupestris
9. Leaf hairless and often glaucous, tepal limb 18-39 mm long Pr angolensis
9' Leaf hairless, 5-10 X longer than wide, tepal limb 8-25 mm long Pr gaguedi
9" Leaf 1.5-6 X longer than wide, hairy when young goto 10
10. Bract and tepal limb with rusty-brown-orange, dense-short hairs, leaf hairy but hairs not curly Pr welwitschii
10' Bract and tepal limb with long grey hairs, leaf with minute curly hairs Go back to 7 (do not pass go)
11. Tepal limb 14-30 mm long goto 12
11' Tepal limb 4.5-14 mm long goto 14
12. Leaf 20-60 mm wide, hairless Pr angolensis
12' Leaf 8-25 mm wide, hairy when young goto 13
13. Stem with soft hairs pressed flat, aging to hairless, with 2-3 years leaves on stem Pr baumii
13' Stem annual, with long spreading hairs Pr micans
14. Flowerhead 30-45 mm across, tepal 15-20 mm long goto 15
14' Flowerhead 40-110 mm across, tepal 25-60 mm long goto 16
15.Stem, leaf, bract & tepal limb hairy Pr heckmanniana
15.Stem, leaf, bract & tepal limb hairless Pr linearifolia
16. Bracts nearly hairless except for fringes goto 17
16' Bracts with flat-pressed hairs, becoming patchy goto 20
17. Leaf 3 mm wide, linear, stems vertical Pr kibarensis
17' Leaf 6-55 mm wide, stems creeping to erect goto 18
18. Stem erect, 0.6-1.3 m tall, lasting three years, tepals white Pr wentzeliana
18' Stems creeping or erect, up to 0.4 m long, annual, tepals mainly pink goto 19
19. Leaf 2-5 X longer than wide, flower 30 mm long, tepal claw 10 mm long, almost hairless Pr praticola
19' Leaf 4-11 X longer than wide, flower 30-40 mm long, tepal claw 15-25 mm long, shaggy haired Pr humifusa
20. Tepal pink Pr micans
20' Tepal white goto 21
21. Leaf 10-20 mm wide, stem annual, 0.3-0.9 m long Pr micans
21' Leaf 20-55 mm wide, stem lasting three years, 0.6-1.6 m long Pr wentzeliana
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