Bruniaceae DC.
Creators: name: Claßen-Bockhoff, Regine
name: Oliver, Edward G. H.
name: Hall, Anthony V.
name: Quint, Marcus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Bruniales
Bruniaceae

description: BRUNIACEAE R. Br. ex DC. <b>Key to the tribes, genera, and subgenera (see Figs. 2–4)</b> 1. Anthers apically ending in a conspicuous sterile tip (Linconieae).......................................... 1. <i>Linconia</i> 1. Anther apex without a sterile tip.......................... 2 2. Thecae connate along their entire length; anthers not versatile; stomata often surrounded by cuticular rim (Audouinieae)................................................... 3 2. Thecae free at their base; anthers versatile; stomata never surrounded by cuticular rim (Brunieae).................. 4 3. Flowers arranged in spike-like clusters, each flower on a bracteate short-shoot; flower pedicels present; stomata surrounded by cuticular rim................. 2. <i>Audouinia</i> 3. Flowers solitary, each on a leafy shoot or bracteate short shoot (only in <i>Thamnea tere</i> s); flowerpedicelsabsent (except <i>T.hirtella</i>); stomata rarelysurrounded by cuticular rim (only in <i>T. teres</i>)................................ 3. <i>Thamnea</i> 4. Styles 2, united; inflorescences with basipetal flowering sequence........................................... 4. <i>Staavia</i> 4. Styles 1 or 2, free; flowering sequence not as above.... 5 5. Pollen 3-colporate; stamens exserted; inflorescences laterally arranged..................................... 5. <i>Berzelia</i> 5. Pollen 5- to 10-colporate; stamensshorterthancorolla (except <i>Brunia</i> subg. <i>Brunia</i>); terminal inflorescence usually present....................... 6. <i>Brunia</i> → 6 for subgenera 6. Stamens exserted; petals with 2 narrowly associated ridges.................................. 6.1 <i>B.</i> subg. <i>Brunia</i> 6. Stamens included; petals different from above.......... 7 7. Petalbulgesformingathickcushionwithverticalsubdivision; petals free, less than 5 mm long..................... 8 7. Petal bulges reduced or absent; petals postgenitally fused with filaments, more than 5 mm long........................................................ 6.5 <i>B.</i> subg. <i>Lonchostoma</i> 8. Leaves erect-spreading...... 6.2 <i>B.</i> subg. <i>Pseudobaeckea</i> 8. Leaves appressed to partly imbricate..................... 9 9. Inflorescences usually larger than 5 mm in diameter; leaves hairy (except <i>B. angulata</i>, <i>B.microphylla</i>)................................................. 6.3 <i>B.</i> subg. <i>Raspalia</i> 9. Inflorescences usually 2–4 mm in diameter or flowers solitary (<i>B. bullata</i>, <i>B. callunoides</i>); leaves glabrous....................................... 6.4 <i>B.</i> subg. <i>Mniothamnea</i>
description: Published as part of <i>Claßen-Bockhoff, Regine, Oliver, Edward G. H., Hall, Anthony V. &amp; Quint, Marcus, 2019, A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data, pp. 1138-1155 in TAXON 60 (4)</i> on page 1144, DOI: 10.1002/tax.604016, http://zenodo.org/record/7590433