Frankenia, L.

Manning, J. C. & Helme, N. A., 2014, Frankenia fruticosa (Frankeniaceae), a new dwarf shrub from the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South African Journal of Botany 91 (10), pp. 84-87 : 84-85

3.1. Key to species of Frankenia in southern Africa

1a. Gnarled dwarf shrublet; leaves 1.5–2.5 mm long, densely scabridulous above; calyx ribs densely puberulous; petal blade scarcely wider than claw; ovules six, basal–parietal… F. fruticosa

1b. Prostrate or sprawling herbs or softly woody shrublets; leaves 3–7 mm long, glabrous above; calyx ribs glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petal blade wider than claw; ovules numerous, 20–45, parietal:

2a. Prostrate annual or rarely perennial herb; leaves petiolate with petiole ± 1 mm long, blade ovate to lanceolate; flowers scattered and solitary in forks of branches; petals ± 5 mm long… F. pulverulenta

2b. Prostrate or sprawling perennials or shrublets; leaves subsessile, allantoid (sausage-shaped); flowers in terminal dichasia; petals 9–11 mm long:

3a. Prostrate perennial with short, erect branches; calyx ribs coarsely pubescent; stamens as long as petals; South Africa:Northern, Western and Eastern Cape … F. repens

3b. Sprawling shrublet; calyx glabrous; stamens shorter than petals: Namibia: Luderitz… F. pomonensis