TABLE 1 in Revisiting the nomenclature and taxonomy of the Malagasy Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, and description of K. fedtschenkoi var. boiteaui (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae)

TABLE 1. Differences—mostly qualitative rather than quantitative—between the autonymic K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoi and what in the present paper is described as K. fedtschenkoi var. boiteaui, as recorded by Boiteau & Mannoni (1949c: 73–74) and Boiteau & Allorge-Boiteau (1995: 105). Both Boiteau & Mannoni (1949c: 73–74) and Boiteau & AllorgeBoiteau (1995: 105) referred to material of K. fedtschenkoi var. boiteaui as “ K. fedtschenkoi var. isalensis ”, nom. inval. “ K.” = “ Kalanchoe ”.
#CharacterK. fedtschenkoi var. boiteauiK. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoiA.Vegetative1.Leaf clustering along stems and branchesDenser than in K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoiDense in young plants, more widely dispersed with age2.Crenulations at leaf apexTwo only> two3.Leaf width (mm)Less than in K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoiUp to 404.Surface pruinosityLess than in K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoiPruinose-waxyB.Reproductive5.Peduncle lengthLonger than in K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoiShorter than in K. fedtschenkoi var. isalensis6.Flower length (mm)Longer than in K. fedtschenkoi var. fedtschenkoi18–217.Flower colourPink infused with yellowOrange, longitudinally infused with yellow in centre of petal