» Key to families, genera and some species (download pdf 560 kb)

A botanical key is a series of choices that help you identify an unknown plant. This key uses vegetative characteristics such as leaves, bark, etc. because flowers and/or fruit are often not present.

Keys to genera / species / subspecies / varieties in:

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▽ Acacia and Faidherbia ▽ Acacia hebeclada ▽ Acacia mellifera ▽ Acacia tortilis ▽ Adenolobus pechuelii ▽ Adenolobus ▽ Albizia ▽ Aloaceae ▽ Anacardiaceae ▽ Annonaceae ▽ Antidesma ▽ Apiaceae ▽ Apocynaceae ▽ Arecaceae ▽ Asteraceae ▽ Balanites ▽ Bauhinia ▽ Bauhinia petersiana ▽ Bignoniaceae ▽ Boraginaceae ▽ Boscia ▽ Cadaba ▽ Caesalpinia ▽ Caesalpinioideae ▽ Capparaceae ▽ Capparis ▽ Carissa ▽ Celastraceae ▽ Ceraria ▽ Combretaceae ▽ Combretum apiculatum ▽ Combretum collinum ▽ Combretum psidioides ▽ Combretum ▽ Commiphora ▽ Cordia ▽ Croton gratissimus ▽ Croton ▽ Cyphostemma ▽ Dalbergia ▽ Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana ▽ Diospyros ▽ Ebenaceae ▽ Ectadium ▽ Ehretia namibiensis ▽ Ehretia ▽ Elephantorrhiza ▽ Entandrophragma ▽ Euclea ▽ Euphorbia ▽ Euphorbiaceae ▽ Fabaceae ▽ Ficus ▽ Flacourtiaceae ▽ Gardenia ▽ Gossypium ▽ Grewia ▽ Gymnosporia ▽ Heteromorpha ▽ Kirkia ▽ Lamiaceae ▽ Lannea schweinfurthii ▽ Lannea ▽ Lycium ▽ Maerua ▽ Malvaceae ▽ Markhamia ▽ Meliaceae ▽ Mimosoideae ▽ Ochna ▽ Olacaceae ▽ Oleaceae ▽ Ozoroa ▽ Pachypodium ▽ Papilionoideae ▽ Pavetta ▽ Philenoptera ▽ Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia ▽ Pterocarpus ▽ Rhamnaceae ▽ Rhigozum ▽ Rubiaceae ▽ Rutaceae ▽ Salicaceae ▽ Sapindaceae ▽ Scrophulariaceae ▽ Searsia ▽ Sesamothamnus ▽ Sesbania ▽ Sterculia ▽ Sterculiaceae ▽ Stoeberia ▽ Strophanthus ▽ Strychnos ▽ Syzygium ▽ Terminalia ▽ Tinnea ▽ Urticaceae ▽ Vangueria ▽ Vitex ▽ Ximenia ▽ Zygophyllaceae ▽ Zygophyllum