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Kalmia - Laurel
by Steven Clemants
Not peer reviewed
Last modified: 01/11/2005
Nomenclature
Kalmia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 391. 1753. Gen. Pl. 185. 1754. Chamaedaphne Catesby ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388. 1891, nom. illeg. (Art. 53.1). TYPE: Kalmia latifolia L., designated by Britton (1908).
Key to the species of Kalmia
1. Leaves in whorls of 3; sepals glandular setose...Kalmia angustifolia
1. Leaves
opposite; sepals glabrous...2
2. Leaves lanceolate, over 1 cm broad...Kalmia latifolia
2. Leaves linear,
less than 0.5 cm broad...Kalmia polifolia