Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Lecythidaceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_and_root_typestilt
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical or hooped or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorwhite or yellow or orange or red
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled or winged
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig or clustered at twig end
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter or quarter to half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged or winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base or swollen half length
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved or diamond
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal or transverse
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperetuse or rounded or acute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous or shining
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_abovesharply ridged or roundly raised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsall less than half or few more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or laminar margin
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary or branch or trunk
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent or present
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpeduncleabsent or present
flowerflower_sizeto about 3 cm or to about to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm or more than to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number2-6
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent or accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number4-6
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire or fringed
malestamen_number100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingfascicled
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merypolystemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positioninferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number2-42 or 4
femalelocule_number2-4
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapedistinctive
femalestigma_formcapitate
fruitcommon_fruit_typedrupe
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts or in or on a fleshy hypanthium
fruitfruit_wingsabsent or present
seedseed_number_and_multiple1
seedseed_sizeto about 1 cm or to about less than 5 mmbarely visible cm or more than less than 5 mmbarely visible cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersfruits generally four angled or winged; especially when young - watch out for great variation in vegetative parts