Casearia Jacq. (Salicaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_and_root_typeconcave
bolebuttress_sizeshort
bolebole_formcylindrical or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionangled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planeone plane
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid or leafy
stipulestipule_fringeabsent
stipulestipule_sizeminute
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent or present
leafdomatia_typepit-like
leafdomatia_distributionacross lamina
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or laminar margin
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK only
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedomfree
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presenceabsent
malestamen_number8-10
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingfascicled
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merydiplostemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscenceshort slits or long slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number2-3
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapedistinctive
femalestigma_formcapitate
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule
fruitfruit_fleshinessnot fleshy or fleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscencedehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple10-100
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_characterspetiole not kneed; margin usually toothed; flowers small and axillary; fruit ribbed when dry and with the persistent calyx