Colubrina Rich. ex Brongn. (Rhamnaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_sizeshort
bolebole_formcylindrical or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorred or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow 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 or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planeone plane
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid
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_sectiongrooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leafprimary_venationactinopinnate
leafbasal_vein_originbasal or suprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_abovesunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_abovesunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium or very steep
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or brochidodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandslaminar margin
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumpresent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedomfree
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number5
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalksclawed
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number5
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleisomerous_stamen_positionalternisepalous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionpartly inferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number3(-4)
femalelocule_number3(-4)
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1-4
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule
fruitfruit_fleshinessnot fleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscencedehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple3(-4)
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilpresent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersleaves generally distichous; trinerved with ladder like tertiary venation; ovary semi-inferior; fruit on a long stalk