Cordia L. (Boraginaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent or leaf
twigcomplex_hair_typestellate
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
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 or more than half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperounded or acute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate or actinopinnate
leafbasal_vein_originsuprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent or present
leafdomatia_typehair tufts
leafdomatia_distributionalong midrib
leafleaf_glandsabsent or papillose
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 3 cm or to about to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number3/5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent or accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number5(-8)
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number(4-)5(-8)
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleisomerous_stamen_positionoppositisepalous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number2
femalelocule_number4
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes4
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typedrupe
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple1-4
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm or to about less than 5 mmbarely visible cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersexstipulate spirally arranged leaves; style divided above into 4 branches