Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or cream or yellow or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorwhite or red or brown
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent or present
boleexudate_colorwhite or red
boleexudate_abundancespotty or flowing
boleexudate_darkeningno
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent or leaf or twig
twigcomplex_hair_typepeltate or stellate
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig or clustered at twig end
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid
stipulestipule_fringeabsent
stipulestipule_sizeminute or conspicuous
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous
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 or swollen at base
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen or kneed
leafpetiole_cross_sectiongrooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus or heterophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperounded or acute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous or shining
leafprimary_venationpinnate or actinopinnate
leafbasal_vein_originbasal or suprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsall less than half or few more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots or laminar glands
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or laminar margin or basal laminar or apex of petiole
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecydioecious
flowerpeduncleabsent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent or present
flowerdisk_positionstamens inside (extrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C or K only
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedomfree
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presenceabsent or present
flowerpetal_number4/5/6
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merypolystemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number3
femalelocule_number3
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined or free and multiple
femalestyle_number3
femalestigma_lobes6
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
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_characterstwo glands usually found at lamina base; large variation in leaf shape on a single shoot common; leaves often turn conspicuously red before falling