Duabanga Buch.-Ham. (Lythraceae)

bolehabitemergent trees or large trees 30+ m or small trees
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_and_root_typeconcave
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow or brown
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionopposite
twigleaf_planeone plane
stipulestipulesabsent
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
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_abovesunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglesubperpendicular or medium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent or all less than half or few more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitspresent
inflortype_of_inflorescence_unitcorymbs
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 3 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumpresent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number4-8
flowersepal_freedomfree or partially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescenceaccrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number4-8
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalksclawed
flowerpetal_marginentire or lobed
malestamen_number12-100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merydiplostemonous or triplostemonous or polystemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionpartly inferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number4-8
femalelocule_number4-8
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes4-8
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_multiple100
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_characterslarge trees with or without buttresses; leaves simple and opposite; stipules absent; inflorescences terminal corymbs; 4-8 calyx lobes; fruit a capsule with numerous small seeds; seeds tailed be extended testa; thick intramarginal vein running parallel to leaf margin.