Gnetum L. (Gnetaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs or climbers
bolebuttressesabsent
bolebole_formhooped or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete
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 or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapetapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formreticulate
leaframified_branchingadmedial
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecydioecious
flowerpeduncleabsent
flowerflower_sizemicroscopic or to about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic or zygomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthabsent or present
flowerperianth_typeK only
flowersepal_number1
flowersepal_freedomfused
flowersepals_calyptrateno
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presenceabsent
malestamen_number1/100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscenceshort slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsolitary
femalecarpel_number1
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typedrupe
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingspresent
seedseed_number_and_multiple1
seedseed_sizeto about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_characterssecondary veins form two sets of loops near margin. Smaller veins branch without rejoining toward the midrib. Secondary veins are very widely spaced.