Hernandia L. (Hernandiaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs or climbers
bolebuttressesabsent
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or gray
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
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_lengthquarter to half or more than half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf or peltate
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or flattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationactinopinnate or actinodromous
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 or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsall less than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formweakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandspellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeT only
flowertepal_number3-63-5(-6) in males; 4-6 in females
malestamen_number3-5(-6)
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleisomerous_stamen_positionalternisepalous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed or dorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencevalves
femaleovary_positioninferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsolitary
femalecarpel_number1
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapedistinctive
femalestigma_formpeltate
fruitcommon_fruit_typedrupe
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissuein or on a fleshy perianth
fruitfruit_wingsabsent or present
seedseed_number_and_multiple1
seedseed_sizeto about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersstamens with two glands at the base; filaments opening by valves; ovary inferior; fruit in a cupule; smaller vein orders make very regular neat polygons