Hibiscus L. (Malvaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_and_root_typestraight
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorcream or green or red or brown
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsleaf 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
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree or joined
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig or encircling twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid or leafy
stipulestipule_fringeabsent
stipulestipule_sizeconspicuous
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous or persistent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthquarter 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_sectionterete or flattened
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected or dissected
leafdissection_typepalmately lobed
leafleaf_marginscrenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leafprimary_venationactinopinnate or actinodromous
leafbasal_vein_originbasal
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
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
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 or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 3 cm or to about to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm or more than to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent or present
flowercolumn_typeandrophore
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxpresent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number5
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingfascicled
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes or different sizes
malestamen_merypolystemonous
maleanther_locule_number1
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number5
femalelocule_number5-10
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes5
femalestigma_shapedistinctive
femalestigma_formpeltate
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule
fruitfruit_fleshinessnot fleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscencedehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple3-100
seedseed_sizebarely visible or less than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersflowers large and showy; stamens joined in a tube; style with five prominent stigmas