Homalanthus A.Juss. (Euphorbiaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees
bolebuttressesabsent
bolebole_formhooped
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or cream or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow or green
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudatepresent
boleexudate_colorwhite
boleexudate_abundancespotty or flowing
boleexudate_darkeningno
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig or clustered at twig end
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formleafy
stipulestipule_fringeabsent
stipulestipule_sizeconspicuous
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous
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
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leaflower_leaf_surfaceglaucous
leafprimary_venationpinnate or actinopinnate or actinodromous
leafbasal_vein_originsuprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat or sunken
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 or all less than half or few more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or basal laminar or apex of petiole
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious or dioecious
flowerpeduncleabsent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK only
flowersepal_number2
flowersepal_freedomfree
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presenceabsent
malestamen_number6-10
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merytriplostemonous or polystemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number2
femalelocule_number2
femalestyle_presencefree and multiple
femalestyle_number2
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent or dehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple2
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilpresent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_characterssmall trees; white latex from cut parts; leaves as long as broad with a delicate appearance; flowers in terminal spikes; fruits bilobed
infoscoring_decisionsscored as aril present (GE - fleshy arillus partly to completely covering the seed)