Litsea Lam. (Lauraceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical or hooped or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or green or red or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorcream or yellow or green or orange or red or gray
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent or aromatic
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionalternate or opposite
twigleaf_planeone plane or two planes or spiral
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter or quarter to half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged or winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base or swollen half length or swollen full length
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or flattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planerevolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperounded or acute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous or shining
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium or very steep
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent or all less than half or few more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionleaf-opposed or branch or trunk
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point or unbranched or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitspresent
inflortype_of_inflorescence_unitheads or umbels
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractspresent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecydioecious
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizemicroscopic or to about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeT only
flowertepal_number0-6
malestamen_number9-12
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merymore but not a perianth whorl multiple
maleanther_locule_number4
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencevalves
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsolitary
femalecarpel_number1
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typeberry
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissuein or on a fleshy perianth
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple1
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersinflorescence enclosed by involucral bracts; dioecious; anthers four celled and all introrse; perianth much enlarged and covering all or part of the fruit