Maesa Forssk. (Myrsinaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs or climbers
bolebuttressesabsent
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or green or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
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_sectiongrooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_abovesharply ridged or roundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveflat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent or all less than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent or exmedial
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots or laminar glands
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary
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_typeK+C
flowersepal_number(4-)5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent or accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number(4-)5
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number(4-)5
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleisomerous_stamen_positionalternisepalous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionpartly inferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number4-5
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typeberry
fruitfruit_fleshinessnot fleshy or fleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple100
seedseed_sizebarely visible or less than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersflowers with two bracts at the base; ovary appears half inferior