Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent or leaf or twig
twigcomplex_hair_typescale
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionopposite
twigleaf_planetwo planes
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter or quarter to half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
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 or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationacrodromous
leafbasal_vein_originbasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
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_anglevery steep
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or eucamptodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat or not visible
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or laminar margin
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm or to about 3 cm or to about to about 0.5 cmmicroscopic cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic or irregular
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumpresent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number(4-)5(-6)
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencecaducous or persistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number(4-)5(-6)
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number8-12
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merydiplostemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positioninferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number4-6
femalelocule_number4-6
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule or berry
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple100
seedseed_sizebarely visible
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersleaves 3-7 nerved; flowers showy; fruit a fleshy berry