Myrica L. (Myricaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_odoraromatic
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent or leaf
twigcomplex_hair_typepeltate
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig or clustered at twig end
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_sectionflattened or diamond
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shapetapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperounded or acute
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveflat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglesubperpendicular or medium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat or sunken
leaftertiary_vein_formreticulate
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandslaminar glands
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualityat least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious or dioecious
flowerpeduncleabsent
flowerflower_sizemicroscopic
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent or present
flowercolumn_typeandrophore
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthabsent
malestamen_number2-4
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingfascicled
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number2
femalelocule_number1
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes2
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typedrupe
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple1
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent or present
infofield_charactersflowers in catkins; no perianth; leaves usually toothed