Pouteria Aubl. (Sapotaceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_and_root_typestilt
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical or fluted
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_coloryellow or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorwhite or yellow or red
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudatepresent
boleexudate_colorwhite
boleexudate_abundancespotty or flowing
boleexudate_darkeningno
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent or present
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
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 or quarter to half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged or winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat or crisped or revolute
leafleaf_base_shapetapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperetuse or rounded or acute
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or brochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingadmedial
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary or leaf-opposed or branch or trunk
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual or at least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizemicroscopic or to about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedomfree
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number5
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number5
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationadnate to perianth
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryisomerous
maleisomerous_stamen_positionalternisepalous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed or dorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number5
femalelocule_number5
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typeberry
fruitfruit_fleshinessfleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscenceindehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent
seedseed_number_and_multiple1-5
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm or to about less than 5 mmbarely visible cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent or present
infofield_characterstrees; sometimes tall; with plank buttresses; flowers 5-merous; endosperm absent