Protium Burm.f. (Burseraceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent
bolebuttress_and_root_typestilt
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorwhite or red or brown
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorresinous
boleexudateabsent or present
boleexudate_colorclear
boleexudate_abundancespotty
boleexudate_darkeningno
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
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_complexitycompound
leafcompound_leaf_formpinnate
leafcompound_leaf_pinnationimparipinnate
leafleaflet_positionopposite
leafrachis_lengthless than longest leaflet or equal to longest leaflet or longer than longest leaflet
leafrachis_glandsabsent
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen or kneed
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklinglongitundinal or transverse
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveflat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formweakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceparallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual or at least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number4-5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number8-10
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number8/10
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merydiplostemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number3-5
femalelocule_number3-5
femalestyle_presenceabsent or solitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes3
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_multiple1-5
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersflowers 4-5-merous with twice as many stamens as sepals or petals; calyx persistent but not accrescent