Pternandra Jack (Melastomataceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_sizeshort
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorcream or orange or red or gray or brown or black
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorcream or yellow or green or orange or red or brown
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled or winged
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionopposite
twigleaf_planeone plane or two planes
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter
leafpetiole_wingednot winged or winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or fleshy
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planerevolute
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte or shining
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationacrodromous
leafbasal_vein_originsuprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_abovesunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglevery steep
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent or admedial
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point or unbranched or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitspresent
inflortype_of_inflorescence_unitheads or umbels
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm or to about 3 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumpresent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number4
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number4
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number8
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
femalelocule_number4
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_multiple100
seedseed_sizebarely visible or less than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermabsent
infofield_charactersstipule-like structures seen under leaves; calyx tube with warty appendages; 4-loculed; berry with numerous small seeds