Salacia L. (Celastraceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs or climbers
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow or orange or gray
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationspaced down twig
twigleaf_insertionalternate or opposite
twigleaf_planetwo planes or spiral
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid
stipulestipule_fringeabsent
stipulestipule_sizeminute
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous
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_sectiongrooved
leafpetiole_wrinklinglongitundinal or transverse
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginscrenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapetapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsall less than half or few 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_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or laminar margin
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axissingle point or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizemicroscopic or to about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal) or stamens on disk
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number3-5
flowersepal_freedomfree or partially joined or fused
flowersepals_calyptrateno or yes
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number(4-)5(-7)
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number2-3
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_meryanisomerous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscenceshort slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number(2-)3
femalelocule_number(2-)3
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
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_multiple1-100
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersusually lianas; sometimes small trees; leaves usually opposite; seeds embedded in a mucilage-like pulp