Spondias L. (Anacardiaceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees or shrubs or climbers
bolebuttressesabsent or present
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorred or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_colorbrown
boleslash_laminationpresent
boleslash_odorabsent or aromatic or fruity
boleexudatepresent
boleexudate_colorclear or yellow
boleexudate_abundancespotty
boleexudate_darkeningyes
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete
twigleaf_locationclustered at twig end
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitycompound
leafcompound_leaf_formpinnate
leafcompound_leaf_pinnationimparipinnate
leafleaflet_positionopposite
leafrachis_lengthlonger than longest leaflet
leafrachis_glandsabsent
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter
leafpetiole_wingednot winged or winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionterete or flattened
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate or toothed
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte
leafprimary_venationpinnate
leafprimary_vein_abovesharply ridged or roundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglesubperpendicular or medium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formweakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent or papillose
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary
inflorinflorescence_axisbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number(4-)5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number(4-)5
flowerpetal_fusionfree at base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number(8-)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_number(4-)5
femalelocule_number1-5
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined or free and multiple
femalestyle_number(4-)5
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
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
infofield_charactersincludes Spondias. Leaves compound; the leaflets opposite to sub-opposite; leaflets generally with a distinct intramarginal vein; mango smell from crushed parts; styles generally 5 and free; endocarp of drupe woody; stylar scar visible at fruit apex