Sterculia L. (Malvaceae)

bolehabitlarge trees 30+ m or small trees or shrubs
bolebuttressespresent
bolebuttress_and_root_typeconcave or convex or flying or stilt or straight
bolebuttress_sizeshort or tall
bolebole_formcylindrical or hooped
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorwhite or orange or gray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
boleslash_coloryellow or red or brown
boleslash_laminationabsent
boleslash_odorabsent
boleexudateabsent or present
boleexudate_colorclear
boleexudate_abundancespotty
boleexudate_darkeningno
twigterminal_buds_enclosed_by_leavesno
twigclumped_hairsabsent
twigcomplex_hairsabsent or leaf or twig
twigcomplex_hair_typepeltate or stellate
twigstinging_hairsabsent
twigmature_twig_indumentumabsent or present
twigtwig_indumentum_densitysparse or dense
twigtwig_cross_sectionterete or angled
twigleaf_locationclustered at twig end
twigleaf_insertionalternate
twigleaf_planespiral
stipulestipulespresent
stipulestipule_freedomfree
stipulestipule_typelateral
stipulestipule_on_twignot encirlcing twig
stipulestipule_formdeltoid or leafy
stipulestipule_fringeabsent or present
stipulestipule_sizeminute or conspicuous
stipulestipule_persistencedeciduous or persistent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple or compound
leafcompound_leaf_formpalmate
leafrachis_lengthequal to longest leaflet or longer than longest leaflet
leafrachis_glandsabsent
leafpetiole_lengthless than a quarter or quarter to half or more than half
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf or peltate
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen or swollen at base or swollen full length
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen or kneed
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous or chartaceous
leafleaf_baseasymmetrical or symmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected or dissected
leafdissection_typepalmately lobed
leafleaf_marginsentire
leafmargin_planeflat
leafleaf_base_shapecordate or rounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shapeacute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leafprimary_venationpinnate or actinopinnate
leafbasal_vein_originbasal or suprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly parallel or mostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium
leafsecondary_vein_terminationbrochidodromous or eucamptodromous or craspedodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingnot branched or branched
leafintersecondary_veinsabsent or all less than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveraised or flat
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent
leafleaf_glandsabsent
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencemultiple
inflorinflorescence_positionterminal or axillary or branch or trunk
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched or branched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual or at least some unisexual
flowerfloral_oecymonoecious
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm or to about 3 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnpresent
flowercolumn_typeandrophore or gynophore or androgynophore
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskabsent
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencecaducous
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presenceabsent
malestamen_number100
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingfascicled
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merypolystemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationbasifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencelong slits
femaleovary_positionsuperior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous or joined at base
femalecarpel_number1-5
femalelocule_number1-5
femalestyle_presencesolitary including joined
femalestigma_lobes1
femalestigma_shapenot distinctive
fruitcommon_fruit_typecapsule
fruitfruit_fleshinessnot fleshy
fruitfruit_aggregationnot multiple or aggregate
fruitfruit_dehiscencedehiscent
fruitfruit_accessory_tissueno fleshy perianth parts
fruitfruit_wingsabsent or present
seedseed_number_and_multiple100
seedseed_sizeless than 5 mm or to about 1 cm
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersfruits bright red; appearing in 1-5's; splitting and exposing black seeds hanging from the split edges