Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae)

bolehabitsmall trees or shrubs
bolebuttressespresent
bolespinesabsent
bolebark_outer_colorgray or brown
bolebark_peelingnot peeling
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
twigleaf_planeone plane or spiral
stipulestipulesabsent
leafleaf_scalelike_or_needlelikenone
leafleaf_complexitysimple
leafpetiole_lengthabsent or less than a quarter
leafpetiole_wingednot winged
leafpetiole_attachmentbase of leaf
leafpetiole_base_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_apex_swellingnot swollen
leafpetiole_cross_sectionflattened or grooved
leafpetiole_wrinklingsmooth or longitundinal
leafleaf_similarityhomophyllus
leafleaf_texturecoriaceous
leafleaf_basesymmetrical
leafleaf_dissectionnot dissected
leafleaf_marginsentire or crenate
leafmargin_planeflat or revolute
leafleaf_base_shaperounded or tapered
leafleaf_apex_shaperetuse or rounded or acute or acuminate
leafupper_leaf_surfacematte
leaflower_leaf_surfacematte or glaucous
leafprimary_venationpinnate or actinopinnate or acrodromous
leafbasal_vein_originbasal or suprabasal
leafbasal_vein_prominenceless than central
leafprimary_vein_aboveroundly raised or sunken
leafsecondary_vein_spacingopen
leafsecondaries_aboveraised or flat or sunken or not visible
leafsecondary_vein_coursemostly converging
leafsecondary_vein_anglemedium or very steep
leafsecondary_vein_terminationintramarginal or brochidodromous or eucamptodromous
leafsecondary_vein_branchingbranched
leafintersecondary_veinsfew more than half
leaftertiary_veins_aboveflat or not visible
leaftertiary_vein_formdistinctly percurrent or weakly percurrent or reticulate
leafdirection_of_percurrenceperpendicular to midrib or parallel to midrib
leaframified_branchingabsent
leafdomatiaabsent or present
leafdomatia_typepit-like
leafdomatia_distributionalong margin or base or tip
leafleaf_glandsabsent or pellucid dots
leafmarginal_and_petiolar_glandsabsent or basal laminar
leafhairs_on_mature_leafabsent or present
leafhair_densitysparse or dense
inflorinflorescencesolitary or multiple
inflorinflorescence_positionaxillary
inflorinflorescence_axisunbranched
inflorspecialized_inflorescence_unitsabsent
flowernumerous_persistant_floral_bractsabsent
flowerfloral_sexualitybisexual
flowerpedunclepresent
flowerflower_sizeto about 0.5 cm or to about 3 cm
flowerfloral_symmetryactinomorphic
flowerfloral_columnabsent
flowerhypanthiumabsent
flowerdiskpresent
flowerdisk_positionstamens outside (intrastaminal)
flowerperianthpresent
flowerperianth_typeK+C
flowersepal_number(4-)5
flowersepal_freedompartially joined
flowersepal_persistencepersistent in fruit
flowersepal_accrescencenot accrescent
flowerepicalyxabsent
flowerpetal_presencepresent
flowerpetal_number(4-)5
flowerpetal_fusionall joined from base
flowerpetal_texturenot fleshy
flowerpetal_persistencedeciduous
flowerpetal_stalkssessile
flowerpetal_marginentire
malestamen_number8-10(-12)
malestamen_filamentspresent
malestamen_fasciclingall free
malestamen_adnationfree
malestamen_sizeequal sizes
malestamen_merydiplostemonous
maleanther_locule_number2
maleanther_fixationdorsifixed
maleanther_adornmentnot awned
maleanther_dehiscencepores or short slits or long slits
femaleovary_positioninferior
femalecarpel_arrangementsyncarpous
femalecarpel_number(4-)5
femalelocule_number(4-)5(-10)
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
seedseed_wingsabsent
seedseed_ruminationsseed uniform
seedseed_arilabsent
seedseed_endospermpresent
infofield_charactersleaves spiral; usually with glands at the base of the leaf; inferior ovary; fruit a berry; sometimes with the disk and calyx lobes visible