| bole | habit | large trees 30+ m or small trees or shrubs or climbers |
| bole | buttresses | absent |
| bole | bole_form | cylindrical |
| bole | spines | present |
| bole | spine_location | trunk or branch not modified leaf |
| bole | bark_outer_color | gray or brown |
| bole | bark_peeling | not peeling |
| bole | slash_color | gray or brown |
| bole | slash_lamination | absent |
| bole | slash_odor | absent |
| bole | exudate | absent |
| twig | terminal_buds_enclosed_by_leaves | no |
| twig | clumped_hairs | absent |
| twig | complex_hairs | absent |
| twig | stinging_hairs | absent |
| twig | mature_twig_indumentum | absent |
| twig | twig_cross_section | terete |
| twig | leaf_location | spaced down twig or clustered at twig end |
| twig | leaf_insertion | alternate |
| twig | leaf_plane | spiral |
| stipule | stipules | absent |
| leaf | leaf_scalelike_or_needlelike | none |
| leaf | leaf_complexity | compound |
| leaf | compound_leaf_form | pinnate |
| leaf | compound_leaf_pinnation | imparipinnate |
| leaf | leaflet_position | opposite |
| leaf | rachis_length | longer than longest leaflet |
| leaf | rachis_glands | absent |
| leaf | petiole_length | less than a quarter |
| leaf | petiole_winged | not winged or winged |
| leaf | petiole_attachment | base of leaf |
| leaf | petiole_base_swelling | not swollen or swollen at base |
| leaf | petiole_apex_swelling | not swollen |
| leaf | petiole_cross_section | terete or grooved |
| leaf | petiole_wrinkling | smooth or longitundinal |
| leaf | leaf_similarity | homophyllus |
| leaf | leaf_texture | coriaceous |
| leaf | leaf_base | asymmetrical or symmetrical |
| leaf | leaf_dissection | not dissected |
| leaf | leaf_margins | entire or toothed |
| leaf | margin_plane | flat or revolute |
| leaf | leaf_base_shape | cordate or rounded or tapered |
| leaf | leaf_apex_shape | rounded or acute or acuminate |
| leaf | upper_leaf_surface | matte |
| leaf | lower_leaf_surface | matte |
| leaf | primary_venation | pinnate |
| leaf | primary_vein_above | sunken |
| leaf | secondary_vein_spacing | open |
| leaf | secondaries_above | raised |
| leaf | secondary_vein_course | mostly parallel |
| leaf | secondary_vein_angle | subperpendicular or medium |
| leaf | secondary_vein_termination | intramarginal or brochidodromous |
| leaf | secondary_vein_branching | not branched or branched |
| leaf | intersecondary_veins | few more than half |
| leaf | tertiary_veins_above | raised or flat or not visible |
| leaf | tertiary_vein_form | reticulate |
| leaf | ramified_branching | absent |
| leaf | domatia | absent |
| leaf | leaf_glands | absent or pellucid dots or laminar glands |
| leaf | marginal_and_petiolar_glands | laminar margin |
| leaf | hairs_on_mature_leaf | absent or present |
| leaf | hair_density | sparse |
| inflor | inflorescence | multiple |
| inflor | inflorescence_position | terminal or axillary |
| inflor | inflorescence_axis | unbranched or branched |
| inflor | specialized_inflorescence_units | absent or present |
| inflor | type_of_inflorescence_unit | corymbs |
| flower | numerous_persistant_floral_bracts | absent |
| flower | floral_sexuality | bisexual or at least some unisexual |
| flower | floral_oecy | monoecious or dioecious |
| flower | peduncle | present |
| flower | flower_size | to about 0.5 cm |
| flower | floral_symmetry | actinomorphic |
| flower | floral_column | absent |
| flower | hypanthium | absent |
| flower | disk | present |
| flower | disk_position | stamens outside (intrastaminal) |
| flower | perianth | present |
| flower | perianth_type | K+C or T only |
| flower | tepal_number | 6-8 |
| flower | sepal_number | 0/4-5 |
| flower | sepal_freedom | partially joined |
| flower | sepal_persistence | caducous |
| flower | sepal_accrescence | not accrescent |
| flower | epicalyx | absent |
| flower | petal_presence | absent or present |
| flower | petal_number | 4-5 |
| flower | petal_fusion | free at base |
| flower | petal_texture | not fleshy |
| flower | petal_persistence | deciduous |
| flower | petal_stalks | sessile |
| flower | petal_margin | entire |
| male | stamen_number | 4-6 |
| male | stamen_filaments | present |
| male | stamen_fascicling | all free |
| male | stamen_adnation | free |
| male | stamen_size | equal sizes |
| male | stamen_mery | isomerous |
| male | isomerous_stamen_position | oppositisepalous |
| male | anther_locule_number | 2 |
| male | anther_fixation | dorsifixed |
| male | anther_adornment | not awned |
| male | anther_dehiscence | long slits |
| female | ovary_position | superior |
| female | carpel_arrangement | solitary or apocarpous or joined at base |
| female | carpel_number | 1-5 |
| female | locule_number | 1 |
| female | style_presence | solitary including joined |
| female | stigma_lobes | 2-5 |
| female | stigma_shape | distinctive |
| female | stigma_form | capitate or peltate |
| fruit | common_fruit_type | follicle |
| fruit | fruit_fleshiness | not fleshy |
| fruit | fruit_aggregation | not multiple or aggregate |
| fruit | fruit_dehiscence | dehiscent |
| fruit | fruit_accessory_tissue | no fleshy perianth parts |
| fruit | fruit_wings | absent |
| seed | seed_number_and_multiple | 1 |
| seed | seed_size | barely visible or less than 5 mm |
| seed | seed_wings | absent |
| seed | seed_ruminations | seed uniform |
| seed | seed_aril | absent |
| seed | seed_endosperm | present |
| info | field_characters | large trees to scandent shrubs; spines numerous; leaves simple or compound; oil glands few; if any; fruits of 1-5 follicles |
