PLANT FAMILY IDENTIFICATION

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Stem round and hollowStem triangular and solidUmbrella-like flower headFlower head a flat, rounded discFlower with enlarged lower petal into a lipFlower with boat-shaped lower petalsFlower with additional whorl of floral organsPetals in shape of a cross

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Habit

HerbaceousHerbaceous climberWoody (shrub or tree)Woody climber

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[ST] Stem Cross-Section

RoundSquareTriangular

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[ST] Stipules

PresentAbsent

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[LE] Leaf Type

SimpleCompound

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[LE] Leaf Arrangement

ScalesAlternateOppositeDecussateWhorledSpiralBasal

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[LE] Leaf Venation

Net-veinedParallel-veined

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Latex

YesNo

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Hair Type

Multi-cellularUnicellularForkedStar-shapedCotton-like

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[FL] Catkins

PresentAbsent

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[FL] Flower Symmetry

RadialBilateral

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[FL] Number of Whorls

Two or more (distinguishable)Two (not distinguishable)SingleAbsent

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[FL] Number of Flower Parts

2, 4, 5 (or multiples) or numerous3 (or multiples)

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[FL] Petal Type

FreeFree at baseFused at baseUnited

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[FL] Number of Stamens

Stamens < or = 2x PetalsStamens > 2x Petals

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[FL] Ovary Position

SuperiorFully-inferiorSemi-inferior

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Spot Characters

Stem round and hollowStem triangular and solidUmbrella-like flower headFlower head a flat, rounded discFlower with enlarged lower petal into a lipFlower with boat-shaped lower petalsFlower with additional whorl of floral organsPetals in shape of a cross

select option

Habit

HerbaceousHerbaceous climberWoody (shrub or tree)Woody climber

select option

[ST] Stem Cross-Section

RoundSquareTriangular

select option

[ST] Stipules

PresentAbsent

select option

[LE] Leaf Type

SimpleCompound

select option

[LE] Leaf Arrangement

ScalesAlternateOppositeDecussateWhorledSpiralBasal

select option

[LE] Leaf Venation

Net-veinedParallel-veined

select option

Latex

YesNo

select option

Hair Type

Multi-cellularUnicellularForkedStar-shapedCotton-like

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[FL] Catkins

PresentAbsent

select option

[FL] Flower Symmetry

RadialBilateral

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[FL] Number of Whorls

Two or more (distinguishable)Two (not distinguishable)SingleAbsent

select option

[FL] Number of Flower Parts

2, 4, 5 (or multiples) or numerous3 (or multiples)

select option

[FL] Petal Type

FreeFree at baseFused at baseUnited

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[FL] Number of Stamens

Stamens < or = 2x PetalsStamens > 2x Petals

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[FL] Ovary Position

SuperiorFully-inferiorSemi-inferior

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Evidence balance positiveEvidence balance negative

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