Contains 0 genera and 0 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
COMBRETACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
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MYRTALES
COMBRETACEAE
Genera
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Identification Key
1. Leaves opposite
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1. Leaves alternate, sometimes pseudowhorled in tight spirals
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2. Erect shrub or tree; petiole with glands; petals ca. 1 mm long and greenish white
2. Scandent shrub or vine; petiole eglandular; petals 1-2 cm long and white to pink to red
3. Petiole with glands; flowers and fruits densely congested in spherical or oblong heads
3. Petiole eglandular; flowers and fruits generally clearly separated from one another in spikes
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4. Leaves not pseudowhorled on short shoots; leaf blades somewhat succulent; sepals ca. 1 mm long, green; petals present, 4-5 mm long
4. Leaves commonly pseudowhorled in tight spirals on short shoots; leaf blades chartaceous; sepals 1-15 mm long, green to white; petals absent