Key to Oleaceae
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Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Leaf simple Composed of a single part; undivided; unbranched.
or generally
pinnately compound,
leaflets 0 or (1)3–9;
fruit winged
achene Dry, indehiscent, 1-seeded fruit from a 1-chambered ovary, sometimes winged, often appearing to be a naked seed. A 1-seeded dry fruit derived from an inferior ovary of > 1 carpel (e.g., Asteraceae, Dipsacaceae) is sometimes called a cypsela.
..... FRAXINUS 1' Leaf simple; fruit
capsule or
drupe 2. Leaves generally
alternate 1. Arranged singly, often spirally, along an axis - e.g., one leaf per node. 2. Occurring in different ranks, appearing to be between, not directly above or below, as 'stamens alternate petals'.
; fruit a deeply 2-lobed capsule
..... MENODORA 2' Leaves
opposite 1. Arranged in pairs along an axis - e.g., two leaves per node. 2. Occurring in the same rank, directly above or below, as 'stamens opposite petals'. 3. Located directly across from.
or clustered; fruit a drupe
3' Flowers
bisexual Both male and female reproductive parts occurring and functional in the same plant or structure (e.g., flower, spikelet, inflorescence).
; corolla
funnel-shaped Widening from the base more or less gradually through the throat into an ascending, spreading, or recurved limb; often applied to a fused calyx or corolla.
,
salverform Having a slender tube and an abruptly spreading, flat limb; often applied to a fused corolla.
, or
rotate Wheel-shaped, spreading, or saucer-shaped; often applied to a fused corolla with a short or nonexistent tube and a spreading limb.
; stamens 2
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