Contains 8 genera and 20 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
RUTACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
SAPINDALES
RUTACEAE
Identification Key
1. Herb or subshrub; leaves mostly bi- to tripinnately compound or divided, usually glaucous
1. Shrub or trees; leaves simple, 1-foliolate, 3-foliolate, or pinnately compound, usually not glaucous
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2. Leaves simple or 1-foliolate
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2. Leaves mostly 3-foliolate or pinnately compound, sparingly 1-foliolate
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3. Petiole sometimes winged; largest leaf blade usually >4 cm long; stamens 15 or more; fruit green to yellow to orange to pink, usually >1.5 cm long or wide
3. Petiole not winged; largest leaf blade usually <5 cm long; stamens 10; fruit black, <1.5 cm long or wide
4. Leaves and branches mostly opposite to subopposite
4. Leaves and branches alternate
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5. Leaflets mostly 4 or more
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5. Leaflets mostly 4 or less
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6. Fruit indehiscent, a berry
6. Fruit dehiscent, of 1-5 follicles
7. Stems unarmed
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7. Stems with spines or thorns
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8. Petiole shorter than proximal leaflets; fruit a berry
8. Petiole length subequal to proximal leaflets; fruit a samara
9. Petiole winged; stamens ca. 20; fruit 4-5 cm wide
9. Petiole not winged; stamens 6-10; fruit to 1.5 cm wide
1. Petal margin fimbriate-ciliate, the fimbriae ⅓ to ½ as wide as the petals; locules bluntly acute to mucronate at the tip
1. Petal margin entire to shallowly fimbriate, the fimbriae short and rarely to ¼ as wide as the petals; locules obtuse to rounded at the tip