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28 Cards in this Set
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-ladder like veination on leaves
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Melastomataceae
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-helicopter shaped bracts
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Heliconiaceae
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-succulent, asymmetrical leaf base
-succulent stem |
Begoniaceae
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-monocot with reticulate veination
-common ephiphyte -large heart shaped leaves |
Araceae
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-thick, waxy leaves
-opposite simple leaves |
Clusiaceae
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-inter petiole stipules (also look for scar)
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Rubiaceae
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-swollen cylindrical pulvinus
-#1 biomass in the tropics |
Fabaceae
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-garbage family
-includes lechero, sangre de drago and yucca |
Euphorbiaceae
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-conical terminal stipule
-wraps around bud |
Moraceae
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-rossette
-round base, symmetrical |
Bromeliaceae
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-rarely rossette, flattened on one side
-pseudobulb |
Orchidaceae
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-includes cecropia
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Urticaceae
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-swollen nodes
-stalk inflorescence -smell when crushed sometimes |
Piperaceae
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-bi-fed leaves
-shade loving plants |
Cyclanthaceae
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-flowers with fused corollas
-2 prs of anthers -compound opposite -majority are lianas |
Bignoniaceae
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-monocot
-leaves are arranged on flat plane or whorl -sheathing petioles |
Zingiberaceae
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-filaments surrounding its style/stigma
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Malvaceae
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-palms
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Arecaceae
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-only hairy corolla flowers
-kissing anthers |
Gesneriaceae
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-has capitulos flowers
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Asteraceae
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-grass family
-where segments of stem connects there are hairs |
Poaceae
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-forked stipule at the base of leaves
-compound |
Rosaceae
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-borage family
-volacano plants arid, grey |
Boragenaceae
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-leaves are spines
-segments are stems |
Cactaceae
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-frakincense and myrrh
-aromatics -includes "palo santo" |
Buseraceae
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-Fabaceae subfamily
-bi pinnate compound leaves |
Mimosoidae
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-Fabaceae subfamily
-even pinnate, NOT nitrogen fixers |
Caesalpiniodae
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-Fabaceae subfamily
-odd pinnate -legumes/food crops |
Faboidae
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