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COMBRETACEAE 
KEY BASED ON LEAF CHARACTERS 
1. 
1. 
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Plants <1 m high 
Plants >1 m high 
Leaf bladess/-14 times,as long:as\ wide sea senertenter steers atin nario init 
Veafiblades<7/times-as long asiwideswu nme testers ttre re The 
Peayesjglabrescent or glabroustscerescsserttieertnietterttintettceee tere tren een eet 
Leavesiusuallyjdensel yjsericcoussentnestariterettiintnin eterna etree 
Young vegetative growth and older leaves glabrous 
(T. erythrocarpa sometimes sparsely hairy) ......s.csssscssssessssessesessesesseessseeneaeneees 
Young vegetative growth hairy, older leaves sericeous, glabrescent or glabrous 
Leafiblades’>2°2 times astlongias\ Wid6sa:rsretettetesstetcserssestorettnnissteetsssetiicnntieiectinee 
Veafi blades -<2'times-asilon pias wide n-cseeemeienetre ri rmerrrern merrier tren tre tre: 
Rachis of inflorescence and fruit tomentose .2....:.:ccsesssssesseccssoessessssessscscssesavsesesssssnsosesssses 
Rachis,ofuntlorescence:and fruit: Sabrousy ssecsstesscsesctsssettttstreeersseoetteetiessettoemieeecits 
Mature leaves densely and persistently tomentose or sericeous, at least below ....c.ssss+e+0++ 
Mature leaves glabrous or glabrescent 
Leaves.4-§ times:as longiasiwides tines ttt retrial een 
Teavess|-2-timesias longiaS Widest caren estetiiireritiinenrt ienmen rr ten Te 
Domatia usually conspicuous and many; petiolar glands absent............0...+ 
Domatia inconspicuous, often absent; lateral glands present on petiole 
Leaves + concolorous, older ones densely tomentose abOVE ......ssesssesesessestssssressescsteseatenes 
Leaves discolorous, older ones glabrescent abOVE .....c..ssssssesseesessessessesseesessscaesesscsteneensens 
Petiolejusuallys<20 mm lone tmeercremrine teeter rte tae art een 
Pettolefusuallyc>20 mri long serssccresetini sorter ise int eerie ieee eee eee ED 
Leaves usually >200 mm long, narrowly cordate at DaSe ......ccsssssssssssesssssececssssecssesseseceneene 
Leaves <200 mm long, not narrowly cordate at base 
Leaves: concolorous titssctttrncertr nti ete Tent ee Tete 
Leaves discolorous 
Petiole usually >20 mm long 
Petiole-<20 mmyong Mrsstensteereeiteterast ttt tote TTT 
Petiole usually >20 mm long... 
Petioles<20 mm lONg #rarcttcsree eee rrecte eset eT er Teese re Ten eee ee eae 
Domatia: presentaretverttrsrrssctsecceritistertttireeteirerrecrnt rater titties aaa ee Tes 
Domatiatabsentitrnrrrescistitertriictecctrtet haiti ttn strict eee eT TE 
KEY BASED ON FRUIT CHARACTERS 
Plantst<limmihigh resent tetterrisctiscs areata reee are eT TTT eee 
Plantsc>limihigh renters tice rerettrsreerctetatittyi eet tere Teer eT 
Eruitidrysbroadlyswinted Sactemcatasten cette rte etter eet ee 
Fruit lacking wings, although sometimes flattened ..........c.sccssesssessesssectesssecsessesssessessecenvere 
Wing on fruit of nearly even width, continuing around body; leaves concolorous ..........- 
Wing on fruit not of even width around body; leaves discOlOrOUuS ....s.ssssssssseesesssesseessesseees 
Terminalia 
T. ferdinandiana 
2 
3 
4 
T. grandiflora 
T. canescens 
SS 
7 
T. erythrocarpa 
6 
T. latipes 
T. ferdinandiana 
8 
12 
T. canescens 
9 
T. fitzgeraldii 
10 
T. carpentariae 
11 
T. platyptera 
T. platyphylla 
T. catappa 
13 
14 
15 
T. fitzgeraldii 
T. pterocarya 
T. platyphylla 
16 
T. microcarpa 
T. volucris 
T. ferdinandiana 
2 
