Habit: tree, shrub, herb, liana
Taxon group: dicots
Stem: nodose, climbing/twining, prostrate
Plant: monoecious, dioecious
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate, verticillate/whorled
Leaf: nature: simple
Leaf: blade: margin: entire
Leaf: stipules: absent, present, stem-clasping, with stipular sheath
Flowers: inflorescence: raceme, spike, head, panicle
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: symmetry: actinomorphic
Flowers: perianth number: 3, 4, 5, 6
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 3
Stamen: number: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10+
Stamen: arrangement: antepetalous
Stamen: anthers: 2-celled
Stamen: filaments: free, connate into 1 tube or bundle
Pistil: style: styles more than 1
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule
Ovary: position: superior
Fruit: types and characters: a nut (incl. achene, caryopsis, schizocarp, pyrene, etc.)
Fruit: seed: 1 seed
Seed: embryo: straight, curved
Seed: endosperm: seeds with endosperm
Google Image Search: Link
Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link
