Comments Gymnosperm tree edits 1 Dec 2009

Rename GTREES.xid Gymnosperm Trees.xid

Eliminate “General” in all major heading images to avoid confusion
Titles should be across top & and all same size and font
Standardize font size for character states as well					

LEAF CHARACTERISTICS						
Need a different image (unlinked) image here

LEAF PERSISTENCE
Image order needs to correspond to menu order:
up to down &/or left to right
This image needs to include two year old twig region to correspond with text

 LEAF ARRANGEMENT
Title should be across top & and all same size and font
Two symmetrical rows to images
Need place holder (or image) - can show where for 3 needles/fascicles
Maybe rotate indeterminate shoots 90 degrees?

LEAF COLOR
No green image						
Get brown image from metasequoia or taxodium

LEAF APEX
Only one image for acute leaf
Gingko leaf > emarginate (also encode this state for Gingko in data base)

LEAF SHAPE
Major discussion revision needed here

LEAF SURFACE
Image Thuja for glandular - discuss dissecting scope option
Eliminate glabrous from menu
Need to correct data base for glaucous

 LEAF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Twisted is under leaf shape - delete from here
Image order needs to correspond to menu order:
up to down &/or left to right
rotate stiff brittle 90 degrees

LEAF LENGTH
Need <1 cm image
Need individual images

LEAF WIDTH
Need image : maybe just use two boxes - discuss

TWIG SURFACE
Maybe eliminate this menu item completely

TWIG WIDTH
Like the image & composition, however arrow is misplaced.  Discuss

BUD SCALE COLOR
Image order needs to correspond to menu order:
up to down &/or left to right
Shorten total image

LEAF SCAR SHAPE
Maybe eliminate first two states from menu - discuss
Need better images - discuss

LEAF SCAR ARRANGEMENT
Need better images - discuss
All items need to be encoded for circular or elliptical

LEAF SCAR ARRANGEMENT
Need better images, need whorled image

TWIG BARK TEXTURE
Need better images

TRUNK BARK TEXTURE
Use Picea orientalis for smooth
Pinus sylvestris for scales
Pinus strobus for ridges and furrows

RIDGE/PLATE CHARACTERISTICS
Need to reconcile encoding within this character and texture encoding - discuss
Rounded use Gingko
scaley use Tsuga
irregular use abies
rectangular use Pinus flexis

FURROW CHARACTERISTICS
Improve images??
TRUNK BARK THICKNESS
Thin use Juniperus
FEMALE CONE SHAPE
Juniperus should was encoded spherical - what happened here?  Also check gingko
get new image of Pinus nigra cone for egg shaped
Clearer image for cylindrical needed

FEMALE CONE LENGTH
FEMALE CONE WIDTH
Discuss how to handle individual images

OVULIFEROUS SCALE COLOR
OVULIFEROUS SCALE MORPHOLOGY
OVULIFEROUS BRACT MORPHOLOGY
Need images

SEED MORPHOLOGY
Reimage wing like extension for crisper image

TREE SHAPE
Need composite image