FAMILY   ANNONACEAE MAGNOLIACEAE LAURACEAE HAMAMELIDACEAE PLATANACEAE MORACEAE ULMACEAE FAGACEAE BETULACEAE JUGLANDACEAE EBENACEAE TILIACEAE SALICACEAE ROSACEAE MIMOSACEAE CAESALPINIACEAE FABACEAE CORNACEAE ACERACEAE HIPPOCASTINACEAE SIMAROUBACEAE RUTACEAE AQUIFOLIACEAE RHAMNACEAE SCROPHULARIACEAE BIGNONIACEAE OLEACEAE
                                                       
LEAF ARRANGEMENT   alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate alternate usually alternate       Opp./alt. opposite opposite alternate usually alternate alternate alternate or subopp. opposite whorled opposite
  COMPLEXITY   simple simple simple simple simple simple simple simple simple pinnately simple simple simple usually simple compound usually compound usually compound simple usually simple palmately usually pinnately usually pinnately simple simple simple simple simple, or pinnately
              palmate venation         compound                   compound compound compound         compound
  STIPULES   none stipules-encircle none stipules stipules stipules stipules stipules stipules none   stipules stipules usually stipules       stipules usually none none stipules or none none stipules stipules     none
      aromatic   aromatic     latex   pinnate venation double serrate     serrate glands on petioles                 glands on leaflets usually evergreen        
                        aromatic   unequal base                   imp. aromatic oils          
                                                           
FLOWER PERFECT?   perfect perfect perfect perfect-H. imperfect imperfect perfect/imperfect imperfect imperfect   imperfect perfect imperfect perfect perfect perfect perfect perfect/imperfect perfect/imperfect perfect/imperfect polygamo-dioecious perfect/imperfect imperfect perfect/imperfect   perfect perfect/imperfect
          imperfect imperfect-L.(mono) monoecious Mono or dioecious monoecious monoecious monoecious monoecious dioecious   dioecious         poly-dioecious dioecious monoecious   mono/dioecious dioecious polygamous     dioecious
  ARRANGEMENT   regular spirally arranged regular     regular refular       regular regular   regular regular regular usually regular   regular zygomorphic regular regular       irregular regular
  PARTS   multi stamen   whorls of 3 stamen     4 sepal,4 stamen 4-6 stamen axillary aments axillary staminate- axillary staminate-     M & F in aments                 8-10 stamen       2 stamen, or 3 or 5
      3 ovary pistil   1 ovary     2-carp. Pistil 1 ovary axillary spikes ament ament   1-10 ovary                   1 pistil 2-3 ovary pistil     2 celled ovary
                    F. & Q. separated axillary pistillate terminal pistillate                               1 style
                    C. side-by-side ament                           multiples of multiples of     2 stigma
      6-9 sepals                     5 parts   parts in 5's       parts in 4's parts in 4's     4-5 sepals/petals 5(five) 5(five)      
                                                           
FRUIT TYPES   berry/lg. Seeds M- follicles berry/drupe capsules head of elongate multiple drupe samara nut with basal nut in a papery or drupaceous nut berry capsule capsule containing pome legume legume legume drupe double samara leathery capsule samara samara drupe drupe capsule capsule samara
        L-samaras     achenes achene drupe capsule wood-like bract     drupe numerous seeds drupe           capsule follicle   capsule     capsule
                  nut         berry   capsule             berry drupe         berry
                            nut-like   follicle             drupe hesperidium         drupe
  NUMBER                         1/bract   achene           1-6 seeds             1
                                                           
ECONOMICS     edible fruit cabinet veneer aromatic comps. rubbing lotion lumber&veneer ornamental ornamental hardwood lumber ornamental cabinet wood wood for plywood copice growth cherry wood food & forage food & forage food & forage plywood lumber wood shipping bitter compounds citrus fruits ornamentals pharmaceuticals carving wood fence posts wooden handles
        wood pulp fruits lumber wood pulp edible fruit wood for tanin veneer strength wood musical smell-free boxes wood pulp fruit wood wood wood wood pulp methanol crates for tropical lumber & Christmas trimming edible jujube     weaving
      ornamental lumber wood pulp ornamental silkworm feed endurance edible fruits furniture lumber fruits instruments, concealed furniture crate lumber ornamentals industrial prod. industrial prod. industrial prod. ornamental maple sugar concealed furniture medicine cabinets furniture wood       furniture/veneers
                latex for gloves   ornamental fuel wood dyes and tannins smooth under excelsior ornamentals   fuel wood fuel wood fuel wood   ornamentals   insecticides            
                    cork edible nut   friction wood ornamentals     nitrogen fixing nitrogen fixing nitrogen fixing     ornamentals             ornamentals
                          edibles soil minerals imp.                              
                            honey bee nectar                            
                                                           
RANGE     tropics east Americas tropical tropic/temperate temperate tropical/temperate temperate F. & C. - eastern north Americas, W. Indies tropics and mostly tropical world-wide worldwide worldwide worldwide worldwide east N.America north hemisphere Americas subtropical world-wide World-wide Tropics and tropics   N. hemisphere
        S.E. Asia     N. hemisphere   N.&S. hemis. N. America temperate S. & S.E. Asia warmer world-wide usually cooler             SE Europe tropical     warmer latitudes     temperate/tropical
              India, Mexico     Q. - Europe,N. America latitudes S. Europe temperates                 E Asia, India              

Last Updated on 7/20/00
By MUDES