Various Characters, useful in identification, are observed
to exist in various
Character States or Attributes .
Familiarity with the various States a Character can assume
will greatly facilitate your use of the various components of the MUDES
in identifying unknown trees and woods. Helping
you achieve this was the primary reason for developing these Tutorials.
Examples of different states or attributes for tree and
wood characters include:
| TREE CHARACTERS |
CHARACTER STATES |
|
WOOD CHARACTERS |
CHARACTER STATES |
Leaf Arrangement
|
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled |
|
Wood Figure |
Even
Uneven |
|
|
|
|
|
| Flowering Time |
Months of the Year |
|
Pit Arrangement |
Uniseriate
Biseriate |