Habit: herb
Taxon group: monocots
Stem: bulbous, rhizome, corm
Leaf: position: opposite, alternate, verticillate/whorled, basal, cauline
Leaf: venation: parallel
Flowers: inflorescence: solitary, raceme, spike, umbel, panicle
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, unisexual
Flowers: symmetry: actinomorphic
Flowers: perianth number: 4, 6
Flower: bract: absent, present
Flower: bractlet: absent, present
Stamen: number: 3, 4, 6, 8
Stamen: arrangement: antepetalous
Stamen: anthers: dorsifixed, basifixed, introrse, extrorse, opening by longitudinal slits, 2-celled
Stamen: filaments: inserted on the corolla, free
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed, 3-loculed
Pistil: pistil: ovules parietal placentation, ovules axillary placentation, connate or basally connate
Ovary: position: superior, half-inferior
Fruit: types and characters: a capsule (incl. pod, follicle, etc.), fleshy (berry, drupe, pome)
Seed: endosperm: seeds with endosperm
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Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link
