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Burmanniaceae Blume
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habit
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herbaceous plants
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important diagnostics
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chlorophyll absent
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distribution
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African, Asian, North American, South American
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leaf: position
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distichous
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leaf: nature
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not compound
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leaf: venation
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pinnate or hardly visible in leaves or leaflets., invisible or leaves 1-nerved, longitudinal in leaves or leaflets
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margin
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with entire margin
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leaf: stipules
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absent
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inflorescence
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solitary, raceme, umbel, simple, sympodial, compound, sympodial or monopodial
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flower: sexuality
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bisexual
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flower: symmetry
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actinomorphic, zygomorphic or irregular
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flower: receptacle
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enlarged, completely united with the ovary, totally or partially covering it
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flower: disc
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absent
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flower: perianth number
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3, 6
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flower: perianth nature
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perianth of similar segments
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flower: sepal number
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0
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flower: petal number
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3, 6
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flower: petal position
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petals connate, petals imbricate
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flower: petal nature
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petals valvate
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stamen: number
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3
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stamen: symmetry
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the same number as and opposite the petals or alternate with the sepals
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stamen: anthers
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dorsifixed or ventrifixed, basifixed, introrse, extrorse
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stamen: filaments
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inserted on the corolla, not connate
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stamen: other characters
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anthers with a conspicuous appendage
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pistil: style
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style 1, or styles more or less connate
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pistil: carpel
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3
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pistil: ovary
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1-locular, 3-locular
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pistil: ovule
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3+ in each loculus
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pistil
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ovules parietal, carpels connate, ovules axile, carpels connate, ovules attached to the central axis or ventrally in apocarpae
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fruit: type
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a capsule
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fruit: seed
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3+ seeds
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seed: embryo
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straight
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seed: endosperm
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seeds without endosperm, seeds with endosperm
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