Cornaceae Flashcards
1
Q
Habit
A
Shrubs, trees
2
Q
Leaves
A
Opposite, occasionally alternate, simple. Entire to serrate Pinnate venation with arching secondary veins
3
Q
Inflorescence
A
Various, sometimes 1 flower. Sometimes with large showy petaloid bracts.
4
Q
Flowers
A
Small, radial, bisexual or unisexual. Nectar disk.
5
Q
Calyx & Corolla
A
4 small sepals (usually reduced to teeth). 4 petals
6
Q
Stamens & Carpels
A
4 stamens. 2 carpels
7
Q
Ovary
A
Inferior
8
Q
Placentation
A
Axile
9
Q
Fruit
A
Drupe-like pyrene. A torn leaf often remains connected by thread-like tracheids
