Vegetative key to the families

Vegetative Key Vegetative key to the families

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Either: leaves whorled; or leaves opposite and interpetiolar stipules present (Fig. 29). Herbs and woody plants

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Leaves opposite; stipules interpetiolar

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Leaves simple, sometimes deeply dissected

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Trees, shrubs or climbers

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Leaf margins entire or nearly so Rubiaceae

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Leaf margins dentate or serrate