Parallel dichotomous key

1. Cotyledon singled…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
1. Cotyledon doubled ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
2. Stem habit, suffrutescent ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
2. Stem habit, caulescent ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Tradescantia spathacea
3. Leaf attachment, petiolate. Flower cluster arrangement, spike…………………………………… Pandanus tectorius
3. Leaf attachment, sessile. Flower cluster arrangement, panicle……………………………………. Adonidia merrillii
4. Plant habit, tree…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
4. Plant habit, non-tree …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
5. Arrangement of leaf, opposite. Axillary bud type present …………………………………………… 6
5. Arrangement of leaf, non-opposite. Axillary bud type absent ……………………………………… 7
6. Apex of leaf, retuse. Type of fruit capsule …………………………………………………………………… Moringa oleifera
6. Apex of leaf, accuminate. Type of fruit achene …………………………………………………………… Toona calantas
7. Base of leaf, acute. Leaf shape, elliptic ………………………………………………………………………. Chrysophyllum caimito
7. Base of leaf, alternate. Leaf shape, oblong………………………………………………………………….. Plumeria acuminata
8. Herbaceous stem present …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
8. Herbaceous stem absent ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
9. Venation of leaf, reticulate. Leaf base rounded…………………………………………………………… Ocimum basilicum
9. Venation of leaf, pinnate. Leaf base cuneate ………………………………………………………………. Cichorium intybus
10. Root type fibrous……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
10. Root type taproot ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
11. Type of leaf, simple……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
11. Type of leaf, compound …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
12. Perianth type, coronate ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Zinnia elegans
12. Perianth type, non-coronate………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
13. Position of ovary hypogynous ……………………………………………………………………………………. Pachystachys lutea
13. Position of ovary epigynous ………………………………………………………………………………………. Mussaenda philippica
14. Fruit present……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Carica papaya
14. Fruit absent……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
15. Floral symmetry, radial………………………………………………………………………………………………. Bougainvillea glabra
15. Floral symmetry, bilateral…………………………………………………………………………………………… Ixora coccinea
16. Adventitious root, present…………………………………………………………………………………………. Allamanda cathartica
16. Adventitious root, absent …………………………………………………………………………………………. 17
17. Shape of leaf, ovate…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
17. Shape of leaf, non-ovate …………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
18. Inflorescence, solitary. Leaf apex, acute ………………………………………………………………….. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
18. Inflorescence, uniparous cyme. Leaf apex, apiculate ………………………………………………. Rosa spp.
19. Fruit type, succulent ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Lantana camara
19. Fruit type, dry…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20
20. Corolla calyx arrangement, bracteate………………………………………………………………………. Caesalpinia pulcherrima
20. Corolla calyx arrangement, unguiculate ………………………………………………………………….. Jatropha integerrima