Datiscaceae
Tetrameles Family
The Datiscaceae family (Tetrameles Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Cucurbitales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a tree.
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Large, pinnately compound leaves on trees; tiny, petal-less, unisexual flowers on separate male and female trees cluster into loose panicles, ripening into a small dry capsule.
A small, little-known family of a few large tropical trees, most easily recognised by its combination of big compound leaves and separate male and female trees.
To check whether a plant belongs to Datiscaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
Learn the full family-identification methodTypical leaf characters
- ArrangementAlternate
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Notable members
Families that can look similar
Cucurbitaceae
Compare against Cucurbitaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare CucurbitaceaeBegoniaceae
Compare against Begoniaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare BegoniaceaeAll 1 species in DATISCACEAE
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