Serial dichotomous key

1. (5.) Cotyledon singled

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