A review of dipterocarps - Center for International Forestry Research

Biogeography and Evolutionary Systematics of Dipterocarpaceae
Table 3. Affinities between Dipterocarpaceae sensu lato and other close angiosperm families.
BOTANICAL CHARACTERS
inflorescence paniculate (compound raceme) + + ±
racemi-paniculate (+) + + +
cyme appearance (+)
bisexual flower + + + + + + + + +
unisexual flower - - - + (-) (-)
5-merous perianth + + + ± ± ± - ±
bud-flower sepals imbricate + - + + - + + +
valvate + + - - + - - -
open-flower sepals imbricate + - +
valvate + + -
contorted corolla ± ± - ± - + +
persistent sepals and calyx + + + + +
fruit-sepals imbricate + + ± ± + + +
valvate + + + + + +
centrifugal stamens + + + + + +
hypogynous stamens numerous + + + + +
many + + + +
2-celled anthers generally dehiscing longitudinally ± + + +
subversatile anthers + + + +
connectival appendage ± - - +
pollen tricolporate - + + + +
tricolpate +
exine pollen 2-3 layers +
4 layers - + + +
ovary (2)-3-locular + +
(2)-3-(5)-locular +
4-5-locular +
superior + + +
semi-inferior (+) (+)
generally 2 ovules/ cell + (+) +
placentation axile + + + +
aliform fruit sepals + + + -
short-sepal fruit calyx + -
possibility of peltate scales on the twig +
seeds with scanty endosperm + +
Dipterocarpoideae
Dipterocarpaceae*
Monotoideae
sensu lato
Pakaraimoideae
Guttiferae
Theaceae
Tiliaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Ochnaceae
Sarcolaenaceae
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