Group C: Leaves compound and opposite

KEY TO GENERA

 

1. Leaflets 3 ................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Leaflets entire ....................................................................................................................... Jasminum

2. Leaflets serrate (See GROUP E) ..................................... Forsythia

1. Leaflets 5-15(19) .................................................................................................................... 3

3. Leaves pinnately compound ............................................................................................. Sambucus

3. Leaves palmately compound ............................................................................................. 4

4. Leaflets irregularly serrate .................................................................................................. Aesculus

4. Leaflets entire, sometimes with a few coarse teeth near base .................................. Vitex

 

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