Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Shrubs and trees
Leaves alternate
Leaves simple or scale like
Flowers not in compact head
Leaves not sheathing
Flowers without operculum
Perianth >2.5mm
Perianth in two whorls
Flowers not perigynous
Petals free
Corolla radially symmetrical
Flowers hermaphrodite
Stamens around the carpels
Stamens same no. as petals
Anthers open by long slits
Petals larger than sepals

Petals and sepals 4

 

 

 

Montane shrub, leaves with blunt teeth (Tetracarpaea) TETRACARPAEACEAE
   
Introduced tree or shrub, leaves either entire or with hard, sharp teeth (Ilex) AQUIFOLIACEAE
   
 
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