Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Shrubs and tree
Leaves opposite
Leaves leaf-like
Leaves simple
Flowers not in compact head
Not Eucalyptus
Perianth large, conspicuous
Petals and sepals present
Stamen number same as petals
Not a saltmarsh plant
Petals fused into a tube 

 

FAMILIES REMAINING:

ADOXACEAE

APOCYNACEAE

ASCLEPIADACEAE

BUDDLEJACEAE

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

LAMIACEAE

Stems exuding milky latex when cut, stamens forming a tube around the style, with large petaloid appendages (Gomphocarpus) APOCYNACEAE
   
Stems not exuding milky latex, stamens not as above
   
 
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