From the
glossary of botanical terms: •
annual: a plant species that completes its life cycle within a single year or growing season •
basal: attached close to the base (of a plant or an
evolutionary tree diagram) •
climber: a vine that leans on, twines around or clings to other plants for vertical support •
deciduous: falling seasonally, as with bark, leaves, or petals •
glandular hair: a
hair tipped with a
secretory structure •
herbaceous: not woody; usually green and soft in texture •
mangrove: any shrub or small tree growing in brackish or salt water •
perennial: not an
annual or
biennial •
succulent (adjective): juicy or fleshy •
unisexual: of one sex; bearing only male or only female reproductive organs •
woody: hard and
lignified; not herbaceous The
APG IV system is the fourth in a series of plant
taxonomies from the
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. In this system,
Geraniales and
Myrtales are basal within the
malvids. ==Families==