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What's this Plant?

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Any idea what this is? Seek says it's in the genus Erythroxylum, but it can't get any more specific than that. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's definitely not a Reynosia, they have opposite leaf arrangements while your plant has an alternate leaf arrangement. Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good to know. Are there any other leaf characteristics to look for when identifying plants? I was just thinking of shape and color, but there must be a lot more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If you are a beginner make sure to learn the difference between a compound and simple leaf.

Leaf underside can be very helpful for some taxa. Lots of people forget to photograph those.

Also looking at different types of leaf hairs/trichomes. Sometimes this requires a hand lens.

Pattern of venation is also a good one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Cool, thanks for the tips!