Introduction to version 1 The Interactive Key to Malesian Seed
Plants is an identification system for all native and
naturalised (i.e. introduced species with self-maintaining
'wild' populations) families of the Flora Malesiana region
(including Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines,
East Timor and Papua New Guinea). The key is based on a small
set of features of the vegetative, floral and fruit morphology
and ecology. These features were chosen because they are
relatively easy to assess from any reasonably intact flowering
and/or fruiting specimen, and are readily interpreted in
conjunction with the help of the notes and illustrations
contained in the key. The key is mainly based on the books by
Max van Balgooy (MALESIAN SEED PLANTS - Spot Characters (1997)
and Plant Portraits (1998, 2001)) and incorporates additional
information from L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz "The Families of
Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification,
and Information Retrieval. Version: 14th December 200