Leaves compound and alternate
1.
Tendrils
A
Arising from axil of leaf, glands
Passifloraceae
B
Arising at 90° from petiole
Cucurbitaceae
2.
No tendrils
A
Conspicious pulvinus
(a)
Many leaflets
Leguminosae
(i)
Spines by pairs
Machaerium
sp.
(
Papilionaceae
)
(ii)
Spines many and scattered
Mimosaceae
(b)
Few leaflets
(i)
Stipules, bean like odor
Leguminosae
(ii)
No stipules, no odor
Connaraceae
B
No conspicious pulvinus
(a)
Leaflets more or less serrate, bi-fid tendrils
Sapindaceae
(b)
Leaves with parallel venation, very spiny
Desmoncus
sp.
(
Arecaceae
(
Palmae
)
)