Dichotomous Key to Banana Splits

							                          Dichotomous Key to Banana Splits
Family – Creamus
1a. Creamy white…………………………………………………………….………………2
1b. Not creamy white………………………………………………………….……………..3

2a. Creamy white with no other colors present………………………….……. Vanillius alba
2b. Creamy white mottled with dark brown………………..………….…….Vanillius oreous

3a. Brown…………………………………………………………….……..Cocoa chocolatus
3b. Not brown…………………………………………………………………………..…….4

4a. Pinkish, sometimes having splashes of deep red throughout……..Strawberrius snelgrovii
4b. Not Pinkish……………………………………………………….Chlrochocolatus mintus

Family – Topus
1a. Thick liquid, able to be poured…………………………………………………………..2
1b. Not a thick liquid………………………………………………………………………...6

2a. Brown……………………………………………………………………………………3
2b. Not brown………………………………………………………………………………..4

3a. Dark brown…………………………………………………………………Cocoa fudgus
3b. Light brown or tan………………………………………………..Carmelus californicus

4a. Smooth texture with no chunks…………………………………Leukophyll marshmallus
4b. Not smooth texture, contains chunks…………………………………………………….5

5a. Red liquid with pieces of fruit…………………………………….....Strawberrius pourus
5b. Not red liquid………………………………………………………….Hawaii pineapples

6a. Yellow outer covering with creamy white interior………………….…Banana forsplitus
6b. Not yellow………………………………………………………………………………7

7a. Shoots out in a squiggly stream from can………………………………..Canus creamus
7b. Not in a can……………………………………………………………………………..8

8a. Objects uniform in shape……………………………………………………………….9
8b. Objects not necessarily uniform in shape…………………………………………......11

9a. Rounded objects, red in color……………………………………….……Carpi cherries
9b. Not rounded in shape…………………………………………………………………10

10a. Small rod-shaped objects, brown in color…………………………Bacillus chocolates
10b. Small rod-shaped objects, having varying color……………………Bacillus polycolor

11a. Very white, resembles confetti………………………………...………Nutus coconutii
11b. Not very white………………………………………………………………………..12

12a. Orange, sometimes with reddish center……………………………...…Peachus keenii
12b. Not orange……………………………………………………………………………13

13a. Outer skin present……………………………………………………….Nutus walnutti
13b. No outer skin present………………………………………………………………...14

14a. Round in shape…….................................................................................Nutus peanutti
14b. Flattened, round shape………………………………………….................................15

15a. Medium brown color…………………………………………………….Nutus pecanii
15b. Light creamy white color………………………………………………Nutus almondii