240 CXXXV. EUPHORBIACEX. (J. D. Hooker.) 
sisting of a solitary pedicelled stamen, surrounding a single female, which 
consists of a solitary pedicelled pistil, all enclosed in a calyx-like involucre. 
]. EUPHORBIA. 
Trise II. Buxese. Flowers moncecious (in the Indian genera). 
Mate FL. Sepals 4, imbricate. Petals 0. Stamens opposite the sepals or 
numerous. FEM. FL. Sepals 4 or 6. Ovary 2-3-celled; cells 2-ovuled. 
Ovule with a dorsal raphe. i 
Leaves alternate . . . . . . . e © . . ee . 2. SaRCOCOCOR 
Leaves opposite . . . sss . . o « «© . o . . . 8 BUXUS. 
Tre III Phyllanthese. Flowers unisexual. Sepals 1-2-seriate. 
Petals very minute or 0. Stamens 1-2-seriate, outer series opposite the 
sepals, rarely in the centre of the flower. Ovary 2—-3-celled ; cells 2-ovuled. 
Cotyledons broad.—Inflorescence axillary or lateral. : 
* Leaves alternate, undivided. Petals present.—Male fl. clustered, 
axillary or at the nodes; female usually solitary. 
T Sepals valvate. Filaments united in a column. 
Ovary 2-celled. Fruit a drupe. Venules of leaf parallel . 4. BRIDELIA. 
Ovary 3-celled. Fruit of 3cocci. Venules of leaf reticulate 5, CLEISTANTHUS. 
tt Calyximbricate. Filaments free or nearly so. . 
Albumen scanty . s . e . . . . © . . o o o o 6. ACTEPRILA. 
Albumen copious. . e . . . . . . . . . o o o 7. ANDRACHNE. 
** Leaves alternate (rarely subopposite in Phyllanthus), undivided. 
Male fl. clustered, rarely subeymose; female usually solitary. Sepals 
imbricate. Stamens l- rarely 2-3-seriate. Styles slender or dilated at the 
tip only. - 
t Capsule of 3 2-valved cocci, rarely indehiscent in Phyllanthus. 
Sepals of male fl. thickened, with a white margin. Diffuse 
small-leaved herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. AGYNEIA. 
Sepals of male fl. thickened at the base or bearing a scale. ° 
Shrubs with distichous thin leaves . . . 9. SAUROPUS. 
Sepals of male fl. naked, not thickened. "Styles usually 
bifid. Herbs shrubs or trees . . . . . ... . . 10, PHYLLANTHUS. 
Tt Fruit a 3-celled berry. 
Flowers diecious. Stamens5 . . . . . . . . . . Il. FLUEGGEA. 
` Flowers monecious, Stamens3 . . . . . . . . .12. BREYNIA. 
- kkk Leaves alternate, undivided. Male fl. clustered at the axils or nodes. 
Sepals imbricate. Stamens usually numerous. Styles (or stigmas) very 
road. 
Stamens few. Styles short, spreading . . . . . . . 13. PUTRANJIVA. - 
Stamens many. Ovary l.celled ; stigma broad, sessile . . 14. HEMICYCLIA. 
Stamens many. Ovary 2-4-celled. Styles 3, short . . . 15. CxcLosrEMON. 
*** Leaves opposite or whorled, undivided. Male fl. in axillary clas 
or very short densely clustered racemes; females few. Sepals imbrica\® 
Capsule of 2-valved cocci. 
Leaves all opposite 
soe . ee . . . 16. CHORIOPHYLLUM- 
Leaves chiefly whorled . 
: i ; ‘i . . e. «© c2] « » 17. MISCHODON. 
