1296 CALYCERACEAE 
tially united sepals, or rarely cee Corolla of 5 ou bn or ipe 
ünited petals. Androecium of 5 distinct stamens. Gynoeciu of 
2 united carpels, the ovary inferi or. ‘Stigma a surrounded do an rei 
Fruit drupaceous, baceate, or capsular. mol genera and more than 
200 species, mostly repe" 
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1. SCAEVOLA L. Succulent herbs or shrubs. Leaf- blades mostly en- 
tire. Flowers irregular, in cymes. Calyx 5-lobed, or obsolete. Corolla-tube 
id 
Berry with a fleshy exocarp.—Abo 
species, mostly Australian. 
S. Plumieri Vahl. Plant FA dm. tall: 
leaf- blades obovate to spatulate, 4-6 cm 
ng: calyx-lobes rounded: ie white or 
la. 
Keys.—(W. —Al| year.—Stems often 
ae under the sand and forming large 
patel 
Faminy 5. CALYCERACEAE — Catycera FAMILY 
or rid woody plants. Leaves alternate: m usually nar- 
wers ih 
Calvx of 4-6 more or less accrescent sepals. Corolla elongate: tube 'slen- 
der, the throat shorter than the tube, the limb 4—6-lobed. Androecium of 
4—6 stamens. Filaments adnate up to the throat of the corolla.  Anthers 
erect, adnate around the style. Gynoecium of a single carpel. Ovary 
inferior. Style elongate. tae minute. Fruit an achene, eas erowned 
with the calyx. — Three genera and 25 specles, South Americ 
1. ACICARPHA Juss. Annual diffuse or procumbent herbs. Leaves vari- 
eus: blades of the basal ones usually petioled, those of the cauline leaves sessile 
to each other.— Three species, South Ameri- 
can. 
A. tribuloides Juss. ce hare | 1-4 
em 
1. 
dm. tall glabrous: basal leaves 3- 11 
long; blades spatulate: blades BE the cauline 
