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Family 5. Araceae. The Araceae are mostly herbs or shrubs ; 

 they take a conspicuous place as root-climbers in the damp tropical 

 forests. The leaves of some species ((>.<(. Motutera) have the large 

 lamina incised or perforated ; this comes about by the death of 



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 tin- side, (i n:it. >,ixi\) 



definitely limited areas and is comparable to the method by which 

 the leaves of Palms become compound. Flowers are greatly reduced, 

 usually diclinous, borne on a swollen, fleshy axis ; a spathe, often of 

 bright colour and serving to render the inflorescence conspicuous, 



