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3. Nyctaginaceae : herbs or woody, with opp. exstip. 1. and cymose 



5 or 3 9 reg. fls. with bracts, sometimes united or petaloid, at 

 base; P (5) petaloid, lower part persistent on fr.; A typically 5 

 (i 30), G i with i basal erect ov. ; achene; perisp. 



4. Cynocrambaceae : herbs with fleshy stip. 1., the lower opp., and 



<J ? fls., $ P 2 5, Aio 30, $ P (3 4),G i, i ov.; drupe; endosp. 



5. Phytolaccaceae : herbs or woody, with racemes orymes of reg. usu. 



5 fls. ; P usu. 4 5, A 4 5 or oo , G (rarely G) i oo, free or 

 united, i ov. in each; drupe or nut, rarely caps.; perisp. 



6. Aizoaceae : herbs or undershrubs with threadlike or fleshy opp. or 



alt. exstip. 1. and cymose inn's, of $ reg. fls.; P 4 5 or (4 5), 

 A 5 (3 QO ), the outer petaloid stds., G or G (2 oo ) wilh oo ov., 

 usu. 2 oo-loc. ; caps.; perisp. 



7. Portulacaceae : herbs or undershrubs with fleshy 1. and often hair- 



like slips., and cymes of reg. $ fls.; K usu. 2, C 4 5, A 5 or 

 5 + 5, or fewer or oo , G or semi-inf. (3 5) i-loc. with 2 oo ov. 

 on basal plac. ; caps.; endosp. 



8. Basellaceae: twining herbs with $ reg. fls.; K 2, C 5 united below, 



A 5 anteposed, G (3), i-loc. with i basal ov.; nut; endosp. 



9. Caryophyllaceae : herbs or undershrubs with entire usu. opp. 1. and 



cymose panicles of usu. reg. 5 fls. ; K 5 or (5), C 5 or o, A 5 or 

 10, G (5 2), i-loc. usu. with free-central plac., ov. i co; caps, 

 or berry ; endosp. 



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1. Nymphaeaceae : water or marsh pi. with usu. submerged or swim- 



ming 1. and sol. reg. $ fls. ; axis often hollowed ; P 6 oo , A 6 

 oo , G or G 3 oo or (3 oo), each with i oo ov.; endosp. or o. 



2. Ceratophyllaceae : submerged water pi. with whorls of 4 1. and sol. 



c? ? axillary reg. fls.; P 9 12 sepaloid, A 12 16, G i with 

 i pend. ov. ; nut ; endosp. 



3. Trochodendraceae: woody with alt. exstip. 1. and sol. or racemed 



naked $ or cf 9 fls.; A oo , G 5 oo with oc i ov. ; endosp. 



4. Cercidiphyllaceae: woody with opp. stip. 1. and sol. dioec. fls.; 



A oo spiral, G 2 5, stalked, with oo ov. ; follicles; endosp. 



5. Ranunculaceae: usu. herbs, often with divided 1. and usu. ? reg. 



rarely ( or fully cyclic fls.; P often haplochlam., usu. petaloid, 

 rarely K, C, A usu. oo , G oo i rarely united, with oo i ov. ; 

 follicle or caps., rarely berry; endosp. oily. 



6. Lardizabalaceae : climbing shrubs with cpd. 1. and sol. or racemed 



5 or <f ? reg. fls.; P 3 + 3 usu. with two whorls of honey-1., 

 A 3 + 3> G 3 or rnore with oo ov.; berry; endosp. 



7. Berberidaceae : herbs or shrubs with simple or cpd. 1. and $ reg. 



homo- or hetero-chlam. 3 2-merous fls.; P in 2 4 whorls, often 

 with 2 whorls of honey-1., A in two, G i, rarely more, with 

 oo -^ i ov. ; berry ; endosp. 



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