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8. Menispermaceae: climbing shrubs with usu. alt. simple 1. and small 



usu. reg. <J fls.; K, C, A usu. each 2 whorls, G oo 3 i each 

 with i ov.; drupe; endosp. or o. 



9. Magnoliaceae : woody pi. with alt. simple 1. and usu. sol. reg. 



heterochlam. ? or <? fls. ; P usu. petaloid ; A oo ; G usu. oo , 

 rarely united ; endosp. 



10. Calycanthaceae : shrubs with opp. simple 1. and $ fls. with hollowed 



recept.; P oo , petaloid, A 10 30, G oo each with 2 ov.; achenes 

 enclosed in axis ; endosp. little. 

 n. Lactoridaceae : shrub with haplochlam. cyclic fls.; P 3, A 3 + 3, 



GS- 



12. Anonaceae : woody pi. with entire exstip. 1. and showy usu. $ reg. 



heterochlam. fls.; P 3 + 3 + 3, A oo spiral, G oo i; berry; 

 endosp. ruminate. 



13. Eupomatiaceae : fl. deeply perig., naked; A oo , G oo . 



14. Myristicaceae : woody pi. with evergr. simple 1. and axill. racemes 



of i reg. cyclic fls.; P (3), A (318) extr., G i with i basal 

 ov.; fr. fleshy dehisc.; aril; endosp. ruminate. 



15. Gomortegaceae: shrub with opp. evergr. 1. and racemes of ? fls.; 



P 7, A 2 3, G (23), with i pend. ov. in each; drupe; en- 

 dosp. 



16. Monimiaceae: woody pi. with usu. opp. exstip. 1. and sol. or 



cymose infls. of?or<? reg. or -|- fls.; P often perig. or epig., 

 4 oo or o, A oo or few, G oo each with i ov. ; achene; endosp. 



17. Lauraceae : woody with leathery alt. exstip. 1., and oil cavities in 



tissues; infl. various, of 3-merous reg. $ or cf fls. with con- 

 cave axis; P homochlam. in 2 whorls, A in 3 or 4, one sometimes 

 stds., anthers opening by valves, G (3), i-loc. with i pend. ov.; 

 berry usu. enclosed in fleshy axis ; no endosp. 



1 8. Hernandiaceae : woody with alt. exstip. 1., and oil passages; and 



5 or/ reg. homochlam. fls.; P 4 10, A in whorl before outer 

 P, G i-loc. with i pend. anatr. ov. ; fr. winged; no endosp. 



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1. Papaveraceae : usu. herbs with alt. 1. and latex, and reg. or ! $ fls.; 



K 2, C 4, rarely 6 or more, or o, A oo 4 2 (branched), G (2 

 16) with parietal plac. and oo ov., or i basal ; caps.; oily endosp. 



2. Capparidaceae: herbs and shrubs with alt. 1. and racemes (with 



br.) of 5 reg. or -|- fls., axis usu. elongated below A or G ; K, C 4, 

 A oo 6 4, G (2 several), i-loc. or more with oo ov.; caps., 

 berry or drupe ; no endosp. 



3. Cruciferae : herbs with alt. exstip. 1. and simple or branched hairs, 



and racemes (without br.) of ? reg. fls.; K 2 + 2, C 4 diagonal, 

 A 2 (short) + 2 + 2 (long), G (2), i-loc, with "spurious" par- 

 tition ; usu. siliqua ; no endosp. 



4. Tovariaceae : herbs with ternate 1. and term, racemes of $ reg. fls.; 



K, C, A 8, G (6 8) with plac. reaching centre, and oo ov. ; 

 berry; endosp. thin. 



5. Resedaceae: herbs with alt. stip. 1. and racemes of $ -|- fls., with 



post, disc; K 48, C 08, A 310, G(2 6) open above, i-loc. 

 with i oo ov. ; caps. ; no endosp. 



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