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11. Bruniaceae: heath-like undershrubs with alt. exstip. 1. and cpd. 



spikes, racemes and heads of usu. reg. and perig. 5 fls.; K, C, 

 A 5, G (3 2) each with 3 4 ov. or i with i; caps.; aril; 

 endosp. 



12. Hamamelidaceae : woody with usu. alt. stip. 1. and spikes or heads 



of 5 ore? 9 reg., heterochlam. apet. or naked fls. surrounded by 

 br. ; K, C, A 4 5, G (2) with i oo pend. ov.; caps.; endosp. 



13. Eucommiaceae : trees with alt. extip. 1. and latex, and naked i ? 



reg. fls.; A 6 10, G (2), one aborting, with 2 pend. ov.; samara ; 

 endosp. 



14. Platanaceae : woody with alt. 3 .s-lobed stip. 1. and pend. spherical 



heads of <? ? reg. fls.; K, C, A 3 8, G usu. i, free, with i 2 

 ov.; caryopsis; endosp. 



15. Crossosomataceae : shrubs with small stiff grey-green 1. and sol. fls.; 



like Rosaceae-Spiraeoideae, but seeds kidney-shaped; aril; en- 

 dosp. 



16. Rosaceae : herbs, shrubs, or trees with usu. alt. stip. 1. and reg. 



(rarely -|-) 5 (3 8 or more)-merous fls.; axis flat or hollowed; 

 K 5, C 5 or o, A 2 4 or more times as many, bent inwards 

 in bud, G = K or 23 times as many, or oo , rarely i 4, free 

 or united to hollow axis, usu. i-loc. with 2 ov. per cpl. ; follicle, 

 achene, drupe or pome ; endosp. thin or o. 



17. Connaraceae: usu. climbing shrubs, rarely trees, with alt. exstip. 1. 



and panicles of reg. or cf ? fls. ; K 5 or (5) persistent, C 5, 

 A 5 + 5, G usu. 5, rarely 4 or i, each with 2 ov. ; one follicle 

 with i seed ; aril ; endosp. or none. 



1 8. Leguminosae : trees, shrubs, or herbs, usu. with alt. stip. 1. and 



racemes of reg. or -I- usu. 5 fls. ; K, C 5, A 5 -f 5 or more, G usu. 

 i, rarely 2 5 15, with oo ov.; pod or indeh. fr. ; endosp. usu. 

 none. 



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i. Pandaceae. 



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Geraniaceae : herbs with lobed or divided 1., stip. or not, and 5 usu. 



reg. 5-merous fls.; A 10 15, sometimes only 5 fertile, G (5 2) 



usu. with i 2, rarely 2 oo ov. per cpl.; schizocarp, rarely caps.; 



endosp. 

 Oxalidaceae: usu. herbs with alt. cpd. stip. or exstip. 1. and ? reg. 



5-merous fls. with no disc; A 10 obdiplost., united at base, G (5) 



with oo i ov.; caps, or berry; endosp. 



