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29. Ancistrocladaceae : lianes with lane. 1. and racemes or panicles 

 of 5 reg. fls. ; K 5, C 5, slightly united below, A 510, G (3), 

 only i loc. with i basal ov.; nut; enclosp. 



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i. Cactaceae : 



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1. Geissolomataceae : shrub with opp. evergr. 1. and sol. axillary ? fls.; 



K 4, valv., C o, A 4 + 4, G (4), each with i pencl. ov.; i style: 

 caps.; endosp. 



2. Penaeaceae: shrubs with small opp. 1. and sol. axillary 5 reg. fls., 



K 4, valv., Co, A 4, G (4), each with 2 4 erect ov.; i style; 

 caps.; no endosp. 



3. Oliniaceae : shrubs with opp. leathery 1. and small 5 fls. in cymose 



umbels at ends of twigs ; K 4 5, petaloid, C 4 5, smaller, 

 A 4 5, anteposed, G (3 -5) each with i 3 axile ov.; i style; 

 drupe ; no endosp. 



4. Thymelaeaceae : shrubs and trees, rarely herbs, with entire alt. or 



opp. exstip. 1. and sol. or racemed or spiked $ fls. with cup-like 

 or tubular axis ; K 5 4, C 5 4 o, A 5 4 or 10 8, G (5 2) 

 or i, each with i pend. ov.; i style ; endosp. or o. 



5. Elaeagnaceae : woody with alt. or opp. entire 1. and fls. as last, 



$ or <J ? with flat or cup-shaped axis ; K 4, C usu. o, A 4 or 8, 

 G i with i ascending ov. ; nut; endosp. little or none. 



6. Lythraceae : herbs and shrubs with simple entire usu. opp. stip. 1. 



and racemes, panicles, or dichasia of , reg. or ]-, 3 16- usu. 

 4 6-merous fls. with hollow or tubular axis ; K valv., C some- 

 times o, A twice as many or i oo , G (2 6), 2 6 rarely i-loc. 

 each with oo 2 ov. ; caps.; no endosp. 



7. Sonneratiacea : woody pi. with opp. exstip. 1. and or <J _? reg. 



fls. with bell-shaped axis ; K 4 8, C 4 8 or o, A x> , G (4 

 15) united to hollow axis, with i style, 4 i5-loc. with oo ov. ; 

 caps, or berry-like fr. ; no endosp. 



8. Punicaceae: woody pi. with entire 1. and showy axillary $ reg. fls. 



with top-shaped axis ; K, C 5 7, A oo , G (9) in superposed 

 whorls with oo ov. united to axis, i style; berry-like fr. ; no 

 endosp. 



9. Lecythidaceae : woody pi. with alt. entire exstip. 1. and $ fls. with 



hollow axis ; K usu. 4 6, C 4 6, rarely more or o, A oo , 

 united at base, bent inwards in bud, G (26) each with oo r 

 ov. ; style i ; fleshy or woody fr.; no endosp. 



10. Rhizophoraceae : woody pi. usu. with opp: stip. 1. and usu. ? reg. 



fls., sol. or in cymose infls. , hypog. or epig.; K 3 16, usu. 4 8, 

 C as many or o, A 8 oo , G usu. (2 5), rarely 6, each with 

 2 4 oo pend. axile ov. ; fr. usu. with i seed per loc.; sometimes 

 viviparous. 



