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B; d; c; 



ii. Ancistrodadineae : G sunk in and united to axis, i-loc. 

 with i basal ov.; endosp. ruminate, starchy (fain. 29). 



28. OPUNTIALES. Succulents, usu. without 1., often thorny, with 



hemicyclic, heterochlam., 5 reg., or rarely -I- , fls.; K, C, A oo, 

 on tubular axis, and G (400), i-loc. with oo ov. on parietal 

 plac. ; berry-like fr. with oo seeds ; endosp. little or none. 

 \. Fls. cyclic ; G usu. sunk in hollow axis, and usu. united 

 thereto (Orders 29, 30). 



29, MYRTIFLORAE. Herbs or woody pi., with cyclic heterochlam., 



rarely apet. or -j- fls. with concave axis; A in i or 2 whorls, 

 sometimes branched and in bundles, G (200) usu. united to 

 axis, rarely i free. 



i. Thymelaeineae : woody pi. rarely herbs, with simple 1.; 



fls. with dish or tubular axis (at least in g and ? ), reg. 



with (2 4) cpls. free of axis (fams. i 5). 



2. Myrtineae: herbs or woody pi. with alt. or opp. 1. and 

 fls. with tubular axis and (200) cpls. usu. united to 

 axis; ov. with i integ. (fams. 6 17). 



