CLETHRACEAE PLUMB AGINACEAE xli 

 Sympetalae 



1. Clethraceae : woody with alt. 1. and racemes of? reg., j-merous 



obdipl. fls. ; C free, A ro hypog., G (3) each with GO ov. ; style 

 long with 3 stigs. ; caps, ^-valvecl ; endosp. 



2. Pyrolaceae: evergr. or saprophytic herbs with alt. 1. and reg. 



5-merous obdipl. fls, sol. or in racemes; C free or united, A 

 hypog., G (5 4) with oo ov. in each; caps, loculic. ; endosp. 

 fleshy. 



3. Lennoaceae : root paras, with oo $ reg. 5 oo -merous fls.; A = C, 



G (6 14) each with 2 ov. and false partition ; drupe with 12 28 

 stones ; endosp. 



4. Ericaceae : usu. undershrubs or shrubs with alt. opp. or whorled 



usu. evergr. 1. and single or racemed ? 5 4-merous obdipl. fls.; 

 C rarely free, inserted with sta. on disc, anther loc. often with 

 projections, pollen in tetrads, (G) sup. or inf. with axile plac. 

 each with i oo ov., style i with capitate stig.; berry, drupe, 

 caps. ; endosp. 



5. Epacridaceae: shrubs or undershrubs with stiff entire sess. alt. 1. 



and usu. racemes of 5 reg. 5 4-merous fls.; (C), A = C, epipet. 

 or at base of hypog. disc, thecae with common slit, G usu. (5) 

 each with i oo ov. on axile plac., style i with capitate stig.; 

 caps, or drupe; endosp. 



6. Diapensiaceae : undershrubs or woody herbs with $ reg. fls. ; K 5 



or (5), C (5), A 10 obdipl., or <;, G (3) each with oo ov. on axile 

 plac., style i ; caps. ; endosp. 



Theophrastaceae : woody with alt. exstip. 1. often crowded at ends 

 of stem or branches, and ? or 3 ? reg. rarely -|- fls.; K 5, C (5), 

 A 5 + 5 stds., G r-loc. with oo ov. on free-central or basal plac.; 

 drupe with oo 2 seeds; endosp. 



Myrsinaceae: woody with often evergr. entire alt. exstip. 1., and_ 

 or 3 ? reg. fls.; K 5, C (5), A 5 rarely with 5 stds., G to G, 

 i -loc. with co ov. on basal or free-central plac.; style i; drupe 

 with i or few seeds ; endosp. 



Primulaceae: herbs with usu. alt. exstip. 1. and reg. rarely ( fls.; 

 K (5), C (5), A 5, epipet., anteposed, and rarely 5 stds., G rarely 

 |-inf., i-loc. with co ov. on free-central plac.; caps.; endosp. 



i. Plumbaginaceae : 



