SAPOTACEAEASCLEPIADACEAE xliii 



Sapotaceae : woody with simple alt. 1., secretory passages, and usu. 

 fls. ; K 4 8 in two whorls, (C) as many in i whorl, or twice 

 in 2, sometimes with lat. or dorsal appendages, A in 2 or 3 whorls, 

 outer sometimes stds., (G) as many (or twice) as i whorl of sta. , 

 each with i basal or axile ov. ; style i; berry; endosp. or o. 



Ebenaceae : trees with -entire alt. rarely opp. exstip. 1., and usu. 

 <? ? fls., sol. or in few-fld. umbels, 3 more-merous; K persistent, 

 C usu. conv. , A as many, or 2-more times as many, free or 

 united in bundles, G (2 16) each with i 2 pend. ov. ; berry 

 with i or few seeds ; endosp. often ruminate. 



Symplocaceae : woody pi. with alt. exstip. 1. and 5 j^merous fls.; 

 C = or twice K, united, A epipet. in i 3 whorls, G sometimes 

 ^-inf. (5 2) each with 2 4 pend. ov. ; style i; drupe; endosp. 



Styracaceae : woody pi. with simple alt. 1. with stellate or scaly 

 hairs, and small or smallish ? fls.; K, C (5 4), A 10 8 united 

 at base or rarely into tube, G, rarely i-inf. (5 3) each with i or 

 few ov., 3 5-loc. below, i-loc. above; drupe, indeh. fr. or caps., 

 with i or few seeds; endosp. 



Oleaceae : woody, sometimes climbing, rarely herbs, with opp. or 

 whorled simple or pinnate exstip. 1., and cpd. infls. of$or<? ? 

 reg. 2 6-merous fls.; C 4 -5 6 or o, free or united, imbr. or 

 valv., A 2 epipet. or hypog., G (2) each usu. with 2, rarely i or 

 4 8 axile ov. ; caps., berry or drupe; endosp. or o. 



Loganiaceae : woody, rarely herbs, with opp. or whorled often slip. 

 1. and cymose umbels of $ or cf ? reg. fls.; K usu. imbr., C (4 

 5 oo ), valv., imbr., or conv., A = C or t, G (2) rarely more with 

 oo i axile ov. and i style; caps.; endosp. 



Gentianaceae : herbs, rarely shrubs with opp. entire exstip. 1. and 

 cymose infls. of usu. $ reg. 4 j-merous fls.; K or (K), (C) usu. 

 conv., A as many, G (2) usu. with oo ov. in i-loc. ovary; caps.; 

 endosp. 



Apocynaceae : woody or herbs with simple usu. opp. entire 1., and 

 latex, and cymose infls. of $ reg. 5 4-merous fls.; (C) usu. conv., 

 A epipet., G (2) often only united by style; fr. various, endosperm 

 thin or o. 



Asclepiadaceae : herbs or shrubby, often climbing, some succulent, 

 with opp. or whorled, rarely alt. exstip. 1., and reg. fls. sol. or 

 in cymose umbels; K 5, C (5), usu. conv., sometimes with ap- 

 pendages forming a corona, A 5 usu. united below, usu. with 

 appendages forming a corona, pollen usu. in pollinia with trans- 

 lators, G (2) enclosed in sta. tube, with oo rarely few or i pend. 

 ov., united by style above; fr. 2 follicles, seeds usu. hairy; 

 endosp. 



