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153. Euphorbiaceae. 154. Balanopseae. 155. Urticaceae. 156. 

 Platanaceae. 157. Leitnerieae. 158. Juglandeae. 159. Myricaceae. 

 1 60. Casuarineae. 161. Cupuliferae. 



SERIES VIII. ANOMALOUS FAMILIES. Unisex, fams. of 

 doubtful or unknown affinities. 



162. Salicaceae. 163. Lacistemaceae. 164. Empetraceae. 165. 

 Ceratophylleae. 



II. MONOCOTYLEDON ES (as in Engler). 



SERIES I. MICROSPERMAE. Inner perianth petaloid ; 

 ovary inferior with 3 parietal or rarely axile placentae ; seeds minute, 

 exalb. 



169. Hydrocharideae. 170. Burmanniaceae. 171. Orchideae. 



SERIES II. EPIGYNAE. Perianth partly petaloid ; ovary usu. 

 inferior ; endosp. abundant. 



172. Scitamineae. 173. Bromeliaceae. 174. Haemodoraceae. 

 175. Irideae. 176. Amaryllideae. 177. Taccaceae. 178. Diosco- 

 reaceae. 



SERIES III. CORONARIEA E. Inner perianth petaloid ; ovary 

 usu. free, superior ; endosp. abundant. 



179. Roxburghiaceae. 180. Liliaceae. 181. Pontederiaceae. 

 182. Philydraceae. 183. Xyrideae. 184. Mayacaceae. 185. Comme- 

 linaceae. 186. Rapateaceae. 



SERIES IV. CALYCIlVAE. Perianth sepaloid, herbaceous or 

 membranous ; ovary &c. as in III. 



187. Flagellarieae. 188. Juncaceae. 189. Palmae. 



SERIES V. NUDIFLORAE. Perianth none, or represented by 

 hairs or scales ; cpl. i or several syncarpous ; ovary superior ; ovules 

 i co ; endosp. usu. present. 



190. Pandaneae. 191. Cyclanthaceae. 192. Typhaceae. 193. 

 Aroideae. 194. Lemnaceae. 



SERIES VI. APOCARPAE. Perianth in i or 2 whorls, or none; 

 ovary superior, apocarp. ; no endosp. 



195. Triurideae. 196. Alismaceae. 197. Naiadaceae. 



SERIES VII. GLUM ACE A E. Fls. solitary, sessile in the axils 

 of bracts and arranged in heads or spikelets with bracts ; perianth of 

 scales, or none; ovary usu. i-loc., i-ovuled; endosp. 



198. Eriocauleae. 199. Centrolepideae. 200. Restiaceae. 201. 

 Cyperaceae. 202. Gramineae. 



