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Ovules pendulous. Flowers small, female in panicle or many- 

 flowered racemes. Stamens 5. five, each witli a single small 

 straight anther (/anon ie;e . ].j 



(1) Anther-cells conduplicate or sigmoid. (2) 



Anther-cells straight (or in Brtfoma somewhat curved). 10. 



(2) Corolla divided nearly or quite to the base into 5 petals. (3) 

 Corolla campanulate, divided half-way down or thereabout. (0) 



( 3 ) Petals fimbriate at their margin Tricltn*ftiil]'x, I 



Petals entire. (4) 

 (4) Calyx-tube of the male flowers elongate; anthers usually included in 



the tube or nearly so. (5) 

 Calyx-tube of the male flowers short; anthers usually exserted fn>m 



the tube or nearly so. (6) 



( i) ) Seeds many, horizontal. Tendrils rarefy divided .... Gymnopetalum. 2 

 Tendrils divided. Fruits very large, petioles with 2-glands at the 



apex Lagenaria. .'i 



(0) Stamens inserted near the month of the calyx-tube; anthers hardlv 



or not at all cohering. (7> 



Stamens inserted below the mouth of the calyx-tube; anthers more 

 or less cohering. (8) 



(7) Male flowers (partly) in racemes. Fruits opening by a, stopple. 



LH/U. 4 



Flowers all solitary. Fruits very fleshy, indehiscent Benin co-set,. "> 



(8) Male flowers (partly) raeemed. Tendrils simple Momordi<'. ("! 



Male flowers clustered or solitary. Tendrils simple Cucumix. 8 



Flowers all solitary. Tendrils 2-3-fld Citrnllx*. 9 



( 9 ) Tendrils divided. FloAvers yellow Citrnrhitu. 10 



(10) Flowers not large, yellow, male racemes or pedicels not stout. (11) 

 Flowers large, deep yellow, male racemes stout. (14) 



(11) Male and female pedicels 1-flowered, clustered. (12) 

 Male flowers corymbose or subumbellate or raeemed. (13) 



(12) Tendrils 2-nd Rnjonn. 1 1 



Tendrils simple Miilcta. 1 2 



