Grossulariaceaes Gooseberry Family- 
Armed or unarmed shrubs with alternate, palmately lobed leaves 
which are plicate or convolute in the bud; stipules adnate to the petiole 
or wanting. Flowers perfect, regular, in racemes, rarely solitary. Sepals 
4-5, subvalvate. Petals 4-5, smaller than the sepals. Stamens 4-5, 
alternate with the petals. Calyx-tube adnate to the inferior ovary which 
is l-chambered with 2 parietal placentae. Styles 2. Fruit a berry. 
Ribes Le Currents and Gooseberriesy 
Characters of the family. 
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© Mature leaves distinctly hairy on ong or both surfaces 
4 Branchlets glabrous &% AY 
Lower surface of leaves sprinkled with golden 
; ~ resin dots |. He petiolare 
@ Lower surface of leaves not sprinkled with 
, golden resin dots 2. Re inerme 
© Branchlets pubescent 
2a } - Fe 
L/ Spines present at the nodes, tne Canes usually 
. bristly 9 Re irriguum 
Spines wanting; canes smooth 
Leaves 3-7 cm. broad 4. Re viscosissimuam 
Leaves 125-3 cm. broad Sf Re coereun 
‘> Mature leaves not hairy or minutely so on the veins 
beneath 
-- Branchlets pubescent 
Leaves cordate at the base : 
6 Branchlets sprinkled with golden resin dots ¢ HR. acerifoliun . 
4 Branchlets not sprinkled with golden resin 
dots 7. Re Jaxiflorun 
s rounded-cuneate to truncate at the base, 
not cordate 
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