VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE YANGTZE VALLEY 



50b. Lvs. compound, alternate. 



Lfts. 5: capsule slender, long- 

 stalked 72. Capparidaceae 



Lfts. 3: capsule oblong, sessile... 83. Oxalidaceae 



48b. Shrubs or trees. 



54a. Lvs. simple, or 1-foliolate. 



55a. Leaf -blades scale-like or needle-like, 

 alternate : f r. a dehiscent capsule 



with densely hairy seeds 112. Tamaricaceae 



55b. Leaf -blades flat, not scale-like or 

 needle-like. 

 56a. Lvs. alternate. 



57a. Infl. axillary, of fascicles, cymes 

 or racemes. 

 58a. Fr. a hesperidium (with lea- 

 thery rind) 87. Rutaceae 



58b. Fr. a drupe or berry. 



Leaf -blades entire: fr. a 

 drupe: fls. in axillary 

 racemes: stamens epi- 



petalous 46. Olacaceae 



Leaf-blades finely or coarse- 

 ly serrate. 

 Fls. in axillary cymes 

 (also terminal in 

 Hovenia and Paliu- 

 rus) or fascicles, or 

 solitary: fr. a drupe, 

 capsule or samara. ..103. Rhamnaceae 

 Fls. in pendulous racemes: 

 fr. a berry with 

 arillate seeds 115. Stachyuraceae 



57b. Infl. of dense terminal panicles 

 or racemes. 



Fr. a drupe: lvs. entire Skimmia 



Fr. a 3-celled capsule: lvs. 



serrate 133. Clethraceae 



56b. Lvs. opposite or the upper alter- 

 nate. 

 Fls. large and showy: petals 

 crisped, with a long slender 



claw Lagerstroemia 



Fls. small, in axillary clusters. 103. Rhamnaceae 

 54b. Lvs. compound. 



59a. Arrangement of lvs. alternate. 

 Stamens 8-15. 



Lvs. with pellucid dots: fls. 

 axillary, solitary, fascicled 



or in leafy panicles 87. Rutaceae 



Lvs. without pellucid dots: fls. 

 in ample leafless terminal 

 or axillary panicles 100. Sapindaceae 



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