INDEX 



509 



Ranales, leaf, 8, 11,421, 444 



(See also Leaf) 

 megaspore mother cells, 292 

 microsporangia, 117, 123 



( See also Microsporangium ) 

 nectaries, 153, 428 

 node, 421, 423, 430 



( See also Node ) 

 ovular traces, 427 

 ovule, 268, 274, 426-^28, 430 



( See also Ovule ) 

 perianth, 89, 424, 425 



(See also Perianth) 

 phloem, 56, 423^24 

 placentation, 211, 426, 427 

 plant body, 230, 421 

 pollen, 161, 164, 428, 429 



(See also Pollen) 

 pollen tubes, 178 

 pollination, 170, 421, 428 

 polycotyledony, 344 

 primitiveness, 173 

 receptacle, 428, 429 

 relationships, 422, 425 

 relic stocks, 429 

 root, 23 

 stamens, 97, 108, 109, 148, 421 



(See also Stamens) 

 staminodes, phvlogen\', 430 

 stigma, 188, 196 

 stipules, 12, 15 

 stomates, 423 

 summary, 421^32 

 unisexuality, 428 

 venation, 30 

 xylem, 421, 423, 424, 431 



(See also Xylem) 

 Ranunculaceae, achene, 197, 413 

 actinomorphy, 413 



Alismataceae, relationship to, 440, 463 

 androecium, 96 

 anemophilv, 173, 413 

 anthers, 124, 128 

 archesporium, 291 



carpel, 186, 223, 224, 226, 239, 413 

 characters, 412 

 chromosome numbers, 434 

 corolla, 149 



embryo, intraseminal growth, 319 

 flowers, 412, 413 

 gynoecium, 185, 413 

 helobialian resemblances to, 440 

 herbaceous types, 421 

 inflorescences, 82 

 leaves, 8 

 megaspore mother cells, 292 



Ranunculaceae, ovules, 94, 259, 260, 266, 

 270, 272, 273, 413 



Paeonin excluded from, 433 



perianth, 413 



phloem, 434 



placentation, 211, 213 



pollen types, 165, 428, 430 



position in Ranales, 414 



receptacle, 429 



relationships, 413, 422 



root, 351 



specialization, 413 



stamens, 107 



stelar types, 463 



unisexualitv, 413 



vascular bundle type, 434, 463 



vessels, 45 



xylem, 413, 423, 431, 434 



zygomorphy, 413 

 Ranunculus, carpel, 92, 212, 223 



corolla, 87 



embryo, intraseminal growth, 319 



nectaries, 152 



ovule, 271 



phv'llodes, 19 



placentation, 239 



pseudomonocotyledony, 343, 344, 359, 

 360 

 Raphanus, cot\ledon, 343 



hypocotyl, 325, 351 

 Raphe, bundle, 267, 268 



definition, 256 

 Raphia, dioecism, 446 



inflorescence, 445 



leaf, 443 

 Rapistrum, carpel, 221 

 Raspalia, ovarv, 248 

 Receptacle, adnation to carpels, 244-245 



description, 87-88 



dillenialian, 433 



inferior ovarv, 247 



hlialean, 441 



proliferating flowers, 250, 251 



proliferating fruits, 251 



ranalian, 86, 393, 395, 398, 400, 404, 

 405, 407, 418, 428 

 Receptacular theory, 245 

 Reduction, reproductive, 436, 439 



simplicity in, 465, 467 



vegetative, 436 



(See also under various organs and 

 families) 

 Rein, 41, 42, 443, 444 

 Reproductive apex (see Floral apex) 

 Reseda, placentation, 210 



pollination, 189 



style, 203 



