7y SAl'lNDACEvE. (tSOAr-IU.IUiY lAMIl.V.) 



Uuur.K 12. SAPIXDACEiE. (Soap-bkkky Family.) 



Trees or shnihs, rai'oly lu-rbs, with c.xstipulaU' altrrualt' or opiK)site 

 Ieave.s, and chiefly irregular and 7 - 9-andnnis flowers, iniliricated in the 



bud. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Petals 4 -.'), in.serted with the stamens into a 



hypogynous or somewhat perigynous disk. Anthers opening lengthwise. 

 Ovarv 3-eelled, the cells 1 - 2-ovuled. Seeds without albumen. Embryo 

 mostly curved or convolute. Cotyledons incumbent, Ueshy. 



Synopsis. 



Tribe T. I>0D0NE^.. —Ovules 2-3 in each cell. Embrjo ppirally coiled. Cotyledon* 

 distiuct. — Leaves alternate. 



1. DODOX.TCA. Ovules 2 in each cell. Petals none. Capsule 2- 4-winged. 



Tribe II. SAPINDE^. — Ovules usually solitary. Embryo curved or straight. Coty- 

 ledons distinct. — Leaves alternate. 



2. IIYPELATE. Ovules 2 - 3 in each cell Petals 4-5, regular. Fruit drupaceous. 



3. SAPINDL'.S. Ovules solitary. Petals 5, regular. Fruit baccate. 



4. CAKUIO.SPEKMUM. Ovules solitary. Petals 4, irregular. Fruit a bladder-like capsule. 



Tribe III. HIPPOCASTANE^. — Ovules 2 in each cell. Embryo roundish. Coty- 

 ledons very thick and partly united. — Leaves opposite. 

 6. ^SCULUS. Calyx 6-lobed. Petals 4 -.5, unequal. — Leaves digitate. 



1. DODONJEA, L. 



Flowers perfect or poly<ranious. Calyx .3 - 5-partccl Petals none. Stamens 

 5-8: anthers thick, on .short filaments. Ovary 3-4-ccllcd, witii 2 ovules in 

 each cell ; the upper one ascending, the lower pendulous. Styles united. Cap- 

 sule membranaceous, 2-4-winged, scpticidally 2-4-valved, the cells 1 - 2-sccdcd. 

 Embrj'O spirally coiled. — Trees or shrubs, with chiefly simj)le leaves, and axil- 

 lary or terminal whitish or greenish flowers. 



1. D. viseosa, L- Leaves viscid, obovate-oblong, entire, parallel-veined; 

 racemes axillary and terminal, shorter than the leaves ; capsule 3-winged, 3- 

 seeded — South Florida. — Shrubs 6°- 10° high. Flowers greenish. 



r 

 2. HYPELATE, P. Browne. 



Calyx 3-5-partcd. Petals 4-5, regular. Stamens 6-10, inserted on the 

 inner face of the cup-shaped disk which fills the base of the calyx. Ovary 2- 

 celled, with 2-3 pendulous ovules in each cell. Styles united. Stigma 2-lobed. 

 Drupe globose, 1-2-seeded. Embryo erect. — Trees with alternate trifoliolatc 

 or abruptly pinnate leaves, and clustered or panicled polygamous flowers. 



1. H. trifoliata, P.Browne. Leaves trifoliolatc; leaflets obovate, coria- 

 ceous, glabrous, entire ; panicles corymbose, slender, axillary, longer than the 

 leaves, few-flowered; calyx 3-4-parted, pubescent within; petals 4, ciliatc ; 

 drupe black, 1 -seeded. — South Florida. — A small tree, with brittle branches. 

 Leaflets 1' long, with fine oblique parallel veins. Flowers small, white. Sta- 

 mens 6-8. 



