i KEY TO THE OEDEKS 



Leaves represented by appressed whorled scales : stems or branches loosely 

 jointed. Order Casuarixales. 



Leaves not appressed scales : stems or branches not loosely jointed. 

 Fruit 1-seeded : seeds without tufts of hairs. 



Pistillate flowers without a calyx : ovule erect and orthotropous. 



Order Myricales. 

 Pistillate flowers with a calyx : ovule pendulous and anatropous. 

 Leaf-blades simple. Oleaceae in Order Oleales. 



Leaf-blades compound : fruit a samara. 



Oleaceae in Order Oleales. 

 Fruit many-seeded : seeds each with a tuft of hairs. Order Salicales. 

 Calyx present at least in the staminate or in the perfect flowers. 



Leaves represented by appressed whorled scales : branches loosely jointed. 



Order Casuarinales. 

 Leaves not appressed scales : branches not loosely jointed. 



Flowers, at least the staminate, in aments, or ament-like spikes. 



Pistillate flowers separate at maturity : fruit a nut or an achene. 



Order Fag ales. 

 Pistillate flowers forming aggregate fruits : fruit drupe-like. 



Artocarpaceae in Order Urticales. 

 Flowers, at least the staminate, not in aments. 

 a. Ovary superior. 



Gynoecium of 1 or several and distinct carpels : stigma and style 

 solitary. 

 Carpel solitary. 



Style lateral and obliciue. 



Petiveriaceae in Order Chenopodiales. 

 Style axile, erect. 



Ovary neither enclosed nor seated in a hypanthium or a 

 calyx-tube. L'rticaceae in Order Urticales. 



Ovary enclosed in or seated in a hypanthium or a calyx- 

 tube. 

 Stamens borne under the gynoecium. 



Allioniaceae in Order Chenopodiales. 

 Stamens borne on the hypanthium or adnate to the 

 calyx-tube. Order Thymeleales. 



Carpels several. 



Stamens inserted below the ovary. 



Families in Order Raxales. 

 Stamens inserted on the edge of a cup-shaped hypanthium. 



Rosaceae in Order Rosales. 

 Gynoecium of 2 or several united carpels : stigmas or styles 2 or 

 several. 

 * Ovary, by abortion, 1-celled and 1-ovuled. 

 Leaves "with sheathing stipules (ocreae). 



Order Polygonales. 

 Leaves estipulate, or if stipules are present they are not 

 sheathing. 

 Trees or shrubs. 



Anthers opening by slits : ovary not seated in a 

 hvpanthium. Ulmaceae in Order Urticales. 



Anthers opening by hinged valves : ovary seated in 

 an accrescent hypanthuim. 



Lauraceae in Order Thymeleales. 

 Herbs or vines. 



Leaves with stipules. 



Families in Order Chenopodiales. 

 Leaves without stipules. 



Stigmas entire. Order Chenopodiales. 



Stigmas 2-cleft. 



Euphorbiaceae in Order Euphorbiales. 



•♦ Ovary several-celled, or with several placentae, several- 



ovuled. 



Stamens hvpogynous, inserted under the gynoecium in the 



perfect flowers, not on a disk in the pistillate flowers. 



Herbs. 



Flowers perfect. 



Ovary several-celled. 



Families in Order Chenopodiales. 

 Ovary 1-2-celled. 



Stamens not tetradynamous, 4-8 : ovary 

 1-celled. Order Chenopodiales. 



Stamens tetradynamous : ovary 2-oelled. 



Brassicaceae in Order Papaverales. 

 Flowers monoecious or dioecious. 



Euphorbiaceae in Order Euphorbiales. 



