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SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS. 



VI. ANONACEiE. Trees or lianes. Sepals and petals in threes; 



petals in 2 rows. Stamens indefinite, very short. Pistils 



several. Carpels usually stalked, drupes on a torus (in one 

 genus follicular). Seed ruminate. 



VII. MENisPERMACEiE. Climbers. Flowers very small unisexual. 

 Sepals 6. Petals 6 or fewer. Stamens 5. Carpels 3 to 6, 

 one-ovuled. Drupe, seed ruminate, often reniform. 



VIII. Nymph^eace^. Aquatic herbs. Sepals, petals and stamens 

 indefinite. Carpels few or many in an obconic torus. Leaves 

 peltate (Water lilies). 



IX. Crucifer.,e. Herbs. Sepals 4. Petals 4. Stamens 6 or 4. 

 Ovary dimerous. Fruit a 2-valved pod. 



X. Capparide^. Herbs, shrubs, trees. Sepals 4. Petals 4. 

 Stamens many. Ovary 2- to 6-celled on a stalk (Gyno- 

 phore). Leaves usually digitate. Fruit a berry or capsule. 



XI. VioLACE^. Herbs or shrubs. Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens 

 5 ; anthers connivent round ovary and appendaged. Ovary 

 I -celled. Fruit a capsule. Flowers usually irregular. 



XII. PiTTOSPOREiE. Trees (or shrubs). Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens 

 5, not connivent. Flowers regular. Fruit capsule. 



XIII. PoLYGALACEiE. Shrubs, herbs or trees. Flowers irregular. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5 or 3. Stamens 8 or fewer. Ovary 2-celled. 

 Fruit drupe, berry, capsule or samara. 



XIV. Caryophyllace.^. Herbs. Leaves opposite. Sepals free or 



connate. Petals as many or absent. Stamens as many 

 or twice as many. Placenta central. Fruit capsule. 



XV. Portulacace^. Succulent herbs. Sepals 2 to 5. Petals 

 4 or 5. Stamens 8 or many. Ovary half inferior; style 3- 

 to 8-fid ; capsule many-seeded. 



XVI. HvPERiciNEiE. Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite. 

 Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens many in bundles. Ovary of 

 3 to 4 carpels; styles 2 to 4. Fruit capsular. 



XVII. Flacourtiace^. Trees, shrubs or climbers. Flowers small 

 usually unisexual. Petals often suppressed. Stamens 5 

 to many. Ovary i -celled; styles i to 6. Fruit baccate or 

 capsular. 



XVIII. GuTTiFER^. Trees exuding gum. Leaves opposite coria- 

 ceous. Flowers often unisexual. Sepals 4. Petals 4. 

 Stamens many, often connate in bundles. Fruit, drupe or berry. 



XIX. Ternstroemiace^. Trees or shrubs not gummy. Leaves 

 alternate. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 3 to 5. Petals 5. 

 Stamens many, free. Styles 3 to 5. Fruit, berry or capsule. 



XX. Dipterocarpace^. Gigantic resinous trees. Leaves alter- 

 nate, coriaceous. Flowers panicled. Sepals 5, free or connate. 

 Petals 5, contort. Stamens 10 to 36. Ovary 3-celled ; 

 ovules 2 in a cell. Fruit, drupe, usually winged by the enlarged 

 sepals. 



XXI. Ancistrocladace^. Hooked climbers. Leaves coriaceous. 

 Flowers small, panicled. Calyx tubular adnate to fruit, 

 accrescent. Petals 5, imbricate. Stamens 5 to 10. Ovary 

 I cell, I ovule; style globose or oblong. Fruit winged by 

 enlarged sepals. 



