ARTIFICIAL KEY. 



Fls. clustered in slender spikes with Amarantus. 

 sepals 2-3 scarious . . . . (p. 379) 



b. L. opposite, 



St. 2-5 hypogynous, sepals unequal Alternanthera 



whitish (p. 379) 



St. 2-5 perigynous, sepals minute Ammannia 

 equal. Petals sometimes present . (p. 356) 



B. Trees or shrubs. 



Fls. in slender spikes. St. 2-3 or 2-7 Euphorbiaceae 



(Sapiurnand An- 

 tidesma) (p.209) 

 M. Fls. clustered. F. sub-solitary. Putranjiva 



St. 2-4 . . . . , . (p. 224) 



Fls. in fig- like fleshy receptacles. Juice 



milky Ficus. (p. 393) 



II. Flowers with both calyx and corolla 

 distinct. 



A. Petals free. St. 2-3 usually with 



etaminodes. Trees with alternate 



leaves, 

 L. simple. . . . . . Meliosma (p. 263) 



L. pinnate with coarsely toothed leaflets Allan thus 



B. •Corolla gamopetalous. L. opposite. (p. 238) 

 Trees or shrubs. Fls. regular, . . Oleaceae (p. 414) 

 Shrubs or Herbs. Fls. irregular. 



Ovary deeply 4-lobed. Calyx tubular . Labiatse (p.489) 



Ovary not deeply lobed 2-celled 



Ovules 1-2 in each cell, not superposed . Stacbytar- 



'pheta (p.489) 

 Ovules 2-several in each cell superposed Acanthaceaa 



(p. 445) 

 Monocotyledons. 



Grasses. Petals GramineaB 



... (p. 555) 



Stamens 2 with staminodes present. Comelinacea 

 Petals present . . . . (p. 534) 



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