ARTIFICIAL KEY. 



Stamens or Anthers 3. 



Dicotyledons. 



I. Perianth 0, or small and inconspicuous, 

 not divisible into calyx and corolla. 



if white then 



1. Herbs. 



Prostrate or scandent. Stamens among Piperacese 

 peltate bracts in spikes . . (p. 383' 



Prostrate. L. opposite. Sepals dry or Alternanthera 

 with scarious margins . . • (P«i379) 



Frect. L. alternate. Fls. in fascicles Amarantus 

 or spikes, as in Alternanthera . (p. 379) 



2. Parasitic shrubs .... Viscum (p.376) 



3. Climbing woody shrubs, or a small 

 undershrub. Fls. white -with 3 fertile 

 stamens and 5-6 2 -fid staminodes 



4. Trees, shrubs, or herbs (scandent in 

 Tragia) with small 1 -sexual flowers 

 in spikes or fascicles. 



Perianth 3-6-fid herbaceous. Stamens 

 8-6 often connate in the centre of 

 the flower . ... 



II. Perianth composed of both calyx and 

 corolla, or if corolla absent (Saraca), 

 then calyx highly coloured. 



1. Trees or shrubs (Bauhinia Vahlii is 

 a large climber). 



Olax (p. 371) 



Euphorbiaceae 

 (p. 209) 



L simple. 



L. penni-veined. Fls. small 

 with 2-3 perfect stamens 



white, Meliosma 



'p. 263) 



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