ARTIFICIAL KEY. 



A. Petals free (or somewhat connate in 

 Leea) (see also Embelia nnder B. 

 MyrsinaceaB.) 



1. Fl8. 1-sexual. Petals small or minnte 



2. Ms. all (or most of them in an inflor- 

 escence) 2- sexual. 



a. St. free (not nnited into a tube, or 

 only connate at the base). 

 t Leaves minute, scale-like . 



ft Leaves simple, not scale- like. 



a. Herbs or under-shrubs, not climbing. 

 Fls. Small yellow clustered. St. 5-10 



free ... ... 



Stamens connate at base, alternating with 



glands or staminodes .... 



St. connate at base, without staminodes 



3. Trees or shrubs, sometimes scandent. 

 Fls. regular or nearly so. 



Petals unequal. Ovary 2-3-celled. (Only 

 2 stamens usually fertile) 



Stamens opposite the petals. Ovary half- 

 superior 1- celled .... 



Stamens alternate with the petals. Ovary 

 superior 1 -celled .... 



Ovary 3-5-celled. St. alternate with the 

 petals. St. perigynous 



Ovary 2-4-usually 3-celled. St. opposite 

 to the petals. St. perigynous or epigyn- 

 ous 



Euphorbiace© 



(p. 209) 



Tamaricacese 



(P- 162) 



Corchorus 



(p. 203) 



Linaceae (p.235) 

 Sterculiaceae 



(p. 203) 



Sabiacese (p.262) 

 Homalium 



(P- 162) 

 Anacardiacera 



(p. 255) 



Celastrace8& 



(p. 265) 



Rhamnacese 



(P. 268) 



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