ARTIFICIAL KEY. 



Stamens united into a fleshy mass in 

 the M. fl. or into 4 masses in the 2- 

 sexual flower. Leaves opposite. Juice 

 yellow ...... 



Fls. 2-sexnal. Anthers 2-eelled on a 

 column or tube, usually in groups 

 or alternating with stamiuodes. L. 

 alte nate, usually palmi-nerved • 



Fls. 2-sexual. Anthers 1 -celled crowded 

 on the tube above. Staminodes 0. 

 Leaves as in Sterculiaceae 



Filaments only united below, or ruite 

 free, or loosely connate in some Ruta - 

 ceaa and Camellia. 



i. Leaves simple or digitate alternate. 



t L. palmi-nerved, palmate or digitate. 

 Trees or shrubs. 



Fls. small or medium, axillary, clustered 

 or cymose. White or yellow 



Fls. rather large, yellow, solitary or 

 panicled on the new shoots, with 

 3-5 bracteoles and spathaceous calyx . 



Fls. large in terminal panicles. White 

 or rose. Leaves glandular beneath. 

 Cultivated ..... 



Fls, in terminal corymbs. White, yellow 

 or pink. Leaves 3-foliolate 



Fls. very large, scarlet, appearing before 

 the leaves ..... 



Fls. very large, yellow, appearing before 

 the leaves. Carpels completely united. 

 Style 1 (cp. Dillenia, below) „• 



Garcinia(p.l77) 



Sterculiacese 



(p. 203) 



Malvacece 



(p. 179) 



Tiliace® (p.192) 



Eriolama (p. 207) 



Bixa (p. 158) 

 Crataeva. (p.l56\ 

 Bombax (p.192) 



Cochlospermum 

 (p. 158) 



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