1. Miohslia. ] 2. MAQNOL1ACEJE. 



An excellent timber, especially Bnitable for planking, the tree should 

 be carefully tended on working these forests. 



Fam. 3. ANOMC&E. 



Trees, or climbing or erect shrubs usually with lanceolate 

 scaleless buds arid alt. exstipulate simple entire leaves. Fls. 

 often greenish and pendulous, sometimes bright-coloured, 

 perianth-leaves in 3 (rarely 2 , in An©na) 3-merous whorls, 

 outermost ■ sepals ' small. St. oc with adnate anthers, con- 

 nective often produced or dilated. Carpels few or many, free 

 (connate in AnoDa) on a rounded torus, usually stalked in 

 fruit and resembling an umbel of distinct fruits, indehiscent, 

 1 or more seeded. The ruminate, often deeply lamellate, 

 endosperm of the seeds is very characteristic of this family. 

 Quite small leaves very frequently occur on the twigs below 

 the ordinary sized ones. 



A. St. closely packed with overlapping connectives 

 , which conceal the anther-cells. 



1. Outermost perianth series small sepaloid, timer 



two series "petals " larger sub-similar. 



a. Petals fiat without a concave base. 

 Ovules many. Fl. (in our species) scarlet. 



Scandent shrubs 1. TJvaria. 



Ovales 1-2. Erect trees. . , . .2. PolyaUhia. 



b. Petals with a concave base which conceal 



the stamens ...... 3. Artabotrys. 



2. Innermost (3rd) series of perianth leaves 



very small or obsolete. . . • .4. Anona. 



B. St. loosely imbricate, connectives not con- 



cealing the anther-cells. 



1. Outer two series of perianth leaves small 



3epaloid, innermost "petals" large?, 



petaloid. 

 Base of petals not saccate. Ovules 1-2 . ft Miliuea, 

 Base of petals saccate. Ovules 6-many. . 6. Baccopetalum. 



2. Outermost perianth series small sepaloid, 



inner two series " petals" petaloid. 



Ovules 4-8 . . . . i . 7. Atyhotma. 



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