1. Gbewu.] 20. TILIACEM. 



extreme forms of such groups in the present state of evolution of the 

 series should receive specific rank is of course a matter of opinion, in the 

 absence of data as to their constancy. 



A. Fls. white, or sepals first white then turning 



colour inside. 'Shrubs {exc. 4 ) Top of gono- 



phore (or top of pedicel in 2) ciliate or hirsute. 



L Stigma capitate of radiating long papillse. 



Pet. under £" half, or not half, as long as 



sepals. Gonophore and sometimes pedicel 



pilose above. 



Peduncles very short. L. ovate-oblong or 



ovate-lanceolate • . . • 1 hirsuta. 

 Peduncles slender. L. lanceolate or linear- 

 lanceolate Var. helicterifolia. 



II. Stigma with 1 linear arms. Petals over half 



an long as sepals ■ -. ... 2. pilosa. 



IIL Stigma peltate, more or less lobed. Fls. with 

 sepals over £''• Petals rarely half as long. 

 L. large sub -orbicular. Frt. large globose. 



A shrub . 3. sclerophylla, 



L. lanceolate. Frt. didymous or 4-lobed. 



Usually a tree . . . . . 4. Icevigata. 



B. Fls. bright yellow. Stigmas peltate entire, lobed, 



or somewhat fimbriate on margins when old, 



sometimes 2-fid (in 8). Gonophore, when 



present, pubescent or tomentose above (rarely 



almost hirsute). Ovary villous. 

 I. Tree. Fruits mostly didymons, small. Peti- 

 oles over 4" (exc. on very small leaves) 

 slender (or thickened at top). L. glabres- 

 cent, very oblique or auricled at base. 

 Stipules mostly falcate with auricled 

 base. 



Peduncles usually shorter than petiole and 

 usually numerous ..... 5. tiliazfolia- 

 II. Fruits globose. Petioles stout uniform or 

 clavate, short (rarely over £" in very large 

 leaves). L. never auricled at base, often 

 oblique. 

 Stiples subulate, linear or with setaceous tip 

 (rarely some with subauricled base when 

 young). 



(a) Peduncles long (ap to 1£") j slender and 

 usually erect. Fl. buds ellipsoid or ob- 

 long, over i'' or if smaller then leaves 



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