EUPHORBIACER. 
Flowers dicecious or moneecious ; inflorescence 
mostly axillary or lateral ; perianth of sepals 
always present and sometimes also petals :— 
Stamens of the outer or only series opposite 
the sepals, or if stamens are all in eentre 
of the flower the cells of the 2-many-car- 
pelled ovary are each 2-ovuled; petals, 
when present, minute ;sepalsin one or two 
series :— 
Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets crenate ; fruit 
a berry.—A large tree ‘ ‘ : 
Leaves simple, usually entire :— 
Male flowers in axillary fascicles or soli- 
tary in the axils :— 
Corolla of 5 (rarely 6) scale-like 
petals :— . 
Ovary 2-celled ; fruit indehiscent.— 
Trees or scandent shrubs 
Ovary 3-celled ; fruit a capsule.— 
A small deciduous tree 4 
Corolla absent in both sexes ; sepals 
imbricate :— 
Styles confluent in a column or 
cone ; disk none in either sex; 
anthers 3-8, adnate to a central 
column ; fruit a capsule.—Ever- 
green shrubs or trees 
Styles separate or if partially con- 
nate the style-arms and stigmas 
free :— 
Styles or style-arms slender :— 
Pistillode in males large ; disk 
present in both sexes; 
filaments free.—Dicecious 
shrubs : 
Pistillode absent in males :— 
Disk none in either sex :— 
Shrubs or small trees ‘ 
2. BiscBoria. 
3. BRIDELIA. 
4, CLEISTANTHUS. 
5. GLOCHIDION. 
6. FLUGGRA. 
7. BREYNIA- 
