Classification of Plants 



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with the petals. Ovary 2- or more celled, 2- or many-seeded. 

 The order may be recognized by the opposite entire leaves 

 and stipules. Sometimes the stipules are as large as the 

 leaves, which gives the appearance of a whorl of leaves. 



A very large order of trees, shrubs, or herbs. The coffee plant belongs 

 to this order. Twenty-four genera are found in South Africa. 



A. Fruit indehiscent, many-seeded. Shrubs or trees — 



Fig. 266. — Galium (Cleavers), i, flower; 2, section of flower; 3, stamen ; 4, fruit ; 5, 

 section of 4 showing embryo. (From Henslow's "South African Flowering Plants.") 



Burchelia. — Corolla funnel-shaped, with a very short 

 limb. Anthers with the corolla. Berry nearly round, 2-celled, 

 crowned by the calyx. 



B. capensis (Ruffels doom), the only species, is a tree 12-14 feet high, 

 with axillary corymbs of deep scarlet or orange flowers, and leaves 3-5 

 inches long. Frequent in forests east of Swellendam. 



Gardenia. — Corolla funnel- or salver-shaped. Anthers 

 extending beyond the tube, 8 or 9 ; sessile in the throat 

 of the corolla. Trees or shrubs with large solitary white 



