26 CHOKIPETAI.AE 



more-fold or ovary distinctly stalked. Stamens 4 — 10. Anthers 

 turned inwards. Sepals 4^6, more or less united, imbricate in bud. 

 Petals as many as sej)als 161. Passifloraceae. 



273. (190.) Ovules solitary in each ovary-cell 274 



Ovules 2 or more in each ovary-cell 319 



274. Ovules erect or ascending 275 



Ovules pendulous, descending, or horizontal 288 



275. Disc outside the stamens, sometimes one-sided or broken up into several 



glands. Leaves alternate, compound, rarely simple and then stamens 



8 — 10 276 



Disc or separate glands within or between the stamens or wanting, rarely 

 outside the stamens, but then leaves simple and stamens 4 — 6. . . 277 



276. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals 5. Stamens 4 — 5. Ovary 4-celled. 



Seeds with abundant albumen ; embryo straight. 



Bersama, 135. Melianthaceae. 



Flowers unisexual or polygamous. Seeds without albumen ; embryo 



more or less curved 134. Sapindaceae. 



277. Petals and stamens hypogynous 278 



Petals and stamens more or less perigynous. Leaves simple, stipulate. 



Shrubs or trees 285 



278. Sepals 3. Petals 3 or 6. Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, undivided, 



exstipulate 279 



Sepals 4 or 5, rarely 2. Petals 3 — 5 280 



279. Sepals valvate in bud. Stamens numerous. Anthers opening outwards. 



Ovary many-celled. Styles numerous 81. Anonaceae. 



Sepals imbricate or open in bud. Stamens 3. Anthers opening laterally. 

 Ovary 2 — 9-celled. Style 2 — 9-cleft. F^lowers unisexual or polygam- 

 ous 125. Empetraceae. 



280. Sepals valvate in bud, 5. Petals with contorted aestivation. Filaments 



united. Stigmas several. Leaves simple, stipulate 281 



Sepals imbricate in bud, rarely valvate, but then only 2. Leaves exstipu- 

 late 282 



281. Anthers i-celled. F""ertile stamens numerous. Ovary 3- or more celled. 



Seeds albuminous 142. Malvaceae. 



Anthers 2-celled. F""ertile stamens 5, rarely more, but then ovary 2-cellea 

 and seeds exalbuminous. 144. Sterculiaceae. 



282. Stamens numerous. Leaves opposite, undivided. Shrubs or trees. 



149. Guttiferae. 

 Stamens 2 — 10. Stigmas i — 2. Leaves alternate 283 



283. Leaves pinnate. Shrubs or trees. Stigma i. 118. Meliaceae. 

 Leaves simple. Herbs or undershrubs, rarely shrubs. Embryo 



curved. 284 



