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BESSEY — PHYLOGEXETIC TAXONOMY 157 



leaves and small petalous or apetalous, mostly perfect flowers ; 

 pistil superior, 1-5-carpellary, 1-celled; ovule 1, pendulous; 



endosperm fleshy, sparse, or 0. Gnidia, Thymelaea, Daphne, 

 Dirca. (Pf. 3 Ga :215.) 



Family 251. Hernandiaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs, 

 with alternate leaves ; flowers perfect or monoecious, regular ; 

 sepals 4-10; petals none; stamens 3; pistil 1-celled, inferior; 

 ovule 1, pendulous; endosperm 0. Hernandia. (Pf. 3 2 : 126.) 



Family 252. Elaeagnaceae. Oleasters. White or brown- 

 scurfy trees and shrubs, with alternate or opposite, simple 

 leaves and perfect or diclinous flowers ; petals ; pistil 1-celled ; 



ovule 1, ascending; endosperm or scanty. Elaeagnus, 

 Lepargyraea. (Pf. 3 Ga : 246.) 



Family 253. Myzodendraceae. South American parasitic 

 shrubs, with alternate, rather small leaves ; flowers dioecious, 

 apetalous; stamens 2-3; pistil 1-celled, inferior; endosperm 

 fleshy. Myzodendron. (Pf. Z 1 :!^.) 



Family 254. Santalaceae. Sandalwoods. Parasitic herbs, 

 shrubs, and trees, with alternate or opposite, simple leaves 

 and small, perfect, or diclinous flowers; epigynous; petals 0; 

 pistil inferior, 1-5-carpellary, 1-celled ; ovules 2-5, pendulous ; 

 endosperm present. Santalum, Comandra, Thesium. (Pf. 

 3!:202.) 



Family 255. Opiliaceae. Shrubs of tropical climates, with 

 alternate leaves, and perfect flowers; sepals, petals and sta- 

 mens 4-5 each; pistil superior, 1-celled, 1-ovuled; endosperm 

 fleshy. Opilia. (Pf. Nachtrage zu Teil ii-iv, 142.) 



Family 256. Grubbiaceae. South African shrubs with op- 

 posite leaves, and epigynous, apetalous flowers ; ovary 2-celled ; 

 ovules 2 ; endosperm fleshy. Grubbia. (Pf. 3 1 : 282.) 



Family 257. Olacaceae. Trees and shrubs, often twining, 



mostly tropical, with usually alternate, simple leaves and 

 mostly perfect, apetalous flowers; pistil superior or inferior, 



1-3-celled; ovules 2-3, pendulous; endosperm fleshy. Olax. 

 (Pf. 3 1 :231.) 



Family 258. Loranthaceae. Mistletoes. Parasitic ever- 

 green shrubs with opposite (or alternate) leaves, often re- 



