50 Key to the System of 



248. Petals ten or less, conspicuous. 



Erect or diffuse shrubs ; leaves opposite, consisting of three 

 leaflets, thus spuriously whorled ; sepals ten or less ; 

 petals rose-colored ; stamens numerous, rarely few ; styles 

 two ; fruit dehiscent. Figure 53. Bauera. 1080 



Petals rudimentary or absent. 



Climbers or twiners ; leaves opposite, simple ; sepals four, 

 expanding, persistent ; stamens eight ; styles four, co- 

 herent ; fruit dry, undivided, indehiscent, one-seeded. 



Aphanopetalum. 10S1 



1KYRTACEAE. 



249. Ovulary with more than one cell ... ... 250 



Ovulary with one cell ... 259 



250. Fruit succulent. 



Shrubs or trees ; leaves usually large, constantly opposite ; 

 petals four or five, not seldom permanently coherent; 

 stamens numerous, disconnected, elongated; ovularytwo- 

 or three-celled ; fruit indehiscent, one-seeded. Figure 60. 



Eugenia. 1082 



Fruit almost dry ... ... ... ... ... 251 



251. Petals absent. (Exception : one Kunzea) ... ... 252 



Petals present... ... ... 253 



252. Calyx-lobes semi-petaloid, dorsally pointed. 



Trees, not rarely tall, or big shrubs ; leaves large, often 

 inequilateral, scattered or opposite ; stamens discon- 

 nected, numerous, elongated ; fruit three- or four-celled, 

 vertically dehiscent, somewhat indurated, many-seeded. 



Angophora. 1083 



Calyx-lobes changed into a lid. 



Trees, often tall, some gigantic, less commonly large and 

 exceptionally dwarf shrubs ; leaves large, oftener scat- 

 tered than opposite, frequently inequilateral ; flowers in 

 scattered or paniculated fascicles or umbels, rarely two 

 together or solitary ; petals absent or rarely present and 

 then only rudimentary ; stamens numerous, disconnected, 

 often elongated ; fruit vertically dehiscent, indurated, 

 three- or more-celled, seldom two-celled ; seeds many, 

 but few fertile. Figures 58 and 59. Eucalyptus. 1084 



