(43) 



2. Spergula. Sepals 5. Petals entire. 

 Stigmas alternate with the sepals. 

 Capsule dehiscent by 5 valves. Valves 

 opposite to the sepals. Stipules meni- 

 branaceous. 



3. Cerastium. Sepals 5. Petals 2-cleft. 

 Capsule dehiscent by 10 teeth. 



4. Oxalis. Stamens monadelphous at their 

 base. Capsule 5-lobed. 



5. Cotyledon (Echeveria). Calyx 5-parted. 

 Petals coherent by their claws. Ovar- 

 ies 5. Fruit 5-follicles. Succulent. 



6. Sedum. Calyx 5-parted. Petals not 

 coherent by their claws. Ovaries 5. 

 Fruit 5-follicles. Succulent. 



7. Portulaca. Corolla superior. Calyx 2- 

 sepalous, deciduous. Petals 4-6. Cap- 

 sule circumscissile. Succulent. 



VI. Polygynia, 



1. Horkelia. Calyx companulate, limb 5- 

 parted, augmented by 5 bractlets. 

 ovaries oo, inserted on a conical re- 

 ceptacle. Styles subterminal. 



DODECANDRIA, 

 I. Monogynia, 



1. Asarum. Perigonium 3-cleft, superior. 



2. Portulaca. Calyx 2-sepalous, deciduous. 

 Petals 46. Capsule circumscissile. 

 Succulent. 



