140 The Flowering Plants of Western India. 



lobed (but see Randia and Gardenia], stamens as many inserted 

 on the corolla. 



This is a large and important order, mainly tropical, generally 

 characterized by great symmetry in all parts of the plants. The 

 best known species are the Coffee shrub, the various species of 

 Chinchona, and the ornamental Gardenias. 



The distinctions between the genera here given are often obscure, 

 and a considerable number of the species maybe called inconspicuous 

 weeds. 



Note. H. has made a great number of tribes, which, owing to the 

 slight differences, I have been unable to follow. I have grouped the 

 genera as well as I can, but those of group (e) have no noticeable 

 characteristics apart from those of the order. 



(a) Trees or shrubs, flowers small in dense round heads. 



Note. This is a very distinct group. All here given, with two 

 other species, were formerly in one genus, Nanclea, of which H. has 

 made four. 



1. ANTHOCEPHALUS. Calyx and corolla tubular and 5- 

 lobed, style exserted ; fruit fleshy, round, composed of the 

 aggregated pyrenes of many separate flowers. 



2. ADINA. Like the last, but the fruit of each flower separate 



and capsular. 



3. STEPHEGYNE. Like the last, but the calyx limb entire. 

 (I) Shrubs or small trees, flowers in spikes or racemes. 



4. HYMENODICTYON. Parts of the flower 5, capsule rnany- 



5. WENDLANDIA. Stamens between the corolla lobes, capsule 



small, round. 



(c) Small inconspicuous plants ; parts of the flower 4, when 



not otherwise stated. 



6. DENTELLA. Parts of the flower mostly 5, corolla lobes 



with 2 or 3 teeth. 



7. HEDYOTIS. Stigma one, bifid or two-lobed. 



8. OLDENLANDIA. Stipules acute or bristly, stigmas 2. 



9. ANOTIS. Stigmas 2 to 4, capsule 2-lobed 



(d) Trees or shrubs, anthers sessile or nearly so, fruit fleshy. 



10. MUSS^NDA. Calyx lobes and petals 5, one lobe of the 



calyx very large and leaf-like. 



11. EANDIA. Corolla lobes and stamens usually 5, berry 2- 



celled, many-seeded. 



12. GARDENIA. Flowers white, often large, corolla lobes 



and stamens 5 to 12, the latter in the tube, style short 

 and stout. 



