ANTHOPHYTA 361 
stamens 1 or 2.—Cypripedium, Orchis, 
Platanthera, Vanilla, Spiranthes. 
Class 33. DICOTYLEDONEAE. Dicotyledons. Leaves of 
young sporophyte opposite, sometimes 
remaining so, usually reticulate 
veined; fibrovascular bundles of stem 
in one or more rings. (Sp. about 
108,800.) 
Sub-Class DICOTYLEDONEAE-AXIFLORAE. “Axis Flow- 
ers.” Axis of the flower normally cy- 
lindrical, spherical, hemispherical or 
flattened, bearing on its surface 
the hypogynous perianth, stamens 
and carpels (or the stamens may be 
attached to the corolla). 
Super-Order Ax1IFLORAE-APOPETALAE-POLYCARPELLATAE. 
Carpels typically many, separate 
or united; petals separate. 
Order Ranates. All parts of the flower free (not united); 
. carpels separate; typically many. 
Family 46. Magnoliaceae. Magnolias. Trees and 
shrubs with many petals in 1 to many 
whorls.—Magnolia, Liriodendron. 
Family 47. Calycanthaceae; 48, Monimiaceae; 49, 
Cercidiphyllaceae; 50, Trochoden- 
draceae; 51, Leitneriaceae. 
Family 52. Anonaceae. Papaws. Trees and shrubs 
with 6 petals in two whorls.— 
Asimina. 
Family 53. Lactoridaceae; 54, Gomortegaceae; 55, 
Myristicaceae; 56, Saururaceae; 57, 
Piperaceae; 58, Lacistemaceae; 59, 
Chloranthaceae. 
Family 60. Ranunculaceae. Buttercups. Mostly 
herbs, normally with 5 petals in 1 
whorl.—Myosurus, Ranunculus, An- 
emone, Clematis. 
Family 61. Lardizabalaceae; 62, Berberidaceae; 63, 
Menispermaceae; 64, Lauraceae. 
Family 65. Nelumbaceae. Lotuses. Aquatic herbs 
with separate carpels.—Nelumbo. 
