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Ovules pendulous. Flowers small, female in panicle or many- 
flowered raeemes. Stamens 5, freo, each. with a single small 
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Anther-cells conduplieate or sigmoid. (2) 
Anther-cells straight (or in Zryonie somewhat eurved). 10. 
Corolla. divided nearly or quite to the base into 5 petals. (3) 
Corolla. eaompanulate, divided half-way down or thereahout. (9) 
Petals fimbriate at their margin ...... illius... Trichosauthes. 1 
Petals entire, (4) 
Calyx-tube. of the. male flowers. elongate; anthers usually included in 
the tube or nearly so. (5) 
Calyx-tube of the male flowers short; anthers usually exserted. fiom 
the tube or nearly so. (6) 
Seeds many, horizontal. "lendrils rarely divided .... Gymnopetaltim. — 2 
'"'endrils divided. Fruits very large, petioles with 2-elands at the 
QIDGSETC USES E DR EA EE AUN ST Legenavia. 2 
Stamens inserted near the mouth of the calyx-tube ; anthers hardly 
or not at all cohering. (T) 
Stwumnens inserted below the mouth of the ealyx-tube; anthers more 
or less eohering. (8) 
Male flowers (partly) in racemes, — Fruits opening by a stopple. 
SOR pe teneleieis Luffa. 4 
Flowers all solitary. Fruits very fleshy, indehiseent. .... Benineasa, — D 
Male flowers (partly) racemed. — Tendrils simple .......Momordica. 6 
Male flowers clustered or solitary. "Tendrils simple........ Cueumis. 8 
Flowers all solitary. "Tendrils 2-8—fid. ................ Citrullus.. 9 
TTendrils divided. Flowers yellow .................... Cucurbita, 10 
Flowers not large, yellow, male racemes or pedicels not stout. (11) 
Flowers large, deep yellow, male racemes stout. (14) 
Male and female pedieels 1l-flowered, clustered. (12) 
Male flowers eorymbose or subumbellate or racemed, (15) 
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