76 Umbelliferae 



Subfamily 2. Saniculoideae. Leaves various. In- 

 florescence as above. Endocarp soft. Styles long sur- 

 rounded at base by annular stylopodinni. Stigmas 

 capitate. Vittae various. 



Tribe 2. Sanicideae. Commissnre broad. 



Leaves palmately divided. Umbels irregularly com- 

 pound. Fruit globose, with hooked bristles. Ridges 

 obscure. Sanicula. 



Leaves palmate. Umbels simple. Bracts large, 

 coloured. Fruit ovoid. Ridges wrinkled or toothed. 



*Astrantia. 



Leaves with spinous teeth. Flowers capitate. Fruit 

 rough, ridges absent. Eryngium. 



Subfamily 3. Apioideae, Leaves various. Flowers 

 usually in compound umbels. Endocarp soft (there may 

 be layer of stereoni beneath epidermis). Style arising 

 from apex of stylopodium. Vittae at first in the furrows, 

 later variously arranged. 



A. Haplozygieae. Primary ridges more con- 

 spicuous than the secondary. Vittae usually obvious in 

 the furrows. 



a. Seed furrowed ventrally by the raphe. 



Tribe 3. Scandicifieae. Crystal-glands present around 

 carpopJiore. 



Subtribe I. Scandicinae. /^r//// long-cylindrical and 

 beaked, smooth or with short spines. 



i. Vittae several in each furrow. Conopodium. 



ii. Vittae i in each furrow, or absent. 



Fruit smooth, over 2 cm. long, with prominent obtuse 

 ridges and long beak. Scandix. 



