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Gynoecium 2-4-carpellary, the carpels united. 

 Ovary 4-celled : fleshy maritime shrubs. 



Batidaceae in Ordor CHEXOPODIALES. 

 Ovary 2-celled : plants not fleshy. 



Oleaceae in Order OLEALES. 

 Stamens perigynous or epigynous, inserted on the margin 



of a hypanthium or a disk. 



Fruit a samara. Families in Order SAPIXDALES. 



Fruit not a samara. 



Fruit drupe-like or berry-like : shrubs or trees. 



Order RHAMXALES. 



Fruit a capsule : herbs. Order ARISTOLOCHIALES. 



b. Ovary inferior. 



Flowers not in involucrate heads. 



Fruit 3-winged, splitting into 3 nutlets. 



Gouania in Order RHAMXALES. 

 Fruit neither 3-winged nor splitting into carpels. 

 Fruit a berry or a drupe, or nut-like. 



Calyx deciduous as a lid : stamens numerous. 



Calyptranthes in Order MYRTALES. 

 Calyx of valvate or imbricated sepals : stamens few. 

 Stamens as many as the perianth-members and 

 alternate with them, or fewer. 



Tetragoniaceae in Order CHEXOPODIALES. 

 Stamens as many as the perianth-members and op- 

 posite them, or twice as many. 

 Styles present. 



Ovules mostly on basal placentae, sometimes 



pendulous : cotyledons not convolute : tree- 



or root-parasites. Order SAXTALALES. 



Ovules not on basal placentae : cotyledons 



convolute : not parasitic plants. 



Families in Order MYBTALES. 

 Styles wanting : stigmas sessile. 



Gunneraceae in Order MYRTALES. 



Fruit a capsule. Order MYRTALES. 



Flowers, at least the staminate, in involucrate heads. 



Ambrosiaceae in Order CAEDDALES. 

 B. Corolla present. 



Petals distinct, at least at the base. 



Carpels solitary, or several and distinct, or united only at the base. 

 Stamens at the base of the receptacle, i. e., hypogynous. 



Plants with relatively firm stems and leaves, not succulent. 



Order RANALES. 



Plants with succulent stems and leaves. Sedaceae in Order ROSALES. 

 Stamens on the margin of a hypanthium. 



Plants without secreting glands in the bark. Order ROSALES. 



Plants with secreting glands in the bark. 



Surianaceae in Order GEBANIALES. 

 Carpels several and united. 

 tOvary superior. 



JStamens inserted at the base of the ovary or receptacle. 

 IStamens numerous. 

 Sepals imbricated. 



Calyx deciduous. Order PAPAVEHALES. 



Calyx persistent. 



Styles or stigmas distinct or united, but not discoid. 

 Leaves glandular or pellucid-punctate. 



Rutaceae in Order GERAXIALES. 

 Leaves not glandular. 



Capparidaceae in Order PAPAVERALES. 

 Styles or stigmas united into a disk. 



Nymphaeaceae in Order RAXALES. 

 Sepals valvate. 



Stamens with distinct filaments. 



Ovary 1-celled : placentae parietal. 



Capparidaceae in Order PAPAVERALES. 

 Ovary 2-several-celled : placentae axile or central. 



Families in Order MALVALES. 



Stamens with united filaments. Order MALVALES. 



Stamens few, not over twice as many as the petals. 

 Stamens as many as the petals and opposite them. 

 Flowers monoecious. 



Euphorbiaceae in Order EDPHORBIALES. 



