380 xxvin. TILIACEJE. (Maxwell T. Masters.) 



times 5-adelphous, filaments filiform ; anthers 2-celled. Ovary free, 

 2-10-celled ; styles columnar, or divided into as many divisions as there 

 are cells to the ovary, stigmas usually distinct rarely confluent or sessile. 

 Ovules attached to the inner angle of the cells of the ovary, if few in 

 number often pendulous from the apex or ascending from the base, if 

 more numerous disposed in 2 or more ranks, anatropous ; raphe ventral 

 or lateral. Fruit fleshy or dry, dehiscent or indehiscent, 2-10 or by 

 abortion 1 -celled (cells sometimes divided by false partitions), carpels 

 separable or always united. Seed 1 or many, ascending, pendulous or 

 transverse, with no arillus, testa leathery or crustaceous or pilose, albumen 

 fleshy abundant or scanty rarely wanting ; embryo straight or slightly 

 curved, cotyledons leafy rarely fleshy, radicle next the hilum. DISTRIB. 

 About 350 species some of which occur in all the great divisions of the 

 world except the arctic and antarctic, but most abundantly in the tropics 

 of either hemisphere. Some of the genera and many of the species are 

 strictly Indian. 



SERIES A. Holopetalae. Frbth glabrous or rarely downy, coloured, thin, 

 unguiculate, entire or nearly so, imbricate or twisted in the bud. Anthers 

 globose or oblong, opening by slits. 



TRIBE I. Brownlowieee. Sepals combined below into a cup. Anthers 

 globose, cells ultimately confluent at the top. 



* St ami nodes 5. 



Carpels distinct, 2-valved ............. 1. BROWNLOWIA. 



Carpels combined, indehifoent, winged ......... 2. I'IM \< i:. 



Capsule 5-v:ilvcd ................ 3. PJTYKANTHK. 



** Staminoaes 0. 



Btatnena on a raised toroa ............. 4. CHARTACAI.YX. 



Stamens on a contracted torus ........... 5. BERUYA. 



TRIBE II. Orewieee. S.jml* distinct. Petals glandular at the base. 

 springing from the apex of a raised torus. 



* Fruit destitute of prickles. 



Fruit drupaceous ................ 6. GRKWIA. 



Fruit of 3-5 winged cocci ............. 7. COLUMBIA. 



** 



Fruit large, 3-angular, indehiscent .......... 8. ERINOCARPUS. 



Fruit small, globose, indehiscent, or 3-5-coccous ...... 9. TIUUMPETTA. 



TRIBE III. Tilieae. Sepals distinct. Petals not glandular. Stamens 

 springing from a contracted torus. 



Leaves alternate ................ 10. CORCHORUS. 



Leaves opposite ................. 11. PLAGIOPTERON. 



SERIES B. Keteropetalae. Petals sepaloid, incised or 0, induplicate 

 or imbricate, not twisted. Anthers linear, opening by a terminal pore. 



Stamens on a depressed torus. Fruit capsular ...... 12. ECHINOCARPUS. 



Stamens on a raised torus. Fruit drupaceous ....... 13. EL^EOCARPUS. 



