A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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c. Carpels indefinite, 

 crowded into a mass 



witbout order 



D. Bractlets 3 13. Malope. 



DD. Bractlets 14. Palaua. 



cc. Carpels in a single 



whorl. 



D. Ovules 2 or more. . . . 



B. Bractlets 4-6 I.""!. Kvdia. 



EE. Bractlets l(i. Abutilon. 



EEE. Bractlets 3. 17. Sph.eralcea. 



DD. Ovules solitar.v 



e. The ovules ascend- 

 ing 



F. St.vles longitudi- 



nalLv stigma- 



tose Inside. . . . 



G. I'"ls. difpcious. . 18. Nap^a. 



(see article Sida.) 



GG. Fls. h e r m a- 



phrodite. . .. 



H. Staminal column 



double; the 



outer 



of 



clusters 19. SiDALCEA. 



HH. Staminal c o 1- 



umn single. . . 



I. Bractlets 3-!). 



connate at 



base 



J. Axis ot fr. not 

 s u r p assing 



carpels 20. Alth-ea. 



jj. Axis of fr. sur- 

 passing car- 

 pels 21. Lavatera. 



II. Bractlets 0-3, 



distinct 



J. Carpels with 

 transverse ap- 

 pendages in- 

 side under 



the beak. ...22. Callirhoe. 

 J J.. Carpels not ap- 



pendaged. . . 23. Malva. 

 FF. S t .V 1 e branches 

 tipped with 

 small capitate 

 or club-shaped 



stigmas 24. Malvastrum. 



EE. The ovules pendu- 

 lous 



F. Style branches 

 longitudln ally 

 stigmatose in- 

 side 25. Plagiaxthds. 



FP. Style branches 

 truncate at 

 apex or with 

 small capitate 

 stigmas 26. Sida. 



28. STERCULIACE.Ti;. 



a. Petals concave or hooded at 



the base 



B. Anthers solitary between 



the staminodes 1. Rclin'GIA. 



BB. Anthers 2 or more be- 

 tween the staminodes.. 

 C. Fr. a membranous cap- 

 sule 2. Abeoma. 



cc. Fr. a woody capsule. ..3. CJuazama. 



ccc. Fr. drupaceous 4. Theobroma. 



AA. Petals flat 



B. The petals deciduous 



c. Anthers sessile : calyx 

 club-shaped or bell- 

 shaped o. Reevesia. 



cc. Anthers stipitate : se- 

 pals at length free. .6. Pterospermdm. 

 BB. The petals persistent or 



marcescent 



c. Anthers 10 or 15. rare- 

 ly 20 



D. Ovules 2 in each lo- 



cule 7. DOMBEYA. 



DD. Ovules indefinite. ...8. Pentapetes. 



cc. Anthers 5 0. Mahernia. 



AAA. Petals 



B. Fls. hermaohrodite 10. Fremontia. 



BB. Fls. unisexual or polyg- 

 amous. 



c. Anthers crowded with- 

 out order: s e ed s 

 without albumen. ...11. Stercdlia. 

 cc. Anthers in a single 

 ring : seeds albumin- 

 ous 12. COLA. 



29. TlLACE.Tl. 



A. Petals petal-like, usually 

 glabrous and contracted 

 at base, entire or rarely 

 notched at apex, often 



convolute 



B. Calyx bell-shaped, 3-5- 



cut 1. Berria. 



BB. Calyx composed of distinct 



sepals 



c. The petals pitted at the 

 base inserted around 

 the base of a more or 

 less elevated torus 

 whicli bears the sta- 

 mens at its apex. . . .2. Grewia. 

 cc. The petals not pitted, 

 inserted immediately 

 around the stamens.. 

 D. Fr. indehiscent glo- 

 bose, usually 1- 



seeded .3. TILIA. 



DD. Fr. a capsule 



E. Capsule, loculici- 



dally dehiscent.. . 



F. The stamens all 



bear anthers 



g. Capsule globose, 



echinate 4. Entelea. 



gg. Capsule pod-like, 

 usually nak- 

 ed 5. CoRcnoRCS. 



FF. The outer stamens 

 have no an- 

 thers 6. Spahmannia. 



EE. Capsule dehiscing at 



the apex. 7. Luehea. 



AA. Petals not petal-like, incised, 

 3-Iolied or entire, usually 

 pubescent or else level at 

 base, never convolute. ...8. Aristotelia. 



B. Fr. a berry 



BB. Fr. a drupe 9. El.eocabpos. 



30. LINACE.E. 



A. Anther-bearing stamens as 



many as the petals 



B. Styles .5 : Ivs. entire : 



glands equal 1. Linum. 



BB. Styles 3—4 : Ivs. usually 

 serrate : glands usually 



unequal or absent 2. Reinwardtia. 



AA. Anther-bearing stamens 

 2 or 3 times as many as 

 the petals 3. Erythroxylon. 



31. MALriGHIACE-T3. 



A. Fr. a fleshy 3-stoned drupe. 1. Malpighia. 

 AA. Fr. a capsule composed of 

 3 dehiscent berries : fls. 

 in terminal racemes. ...2. Galphimia. 

 AAA. Fr. consists of 1-3 sam- 

 aras : fls. in umbel-like 

 corymbs 3. Stigmaphyllon. 



32. geraniace.t;. 



A. Flowers irregular, the pos- 

 terior sepal spurred 



B. Petals h.vpogynous : cap- 

 sule bursts suddenl.y 

 and shoots out the 



seeds 1. Impatiens. 



BB. Petals perigynous : fr. not 

 elastically dehiscent.... 

 c. Spur adnate to the 

 pedicel ; ovules in 

 pairs : carpels beak- 

 ed, dehiscing from 

 the placentiferous 

 axis 2. Pelargoxiom. 



