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A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



cc. Spur free : ovules soli- 

 tary : carpels not 

 beaked, indehiscent, 

 separating from the 



axis 3. Tnop/EOLUM. 



AA. Flowers regular or nearly 



so 



D. Sepals valvate. Glands 



present 4. Limnanthes. 



BB. Sepals imbricate 



c. Glands alternate with 



petals 



D. Stamens 10. all fer- 

 tile usually; tails 

 of carpels usually 

 not bearded inside..^. Gehasium. 

 DD. Stamens, 5 fertile. 5 

 reduced to scales : 

 tails of carpels us- 

 ually not bearded 



inside (>. Erodium. 



cc. Glands 



D. Fr. a loculicidal cap- 

 sule 7. OXALIS. 



DD. Fr. an indehiscent 



berry **. AvRiiiiHOA. 



33. ochnace.t:. 



Ovary .3-10-loculed : locules 

 1-ovuled ; seeds without 

 albumen : stamens numer- 

 ous : panicles lateral 1. Ochna. 



34. RUTACE.E. 



A. Ovary entire or sliKbtly 2- 

 5-lobed : style terminal, 

 entire at base : fr. drupe- 

 like or berry-like, but 

 leathery, usually indehis- 

 cent : carpels of the male 

 fls. sometimes 4, and 



free 



B. Fls. hermaphrodite : pe- 

 tals and stamens free 

 or connate : ovules 1, 2 

 or many : fr. usually 

 with a cortex outside 

 and pulpy within : 

 seeds ex-albuminous.... 

 c. Ovules numerous in 



each locule 



D. Stamens 1 0-1 2 : 

 ovary imperfectly 

 5-G-loculed : Ivs. 



odd-pinnate t Citrus. 



DD. S t a m e n s 3 n-6 : 



ovary imperfectly 



8-to-many loculed : 



ivs. with 3 Ifts. ..2. ..^^GLE. 



CC. Ovules solitary or twin 



in each locule 



D. riant spiny : Ivs. 

 with 3 ifts. : calyx 

 3-loI)ed : stamens 6..3. triphasia. 

 DD. Plant unarmed : ivs. 

 pinnate: calyx 5- 

 cut or 5-parted : 



stamens 10 4. Mdrraya. 



BB. Fls. usually polygamo- 

 dioecious : petals and 

 stamens free : ovules 2 

 except in the first two 

 genera : seeds usually 



albuminous 



D. Ovules solitary 



E. Petals 4-5, valvate : 

 stamens 4-5 : 

 drupe 2-4-stoned..r,. Skimmia. 

 EE. Petals 5, valvate : 

 stamens 5 : ovary 

 5-lobed ; stigma 



sessile 6. Casimiroa. 



DD. Ovules twin 



E. Petals 2-5, valvate 

 or Imbricate : sta- 

 mens 2-5 : fr. 4-7- 



loculed 7. Toddalia. 



EE. Petals 5-8. valvate: 

 stamens ,5-6 : fr. a 

 5-stoned drupe. ..8. Phellodexdron. 



EEE. Petals 4-5, imbri- 

 cate ; stamens 4- 

 5 : f r. a 2-3-loculed 



samara 0. Ptelea. 



AA. Ovary deeply 2-5-lobed, 

 styles basilar or ventral 

 or the stigmas connate : 

 fr. capsular or 3-5-ber- 



ried 



B. Ovules 3 or more in each 



locule 



c. I'etals 4-5, equal : sta- 

 mens 8-10, straight.. 10. Uuta. 

 cc. I'etals 5. unequal : sta- 

 mens 10 declinate. ..11. Dictamncs. 

 BB. Ovules 2 in eacn locale. . 



c. Fls. irregular 12. Ravexia. 



CC. Fls. regular 



d. The fls. unisexual or 



polygamous 



e. Lvs. alternate 



F. Foliage pinnate: 



fls. polygamous.13. Xaxthoxtlum. 

 FF. Foliage simple ; fls. 



unisexual 14. Orixa. 



EE. Lvs. opposite : fls. 



unisexual 15. Evodia. 



DD. The fls. hermaphro- 

 dite 



E. Albumen fleshy (un- 

 known in Chois- 



ya) 



F. I'etals erect, long, 

 connate or con- 

 nivent, forming 

 a cylindrical 



tube ..16. Cohrea. 



FF. Petals free, spread- 

 ing 



G. The petals im- 

 bricate 



H. Stamens 8 : 

 petals 4 

 lvs. oppo- 

 site, 17. BORONIA. 



HH. stamens 8- 

 10: petals 

 4-5; lvs. 



alternate. .18. Ebiostemojj, 

 HHH. stamens 10 : 

 petals 5 : 

 Ivs. oppo- 

 site 19. CIIOISYA. 



GG. The petals val- 

 vate 20. I'lLOCABPDS. 



be. Albumen 



F. The capsule 5-lo- 



culed 21. Calodexdrum. 



FF. The ovary lobes 



1-5 free 



G. Staminodes 0. .22. Diosma. 

 GG. Staminodes 5... 

 H. Style short ; 

 stigma cap- 

 itate : fls. 



terminal. ..23. Adenaxdra. 

 HH. Style long : 

 stigma sim- 

 ple ; fls. ax- 

 illary 24. Barosma. 



35. ZYGOPIiyLLACE;E. 



A. Ovary sessile ; lvs. with 2 



Ifts. rarely 1 1ft 1. Zygophvlll'M. 



AA. Ovary stalked : lvs. abruptly 



pinnate '.2. Guaiacdm. 



36. SIMARUBACE.E. 



A. Stamens 10, twice as many 



as petals 1. Ailaxthds. 



AA. Stamens 4-5, as many as 



petals 2. I'lCRASMA. 



37. MELIACE.E. 



A. stamens free 1. Cedrela. 



AA. Stamens coalesced into a 



tube 



B. Locules of the ovary 



many-ovuled 2. Swietexia. 



