A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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berried or capsn- 



liii-. i;-4-celled. .4. IIedyotis Teibe. 

 EE. Corolla irabi'icato oi' 

 convolute : c a p- 

 sule 2-c e 1 1 e d : 



seeds albuminous. 5. Uondeletia Tribe. 



BB. FI. flesh.v, bursting ii-reg- 



ularl.v or dehiscent at 



apex, or a drupe witli 



2 or more stones, the 



stones man.v-seeded. . . . 



c. Corolla valvate : seeds 



numerous minute. 



angled 6. Md.ss.exda Teibe. 



cc. Corolla imbricate or 

 convolute : seeds nu- 

 merous, minute often 



angled 7. n.iMELi.\ Tribe. . 



ccc. Corolla strictly convo- 

 lute : seeds numerous 

 or few, large and 

 compressed or small- 

 er and angled 8. Gardenia Tribe. 



A. No. of ovules in each locule 



B. Radicles superior 



c. Stamens inserted at 

 base of corolla : cor- 

 olla valvate or im- 

 bricate 0. Chiococca Tribe. 



cc. Stamens inserted at 

 tliroat of corolla. . . . 

 D. Corolla strictly con- 

 volute 10. Alberta Tribe. 



DD. Corolla valvate n Vangueria Tribe. 



bb. Radicles inferior 



c. Corolla strictly con- 

 volute 12. ixoRA Tribe. 



cc. Corolla valvate 



D. Ovules affixed to sep- 

 tum, rarely basilar, 

 generally amphitro- 

 pous ; trees and 



shrubs 13. Morinda Tribe. 



DD. Ovules affixed to sep- 

 tum, amphitropous 

 or auatropous : 



herbs 14. Galium Tribe. 



DDD. Ovules basilar, erect, 



anatropous 



e. Stamens inserted on 

 the throat of the 

 corolla : fr. inde- 

 hiscent ; style en- 

 tire or witli short 



branches 15. Pstchotria 



Tribe. 

 eb. Stamens inserted on 

 the throat, rarely 

 at base of corolla : 

 fr. capsular or 

 2-berried : stylo 



branches filiform. 16. P^deria Tribe, 

 eee. Stamens inserted at 

 base of corolla, 

 rarely on throat : 

 fr. berry-like or 

 indehiscent ; style 

 entire or with 

 long branches. ...17. Anthosperma 



Tribe. 



1. Nai^clea Tribe. 



Calyx tubes confluent ; fr. a 

 globose. fleshy syncarp : 

 ovary 2-celled : ovules sol- 

 Itary. pendulous 1. Cephalaxthus. 



2. Cinchona Tribe. 



A. Corolla valvate 



b. Placentae ascending from 

 the base of the septum 



or erect 2. Manettia. 



bb. Placentae adnate to the 

 middle of the septum : 



c. Capsule septicidal ."!. Cinchona. 



cc. Capsule loculicidal. ...4. Bouvardia. 

 AA. Corolla imbricate : stamens 

 inserted in the throat or 

 tube 5. LccuLiA. 



3. CONDAMINEA TRIBE. 



One calyx lobe dilated into an 



ample colored blade fi. Pinckneya. 



4. Hedyotls Tribr. 



A. Calvx lobes unequal : capsule 



loculicidal 7. Pentas. 



AA. Calyx loties equal : capsule 



loculicidal at the top . . . S. IIoustonia. 



5. RONDELETIA TRIBB. 



Corolla imbricate, lobes equal 



or nearly so 0. Rondeletia. 



6, MUS.S.ENDA Tribe. 



Inflorescence terminal corym- 

 bose : ovary 1-2-celled : 

 calyx lobes 5. one dilated 

 and colored. 10. Muss.end.*. 



7. IlAMELiA Tribe. 



A. Corolla imbricate, Sriljbed : 



berry .'i-celled 11. IIa.melia. 



AA. Corolla Imbricate, 4-5- 



lobed : berry 2-3-celled. . 12. IIoff.\(annia. 



8. Gardenia Tribe. 



a. Inflorescence usuall.v termi- 

 nal 



B. Corolla tube short 13. Burchellia. 



BB. Corolla tube long 



c. Calyx .^-toothed 14. Posoqderia. 



cc. Calyx lobes large and 



leafy 15. Leptactinia. 



AA. Inflorescence usually axil- 

 lary 



B. Style has a spindle or 

 club-shaped stigma, en- 

 tire or 2-toothed 



c. Seed coat membranous. 

 D. Calyx limb various : 



ovary 2-celled. ...16. Randia. 

 DD. Calyx limb often 

 tubular : ovary 1- 



celled 17. Gardenia. 



cc. Seed coat fibrous or sub- 

 fibrous. 



d. Corolla tube long and 



slender 18. Oxya.nthcs. 



DD. Corolla tube short... 



E. Calyx 5-parted 19. Mitkiostigma. 



EE. Calyx truncate or 



5-toothed 20. Genipa. 



BB. Style branches 2, distinct, 

 (except sometimes in 



Kraussia. ) 



c. Throat of corolla beard- 

 ed 21. Kraussia. 



cc. Throat of corolla gla- 

 brous 22. Tricalysia. 



9. Chiococca Tribe. 



Corolla valvate : inflorescence 

 axillary, racemose: an- 

 thers dorsifixed : stigma 

 club-shaped 23. Chiococca. 



10. Alberta Tribe. 



Inflorescence terminal : the 

 2-4 calyx lobes dilated : an- 

 thers pilose on back 24. Alberta. 



11. Vangceria Tribe. 



A. Drupe 1-2-stoned 25. Plectronia. 



AA. Drupe 3-6-stoned 26. Vangoeria. 



12. IxoRA Tribe. 



a. Fls. clustered in axils 27. Cofpea. 



AA. Fls. in 2-3-forking corymbs. 



B. Style branches 2. short, 



rarel.v connate ; Ivs. 



leathery 28. IxOKA. 



BB. Style very far exserted, 



