A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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HH. Ovules 2^ : 

 Ivs. pedati- 



sect 5. Saukomatum. 



GO. Tube of spatlie 

 convolute. . . 

 H. Ovu 1 e s 00 

 parietal, in 

 2 series. . . G. AiiUM. 

 HH. Ovules few. 

 inserted at 

 base and 

 apex of cell. 

 I. Male and fe- 

 rn a 1 e fls. 

 remote : 

 a p p e ndix 

 of spadix 



hairy 7. IIelicodiceeos. 



II. Male and fe- 

 rn a 1 e ns. 

 c o n t i K u- 



ous 8. Deacunculus. 



EE. Tbe spadix not ap- 

 pendaged. adnate 

 to spat he on 

 back : aquatic 



plant 9. PisTiA. 



EEE. The tube of spathe 

 closed at mouth 

 by dilation of spa- 

 dix or else divid- 

 ed into 2 cells.. . 

 F. Tube closed at 



throat 10. riNELLiA. 



FF. Tube 2celled. ...11. Ambrosinia. 

 CC. Spadix not appendased 

 (rarely with a naked 

 appendage or en- 

 dowed with neutral 

 organs : upper fls. 

 males. lower ones fe- 

 males 



D. Stamens connate in a 

 prismatic or peltate 



body 



fl. Plants are climbing 



shrubs 



F. Ovaries distinct. 



2-10-celled. ...12. Philodendeon. 

 FF. Ovaries coherent. 



1-2-celled 13. SvNGONinM. 



EB. Plants are herbs, 

 not climbing. . . . 

 F. The ovules ortho- 

 tropous or 

 nearly so : mi- 

 cropyle super- 

 ior 



G. Ovules numer- 

 ous in 2 ser- 

 ies on 3-5 

 parietal pla- 

 centae 14. COLOCASIA. 



.;g. Ovules few. bas- 

 al 15. Alocasia. 



GGG. Ovules. 1 or few 

 s nbparietal : 

 distinguished 

 by ovary Im- 

 mersed in a 

 carp and em- 

 bryo not al- 

 buminous. ..16. Peltandra. 

 FF. The ovules ana- 



trt 



IS or 



s e m i-a natrop- 

 ous : micropyle 



inferior 



G. Ovaries distinct 

 or slightly 



coherent. ...17. Caladidm. 

 GQ. Ovaries distinct 

 below, above 

 thick, dilat- 

 e d and 

 grown t o- 



getber 18. Xanthosoma. 



RGG. Ovary 2-5- 



celled 19. Dieffenbachia. 



DD. Stamens distinct. ... 



E. Ft. not included by 



tube of spathe ; 



the whole spathe 



deciduous, marces- 



cent 



F. Ovule aflixed to to 



i n t r uded pla- 



c e n t ae : Ivs. 



ovate 20. Aolaonema. 



FF. Ovule a fli x e d 



near top of 



cell : ivs. broad- 



1 y a r r o w- 



shaped 21. Nephthytis. 



EE. Fr. included by ac- 

 crescent tulie of 

 spathe ; blade of 

 spathe marces- 

 cent, deciduous. .22. Richaedia. 

 EEE. Fr. included bv 

 spathe : blade of 

 of which is per- 

 sistent 23. IIOMALOMENA. 



EEEE. Fr. girt by the top- 

 shaped tube of 

 spathe. which has 

 a circumscissile, 

 deciduous blade. ..24, 



BB. Fls. hermaphrodite 



c. Plants marsh herbs. ..25, 

 CC. Plants are scandent 



shrubs 



D. Ovules 2 in a cell, af- 

 fixed to base of sep- 

 tum 26 



DD. Ovules solitary, basal. 27 

 ODD. Ovules numerous. .. .28, 

 AA. Perianth of 4-8 distinct seg- 

 ments : t3s. all hermaph- 

 rodite 



B. Spadix flowering below : 

 spathe lonf, often 

 twisted, long-persistent. 29 

 BB, Spadix flowering above.., 

 c, Spathe sheathing the 

 very long pedunculi- 

 form stipe of the 

 spadix, with blade in- 

 complete or 



D. O V a r y 1-c e 1 I e d ; 



ovules solitary, 



semi-anatropous, ..30 



DD. Ovary 2-c e 1 1 e d ; 



ovules 1-2 in a cell, 



orthotropous 31 



CC, Spathe provided with 

 scale-like appendages 

 in the tube, long per- 

 sistent, ovules semi- 

 anatropous or cam- 



pylotropous 32 



CCC. Spathe leafy, accres- 

 cent, persistent, quite 

 flattened out : ovules 



anatropous 33 



CCCC. Spathe open, recurved 

 or reflexed, accres- 

 cent, persistent: 



ovules various 34 



ccccc, Spathe accrescent, per- 

 sistent or obsolete : 

 ovules anatropous. . .35 

 cccccc, Spathe obsolete or ob- 

 scure ; ovules ortho- 

 tropous 36 



MONSTEEA. 



SCINDAPSUS. 



RlIAPHIDOPHOKi. 



CVRTOSPEEMA. 



Obontium, 

 ly.sichitcm, 



Spathtema. 

 . Spathiphyllcm. 

 Anthceium. 



POTHOS. 



Acoeos. 



159. ALISMACE.E. 



A. Ovules solitary, basal, or 

 many aflixed to the inner 

 angle of the carpel : ma- 

 ture carpels indehiscent. . 

 B. Carpels inserted on a 



small receptacle 1. Alisma. 



BB, Carpels densely crowded 

 in many series on a 

 large oblong or globose 



receptacle 2, Sagittaeia. 



aa. Ovules numerous, inserted on 

 reticulately branched par- 

 ietal placentas : mature 

 carpels dehiscent by ven- 

 tral suture 



