SECT. li 



PHANEROGAMIA 



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simple leaves and deciduous stipules. Flowers with a gamosepalous 

 calyx. Corolla twisted in the bud. Stamens coherent to form a 

 tube ; the antisepalous stamens are staminodial, the antipetalous 

 stamens are often increased in number. Anthers extrorse. 



Fm. I'lOJ. — Th'inbrunui Cwaii. i, Stem bearing fruits. ;:', Flowering branch. <j', Flower. ;i, Circle of 

 stamens. ,', Stamens from anterior side. (.;, i, about nat. size ; 5, enlarged ; 1, 2, greatly 

 reduced.) Official. 



Important Gexera. — The mo.st iniiiortant plant is the Cocoa tree (Theobroma 

 Cacao (*), Figs. 600, 601). It is a native of tropical Central and Sonth America, 

 but has long been cultivated. The increasing demand has led to its being grown 

 '.vith more or less .success in mai.y tropical colonics. It is a low tree with short- 

 stalked, tirm, brittle, simple leaves of large size, oval shape, and dark green colour. 



