SECT. II 



PHANEROGAMIA 



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Family 5. Sapindaceae. — Tropical trees or shrubs usually with obliquely 

 zygomorphic flowers with an extra-staininal disc. 



The crushed seeds oiPaullinia ctiparta, a liane of tropical Brazil, yields guarana. 

 Family 6. Hippocastanaceae. — Closely related to the Sapindaceae. Aesculus, 



Fig. 01(5. — A'-er pseudophitanus (', iiat. size). 1, Branch with pondnlous trrniinal itifioresceuce. 

 2, Male flower, ii, Female flower. If, Fruit. (3 and 3 enlarged.) 



Horse-chestnut. A esc. Uippocastcmum, the White Horse-chestnut, is a ti'ee of 

 hilly regions of the eastern Mediterranean (Fig. 440, B). Aesc. pavia, the Red 

 Horse-chestnut, is a native of the mountains of the Atlantic side of North America. 

 Both are commonly cultivated. The family is distributed in the North temperate 

 zone. 



