68 DODONAEACEAE. 



cymes long-peduncled : petals oval or orbicular, 1 mm. long or less: drupes 

 obovoid, 5-6 mm. long, red. EHACOMA. 



Hammocks, lower eastern coast of Fla. and the F. Keys. (ir. I.) 

 2. R. ilicifolia (Poir.) Trelease. Depressed shrub with pubescent twigs: leaf- 

 blades oval or ovate, 10-15 mm. long, coarsely spiny toothed: cymes short- 

 peduncled: petals suborbicular, less than 1 mm. long: drupes subglobose, 3-4 

 mm. long. 



Pinelands, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



4. GYMINDA Sarg. Shrubs or trees, the twigs 4-angled. Leaves oppo- 

 site, persistent: blades mostly entire. Flowers dioecious, in axillary cymes. 

 Sepals 4, or rarely 3. Petals 4, or rarely 3. Stamens 4, borne without a disk. 

 Stigmas disk-like. Drupe smooth. 



1. G. latifolia (Sw.) Urban. Shrub or small tree: leaf -blades obovate to 

 elliptic-obovate, 2-4 cm. long, bright-green (or glaucous above in G. latifolia 

 glaucifolia) : petals oblong to obovate-oblong, 1.5-2 mm. long: drupes oblong 

 to ovoid, 7-8 mm. long, bluish-black. FALSE-BOXWOOD. 

 Hammocks, F. Keys. (W. I.) 



5. SCHAEFFEBIA Jacq. Shrubs or trees, the twigs terete. Leaves 

 alternate, persistent: blades entire. Flowers dioecious, in axillary clusters. 

 Sepals 4. Petals 4. Stamens 4, borne without the disk. Stigmas recurved. 

 Drupes tuberculate. 



1. S. frutescens Jacq. Shrub or small tree: leaves not clustered; blades ellip- 

 tic, oval, elliptic-obovate or elliptic-oblanceolate, 4-6 cm. long, shining above: 

 flowers manifestly pedicelled: drupes about 5 mm. in diameter. BOXWOOD. 

 YELLOW-WOOD. 



Hammocks, lower eastern coast of Fla., E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



FAMILY 6. HIPPOCRATEACEAE. HIPPOCRATEA FAMILY. 



Shrubs or trees, or vines. Leaves opposite : blades simple. Flowers 

 perfect, in axillary racemes, panicles, or cymes. Calyx of 5 persistent 

 sepals. Corolla 5 petals. Androecium of mostly 3 stamens. Gynoecium 

 of 3 united carpels. Fruit a berry, a drupe, or a capsule, of 3 or fewer 

 carpels cohering at the base. Seeds flattened. 



1. HIPPOCKATEA L. Trees or woody vines. Leaf-blades leathery. 

 Sepals and petals 5. Stamens 3 : filaments dilated at the base. Capsule lobed. 

 Seeds winged. 



1. H. volubilis L. Climber: leaf -blades oblong or elliptic, varying to ovate 

 or obovate, 5-14 cm. long, crenate-serrate : corolla 5-6 mm. broad: mature 

 carpels broadly obovate, 2.5-3 cm. long. [H. ovata Lam.] 



Hammocks, F. Keys. (W. I.) 



FAMILY 7. DODONAEACEAE. DODONAEA FAMILY. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate: blades simple. Flowers ployg- 

 amous or polygamo-dioecious, variously borne. Calyx of 3-5 sepals. 

 Corolla wanting. Androecium of 5-8 stamens. Disk obsolete. Gynoe- 

 cium of 3 or 4 united carpels. Fruit a reticulated septicidal capsule. 

 Seeds subglobose or somewhat flattened. Spr. or all year. 



1. DODONAEA [Plum.] L. Erect shrubs or trees, with usually viscid 

 foliage. Leaf-blades broadened upward. Capsule winged. 



