102 SAPOTACEAE. 



Order EBENALES. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, opposite, or whorled : blades simple. 

 Flowers perfect, monoecious, or dioecious. Calyx of 3-12 partially united 

 sepals. Corolla of 3-12 partially united petals. Androecium of as many 

 stamens as there are corolla-lobes or twice as many or more, sometimes 

 accompanied by staminodia. Gynoecium of 3-several united carpels. 

 Fruit capsular or baccate. 



Styles or stigmas distinct : flowers mostly monoecious or dioecious. 



Fam. 1. EBENACEAE. 

 Styles and stigmas united : flowers mostly perfect. 



Stamens as many as the corolla-lobes, at least In our 



representatives. Fam. 2. SAPOTACEAE. 



Stamens twice as many as the corolla-lobes or more. 



Stamens in several series. Fam. 3. SYMPLOCACEAE. 



Stamens in 1 series. Fam. 4. STYKACACEAE. 



FAMILY 1. EBENACEAE. EBONY FAMILY. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves mostly alternate : blades entire. Flowers 

 solitary or in cymes. Calyx of 3-7 partially united sepals, persistent, 

 accrescent. Corolla of 3-7 partially united petals, often urceolate. Androe- 

 cium of 3 or 4 times as many stamens as there are corolla-lobes. Gynoe- 

 cium of 3-several united carpels. Fruit a berry or sometimes capsular. 



1. DIOSPYROS L. Shrubs or trees. Leaves scattered: blades entire. 

 Calyx 3-7-lobed. Stamens with pubescent filaments and anthers opening length- 

 wise, Berry spheroidal or elongate. PERSIMMON. 



1. D. virginiana L. Shrub, or tree becoming 35 m. tall, the bark very rough: 

 leaf -blades ovate, oval, or elliptic, 8-20 cm. long, acute or acuminate: corolla 

 8-13 mm. long; lobes reniform: berries 3-4 cm. in diameter, astringent when 

 green, sweet when ripe. PERSIMMON. DATE-PLUM. 



Sandy woods, nearly throughout Fla., except the F. Keys. (Cont.) Spr. 



FAMILY 2. SAPOTACEAE. SAPODILLA FAMILY. 



Shrubs or trees, with milky sap, sometimes thorny. Leaves mostly 

 alternate: blades entire. Flowers perfect or rarely polygamous, clustered. 

 Calyx of 4-12 slightly united sepals. Corolla of 4-12 partially united 

 petals, with or without appendages at the sinuses of the lobes. Androe- 

 cium of usually as many stamens as there are corolla-lobes, commonly 

 accompanied by staminodia. Gynoecium of several united carpels. Fruit 

 a several-celled berry, or by suppression 1-celled. 



Corolla-lobes without dorsal appendages. 



Staminodia wanting. 1. CHHYSOPHYLLUM. 

 Staminodia present. 



Ovary glabrous : endosperm copious. 2. DIPHOLIS. 



Ovary pubescent : endosperm wanting or scant. 3. BUMELIA. 



Corolla lobes with dorsal appendages. 4. MIMUSOPS. 



1. CHBYSOPHYLLUM L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades commonly 

 lustrous-pubescent beneath. Calyx-lobes mostly 5. Corolla, like the calyx, 

 often pubescent: lobes mostly 5, entire. Anthers emarginate and apiculate. 

 Style wanting: stigma lobed. 



1. C. olivaeforme L. Evergreen shrub, or tree becoming 10 m. tall, the twigs 

 pubescent: leaf -blades leathery, oblong, elliptic, or oval, 3-10 cm. long, lustrous- 



