78 63. HUBIACEJE. 



formed. Ovules erect. Fruit drape, albumen carnose. Erect 

 shrubs. (Anthospermese.) (8**). 



C Corolla-lobes valvate in bud. Ovary 2- rarely 3-4-celled ; style 

 entire, stigma capitate or 2-fid, rarely style-arms elongate ; 

 ovules attached to the septum of the ovary, amphitropous. 

 Fruits small, dry, capsular or of 2 -cocci, or circumscissile 

 at the base. Seeds usually oblong, deeply grooved on the 



ventral face. Herb. (Spermacocere) Sjvrmacoce. 30 



i) Corolla-lobes valvate in bud. Ovary 2-celled , style-arms 2 ; ovules 

 attached to the base of the septum. Fruits of 2 small coriaceous 

 or fleshy iiideliiscent lobes. Seeds peltate, usually hollowed 

 ventrally. Herbs. (G a 1 i e se.) (13) 



(8*) Corolla-lobes imbricate ; lobes 2 exterior (rndtardia. 16 



Corolla lobes valvate Chomdia. 17 



(8**) Stipules 3-oo setose Serissn. 27 



Stipules nob setose, but entire or ciliate or dentate. (8***). 



(8***) Prostrate herb Nertcra. 28 



Shrubs Coprosina. 29 



( 9 ) Flowers panicled or corymbose, 1 tracts coriaceous not sheatliing..7#ora. 19 

 Flowers panicled or corymbose, bracts membraneous, lower sheatliing. 



Pavetta. 20 



(10) Calyx-tubes cohering in a head M&rinda. 21 



Flowers free Damnacantlms. 22 



(11) Flowers in terminal rarely axillary corymbose, or panicled rarely 



capitate cymes Psyclotria. 23 



Flowers fascicled, axillary or terminal or solitaiy. (12). 



(12) Flowers solitary, calyx with 4-7-rather long loljes, creeping herb, 



leaves cordate Geopliila. 24 



Flowers fascicled, axillary, calyx-limb 3-6-fid, style-arms 3-9, 



leaves oblong distichous, shrubs Lasianthm. 25 



(13) Corolla rotate, or shortly campanulate 5-merous RMa. 31 



Corolla rotate, 4-merous. . , . Galium. 32 



