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PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 



the Archichlamydeae whose flowers show the absence of petals and 

 frequently of sepals is called the Apetalae. The group whose plants 

 have flowers showing the parts of their corolla (petals) separate and 

 distinct is called the Choripetalae. 



FIG. 173. Piper cubeba Fruiting branch and fruit (enlarged). (Sayre.) 



I. Order Piperales. Piperacece or Pepper Family. A family of 

 aromatic herbs and shrubs with jointed stems, opposite,verticillate, 

 or sometimes alternate leaves without stipules, and spiked incon- 

 spicuous, wind-pollinated flowers. The characteristic fruit is a berry 



