APOPETALOUS DICOTYLEDONOUS ANGIOSPERMS. 7 



Leaves alternate, stipules small. Flowers perfect or without petals. Stamens 

 alternate with sepals. Fruit a l-seeded capsule. 



RhamnaceaB. 

 Leaves alternate, feather- veined. Calyx persistent. Stamens on base of petals. 

 Flowers regular. 



Ternstroemiaceae. 

 Leaves alternate, simple, 3-5-lobed. Stipules aduate or u. Stamens 5-10. 

 Styles 2-3, distinct. Flowers regular. 



Saxifragaceee. 

 Leaves alternate, simple. Calyx minute. Petals ovate 4-6, separate, or united 

 at base. Fruit a drupaceous berry. Flowers regular. 



Ilicinese. 

 Leaves alternate, simple. Calyx tubular, limb 5-toothed. Corolla 0. Seed a 

 drupe. Flowers regular. 



Combretaceae. 

 Leaves alternate, compound. Flowers small, inconspicuous, regular, 5-merous. 

 Stigmas 3. Fruit drupaceous. 



Anacardiaceae. 

 Trees. 



Calyx and corolla present. 



Leaves alternate. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals clawed, and tongue-shaped. 

 Stamens in a lobed tube. Flowers regular. Fruit a fleshy septicidal capsule. 



Sterculiaceae. 

 Leaves opposite, pinnate, stipulate. Calyx 5-parted. Sepals 5. Stamens 10. 

 Flowers regular. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. 



Zygophyllaceae. 

 Leaves alternate, pinnate. Calyx obscure. Petals 5. Stamens united in a tube. 

 Ovary many-celled. Seeds numerous. Flowers regular. 



Meliaceae. 

 Leaves alternate. Calyx falling. Petals 4-5. Stamens double or multiple of 

 the parts of corolla. Flowers regular. 



Tiliaceae, 

 Leaves simple. Petals sometimes 0. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Stamens equal in num- 

 ber to petals. Ovary superior. Flowers regular. 



Rutaceae. 

 Leaves opposite, 3-nerved. Calyx superior. Limbs 5-parted, Petals 5. 

 Stamens many. Ovary 2- or more-celled. Flowers regular. 



Myrtaceae. 

 Leaves opposite. Calyx colored, 5-many-parted. Petals 5-7, on throat of 

 calyx. Stamens many. Flowers regular. Berry globular. Seeds many. 



Lythraceae. 

 Leaves opposite, simple, lobed. Stamens 5-8-10. Ovary 2-celled. Flowers 

 regular. Fruit winged. 



Sapindaceae. 

 Herbs, Shrubs, and Trees. 



Leaves alternate, .stipulate, compound. Flowers papilionaceous. Stamens united 

 in 1-2 groups. Seed vessel a legume or bean. 



Xieguminosae. 

 I>eaves alternate, stii>ulate. Stamens on the calyx, distinct. Pistils 1 to many, 

 usually distinct, sometimes united, each with a stigma. Ovary simple, 1-celled 

 1-ovuled. 



Rosaceae. 



