SYNOPSIS OF NATURAL ORDERS, 1138 
LXXXVIIZ. Amaran7ace&.—Stipules 0, Fl. usually bisexual, perianth of 5 persist- 
ent sepals, imbricate in bud. Stamens opposite the sepals, ovary free, l-celled. Seed 
one, embryo horseshoe-shaped or annular, surrounding a mealy endosperm. 
LXXXIX. CiENopopiAcE®.—Mostly plants of Salt lands L. wanting, or often small 
and fleshy, alternate, rarely opposite, simple, stipules O. Fl. small, perianth of 3—5 
sepals, stamens opposite the sepals, Fr. generally enclosed in the perianth, seed one, 
embryo curved, annular or spiral, 
XC. Puyronaccace&£,—lIntroduced shrubs. L. alternate, entire, exstipulate. #1. in 
racemes sepals 4-5 often petaloid, imbricate in bud, petals O, stamens 4 alternating with 
petal spaces, or more and irregularly inserted, carpels 1 or more, 1 ovuled. Fr. dry or 
fleshy (red and pisiform in the present case). 
XCI. Potyeonacex.—L. alternate, simple, stipules scarious or membranous usually 
sheathing, FI, small usually bisexual, perianth of 4—6 persistent segments, imbricate 
in bud, stamens opposite the segments. Ovary free, 1-celled compressed or trigonous. 
Fr, a small hard nut, seed one. 
XCII, ArtstotocuiacE&.—Climbers. LL. alternate, stipules O. Flowers bisexual, 
perianth companulate or tubular, 3-lobed or 2-lipped, ovary inferior, placentas parietal 
ovules numerous. 
XCIII. Piprracr%.—Climbers. Usually aromatic and pepper scented. L. usually 
alternate, entire, basal nerves 3 or more, stipules membranous, enclosing the buds. 
Fl. usually dicecious or polygamous, in catkin-like spikes, perianth O, stamens 1—4, 
hypogynous. Berry 1-seeded, seed globose. 
XCIV, CutorantHacez.—Usually aromatic. L. opposite, petioles often connate 
forming a sheath, stipules small subulate. Fl. in terminal spikes 1-sexual, connate 
male and female in pairs, perianth none, stamen 1 (or 3 confluent), ovary 1-celled with 
l-ovule. Fr. a small drupe 1-seeded, with copious fleshy albumen. 
XCY. MyristicaceEx.—Aromatic, L. entire, penninerved, stipules O. FI. 1-sexual, 
perianth as a rule 3-lobed, valvate in bud, anthers 6—380, usually sessile, ovary free, 
ovule 1, erect. Seed arillate endosperm oily, raminate. [In Engler u. Prantl, Naturl. 
Pflanzen fam. III. 2°40 justly placed near Anonacez. | 
XCVI. Lauracex.-—Aromatic. L. as a rule entire and evergreen, stipules O. 
Perianth regular, deeply 6-cleft, segments biseriate, tube often enlarged in fr., stamens 
perigynous, normally 12 in 4 circles, those of the innermost circle often wanting, those 
of the two outermost circles opposite to perianth-segments, anther cells 2 or 4, opening 
by valves. Ovary free, l-celled. Fr. a berry or drupe, seed one, cotyledons thick, 
oily. [In Engler u. Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzen fam. III. 2,106 placed in the vicinity 
of Berberidacex and Menispermacez. | 
XCVII. Provzacex.—L. hard, mostly alternate, stipules 0. Fl. bisexual, perianth of 
4 segments, in bud valvately cohering into a cylindrical tube, tips free, recurved. 
Stamens 4, filaments inserted on perianth-segments. Ovary free, l-celled. Seeds few. 
XCVIII. Toymetzacem.—L. simple, quite, entire. Fl. usually bisexual, perianth 
tubular or companulate, lobes 4 or 5, imbricate in bud. Stamens inserted on the 
perianth, uscally twice the number of lobes, Ovary free, usually 1-celled. 
XCIX. ELxacnacex,—Often spinescent, with silvery or brown stellate scales or 
hairs. L. alternate, quite, entire, stipules O. Fr. indehiscent, entirely enclosed within 
the lower fleshy part of perianth, seed 1, radicle inferior. 
C. LoranrHAace®.—Parasitic on stems and branches, L. entire usually opposite, 
sometimes wanting fF]. regular, perianth simple or double, stamens equal to and 
opposite the petals or perianth-lobes. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, ovuled, adnate all round 
to the ovary walls. Fr. usuaily viscid. | See Olacacez}. 
CI, SanraLace®.— Mostly root-parasites. L. entire, stipules O. Perianth usually 
adnate to ovary, 5—8 lobed, stamens opposite to lobes, ovary 1-celled, ovules several. 
Drupe or nut one-seeded. [See Olacacez}. 
CII. Eupvorsiacex.—L. in most genera alternate and undivided, stipulate. Fl.asa 
rule unisexual. Perianth calycine, several genera with petals. Ovarysuperior, as a 
rule of 3 carpels, more or less united, styles 3, ovules 1 or 2in each cell, pendulous from 
the inner angle. 
CIII. Unmacex.—L. distichous, undivided stipulate. Perianth 4—9 lobed or of 4—5 
sepals, stamens opposite to perianth-segments, rarely twice their number. Ovary of 2 
carpels, usually 1-celled, ovule I, pendulous, 
CIV. Moracexz.—Juice usually milky. L. usually alternate, stipules large, often 
amplexicaul. Fl. unisexual, crowded on receptacles, which are globose, cylindric or 
hallow. Perianth of 4 sepals or segments, often fleshy in fr. Ovary 1-celled, ovule 1, 
usually pendulous. 
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