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XXX—MELIACEA—cont. 
(C) Petals 3-4; anthers 3—10; ovary 3-celled; fruit a capsule :-— 
clxxxyv—--Amoora, 
(2) Flowers bisexual :-— 
(A) Littoral trees ; leaves paripinnate, leaflets 2—6; anthers 8 :—- 
elxxxix—Carapa. 
(B) Small trees of the hills ; leaves 1 or 3-foliate ; anthers 5—6 :— 
c]xxxvili— Beddomea. 
(II) Ovules numerous ; seeds winged; staminal tube complete :— 
(i) Seeds winged at both ends:— ... ee “/} MS ... ¢exce-——Soymida. 
a Seeds winged at one end only :-- 
(1) Petals }--4 inch ; capsule 3--6 inches :— Abe ... ¢xci-—Swietenia. 
(2) Petals ¢ inch ; capsule 1} inches :— .« excii—Chukrassia. 
(III) Ovules 8-—12 in each celi ; seeds winged ; stamens quite distinct — 
(i) Stamens 4—6; ovary 5-celled:-—.... -.. ¢exciii—Cedrela. 
(ii) Stamens 10; phar sly 3-celled; leaves with translucent aromatic oil 
olands :—- : Jee see =a ... exciv—Chloroxylon. 
XXXI-—CHAILLETIACEA— 
(I) Flowers pale green in axillary and extra-axillary cymes; otherwise 
characters of the Order (q.v. in the Synopsis):— __... ve ... exey—Chailletia,. 
XXXII--OLACACEA— 
[Botanical Note.—Very closely allied to orders C-LoRANTHACE#& and CI-SantTa- 
LACE# which might very appropriately be entered immediately after this order. } 
(1) Stamens and staminodes together more numerous than petals :— 
(i) Petals 4-5, bearded ; stamens 8— 10, staminodesO:— ... cexcvi— Ximenia. 
(ii) Petals 8, not bearded; stamens 5, staminodes 5; calyx enlarged in 
frnit and partially covering its base :— eae ... exeyii-—Olax. 
(Il) Stamens as many as petals ; calyx and corolla both present: a 
(i) Calyx tube adnate to ovary and enlarged in fruit... cxcviii—Erythropalum, 
(ii) Calyx-cup shaped ; petals free and hairy within:—- ... cxcix—Strombosia. 
(iii) Calyx-cup nap 5—7-toothed, petals free, 5—-7, thick and concave at 
base :—— .. ec—Anacolosa, 
(IIT) Stamens as many as , segments . of perianth (petals) 3 calyx O; bracts 
below petals :—— 
(i) Flowers 4-~5-merous; bracts small; perianth campanulate ; hairy :— 
cci—Cansjera., 
(ii) Flowers 5- merous; bracts large and covering the flowers in bud, 
segments of perianth free:— ___... ae ie ae es ... ecii—Opilia, 
XXXITI—ICACINACE Ai— 
(1) Flowers 2-sexual (rarely polygamous) ; trees and shrubs :— 
(i) Petals combined into a campanulate corolla, lobes prominently ribbed :— 
cciii—Gomphandra. 
(ii) Petals free, glabrous ; style lateral :— oe cciv—A podytee. 
(iii) Petals free, ‘hairy above ; style terminal ; “fetid — oes cev—Mappia. 
(11) Flowers dioccious ; climbers .— 
(i) Flowers of male in long, of female in short, peduncled heads; calyx O, 
replaced by an involucre of 4—5 bracts (some distance from perianth in male 
flowers) ; perianth 4—5 lobed ; leaves glabrous toothed:— __.. ... ecevi—Miqtelia. 
(ii) Flowers of male in spikes, of female in small heads, on filiform 
axillary pedancles; calyx O, Pear 4—5-lobed, ebracteate ; leaves harsh 
beneath :—— ... “ee ea cevii -- Pyrenacantha, 
(iii) Flowers, male and female, in clusters on a long pendulous rachis ; 
calyx 4--5-lobed ; petals 5, free ; leaves glabrous entire :— we §=6CCVvili— Sarcostigma. 
(iv) Flowers, male and female, i in sapra-axillary racemes; calyx of 5 free 
sepals ; petals 5; leaves, and young parts, rough with stiff hairs :— 
XXX1V—AQUIFOLIACEA— c 
[Botanical Note--The treasury of botany places Curtisia in Order LX— 
CoRNACE2. | 
cecix— Natsiatum, 
(I) Leaves opposite :-- 
xe ee cos nes ... ¢cex—Cnrtisia. 
(11) Leaves alternate :-- 
oe Ded Ri a Ane ccxi— Ilex, 
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