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Family 127. Cochlospermaceae. Trees and shrubs with alter- 

 nate lobed or compound leaves ; petals large, stamens indefinite ; 

 pistil 3- to 5-carpellarv. Cochlospermuin. (Pf. Ill, 6, 312, and 

 Nach. 251.) 



Family 128. Koeberliniaceae. Leafless, thorny Texan and 

 Mexican shrubs, with tetramerous flowers ; pistil bicarpellary. 

 KocherUnia. (Pf. Ill, 6, 319.) 



Family 129. Winteranaceae. Aromatic trees with alternate 

 leaves; sepals 4-5; petals 4-5 (or o) ; stamens 20-30; pistil 2- to 

 5-carpellar}^ Winteraiia, Chinauiodcndroii. (Pf. Ill, 6, 314.) 



Family 130. Violaceae. Flerbs and shrubs v^ith alternate (or 

 opposite) leaves; sepals and petals 5, irregular; stamens 5; pistil 

 3-carpellary. Rinorca, Hybanfhns, Viola. (Pf. Ill, 6, 322.) 



Family 131. Flacourtiaceae, Trees and shrubs of the tropics, 

 with alternate leaves; sepals 2-15; petals lo-o; stamens indefi- 

 nite; carpels 2-10. Pang'mni, Flacouriia, Samyda. (Pf. III. 6a, 



I-) 



Family 132. Stachyuraceae. Asiatic shrubs and trees with 



alternate leaves; sepals 4; petals 4; stamens 8. Stachyiirus. (Pf. 



Ill, 6, 192.) 



Family 133. Turneraceae. Herbs and shrubs with alternate 



leaves ; flowers perfect ; sepals ami petals dissimilar ; stamens 



definite; ovarv free; endosperm copious. Tiinicra. (Pf. Ill, 6a, 



57-) 



Family 134. Malesherbiaceae. South American branching 



herbs or undershrubs, with pentamerous flowers. Malesherhia. 



(Pf. Ill, 6a, 65.) 



Family 135. Passifloraceae. Climbing herbs and shrubs (a 

 few trees) with alternate leaves: flowers perfect; sepals and pe- 

 tals similar, distinct ; stamens definite ; ovary free ; endosperm 

 fleshy. Adenia, PassHiora. (Pf. Ill, 6a, 69.) 



Family 136. Achariaceae. South African herbs and under- 

 shrubs, related to the Passifloraceae ; but with the petals united. 

 Acharia. (Pf. Ill, 6a, 92.) 



Familv 137. Caricaceae. Succulent-steirimed tropical trees, 

 mostly with palmate leaves ; flowers pentamerous ; fruit a many 

 seeded berry. Carica. (Pf. Ill, 6a, ,94.) 



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