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Order Malvales. Pistil usually of 3 to many carpels, with 

 as many cells (sometimes greatly reduced) ; ovules few; stamens 

 indefinite, monadelphous, branched, or by reduction separate and 

 few ; endosperm present or absent. 



Family 138. Tiliaceae. rrees, shrubs (and herbs) with mostly 

 alternate leaves ; flowers mostly perfect, with petals ; stamens 

 free, 2-celled ; pistil 2- to lo-celled ; endosperm present or o. 

 Corchonts, Tilia, Grczvia. (Pi. Ill, 6, 8.) 



Family 139. Gonystylaceae. East Indian trees with leathery, 

 evergreen leaves, pentamerous flowers, and a berry-like fruit. 

 Gonystylus. (Pf. Nach. 231.) 



Family 140. Sterculiaceae. Trees and shrubs with alternate 

 leaves ; flowers perfect or diclinous, with or without petals ; sta- 

 mens mon- or polyadelphous, 2-celled ; pistil 4- to many-celled ; 

 endosperm present or o, Thcobronia, Stcrculia. (Pf. Ill, 6. 69.) 



Family 141. Malvaceae. Herbs, shrubs, and trees with alter- 

 nate leaves ; flowers perfect, with petals ; stamens monadelphous, 

 i-celled; pistil 5- to many-celled; endosperm little or o. Ahutilon, 

 Althaea, Malva, Hibiscus, Gossypinm. (Pf. Ill, 6, 30.) 



Family 142. Bombaceae. Tropical trees with alternate, pal- 

 mate leaves ; sepals and petals present ; stammeal column 5-8 

 cleft. Adansonia, Bomhax. (Pf. Ill, 6, 53.) 



Family 143. Elaeocarpaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs, with 

 alternate or opposite simple leaves ; sepals and petals present ; sta- 

 mens distinct, many ; pistil of 2-several carpels. Elaeocarpus, 

 Aristotelia. (Pf. Ill, 6, i.) 



Family 144. Chlaenaceae. Madagascar trees and shrubs with 

 alternate leaves ; inflorescence dichotomous ; petals contorted. 

 Rhodochlaena, Lcptochlacna. (Pf. Ill, 6, 168.) 



Family 145. Scytopetalaceae. Trees of the southern hemi- 

 sphere, with alternate leathery leaves ; sepals small ; petals much 

 larger, valvate ; stamens many. Scytopetalum. (Pf. Nach. 242.) 



Family 146. Ulmaceae. Trees and shrubs with alternate, sim- 

 ple leaves, small apetalous flowers, a i -celled (rarely 2-celled) 

 ovary, which develops into a samara, drupe or nut. Ulmtis, Cel- 

 tis, Zclkova, Plancra. (Pf. Ill, i, 59.) 



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