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Family 209. Punicaceae. Small tropical and subtropical trees 

 with opposite leaves; ovary inferior, 4- to 15-celled, producing a 

 pulpy, many-seeded fruit. Punica. (Pf. Ill, 7, 22.) 



Family 210. Lecythidaceae. Tropical trees, with alternate op- 

 posite or whorled leaves ; ovary inferior, 2-6-celled ; stamens very 

 many. Barringtonia, Napoleona, Lecythis, Bcrtholletia. (Pf. 

 111,7,26.) 



Family 211. Melastomaceae. Mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, 

 and trees with generally opposite leaves ; stamens usually double 

 the number of petals; pistil 2- to many-celled, free or adherent 

 to the calyx-tube ; ovules minute, numerous, on axile or parietal 

 placentae. Melastoma, Osheckio, Rhexia, Tamonca. (I'f. Ill, 7, 



130-) 



Family 212. Myrtaceae. Trees and shrubs with opposite or 

 alternate leaves ; stamens indefinite ; pistil 2- to many-celled, in- 

 ferior ; ovules 2 to many ; placentae basal or axile. Myrtits, Pi- 

 mcnta, Eugenia, Jambosa, Eucalyptus, Malaleuca. (Pf. Ill, 7, 



57-) 



Family 213. Combretaceae. Trees and shrubs with opposite 



or alternate leaves; stamens usually definite; pistil i -celled, in- 

 ferior; ovules 2 to 6 or solitary, pendulous. Terminalia, Coni- 

 bre'tum, Lagnncnlaria. (Pf. Ill, 7, 106.) 



Family 214. Rhizophoraceae. Trees and shrubs with mostly 

 opposite leaves ; stamens 2 to 4 times the number of petals ; pistil 

 2- to 6-celled, usually inferior ; ovules 2, pendulous. Rhisophora, 

 Carallia. (Pf. Ill, 7, 42.) 



Family 215. Oenotheraceae. Herbs (shrubs and trees) with 

 opposite or alternate leaves ; stamens i to 8, rarely more ; pistil 

 usually 4-celled, inferior ; ovules i to many on axile placentae. 

 Epilobium, Onagra, Oenothera, Meriolix, Gaura, Fuchsia, Cir- 

 caea. (Pf. Ill, 7, 199.) 



Family 216. Halorrhagidaceae. Aquatic or terrestrial herbs 

 with mostly alternate leaves; pistil i- to 4-celled. inferior; ovules 

 solitary, pendulous. Halorrhagis, Mynophylluni. (Pf. Ill, 7, 

 226.) 



Family 217. Hippuridaceae. Aquatic perennial erect herbs, 

 with whorled leaves, and small, reduced, axillary apetalous flow- 

 ers. Hippuris. (Pf. Ill, 7, 237.) 



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