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Family 242. Pentaphylaceae. Chinese trees, with alternate, 

 leathery leaves ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; pistil superior, of 

 5 carpels. Pentaphylax. (Pf. Nach. 214.) 



Family 243. Corynocarpaceae. New Zealand trees, with al- 

 ternate, fleshy, leathery leaves ; sepals 3-5 ; petals 3-6 ; stamens 

 5; pistil superior, of i or 2 carpels. Corynocarpus. (Pf. Nach. 

 2I5-) 



Family 244. Hippocrateaceae. Tropical trailing and climbing 

 woody plants ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 3 or 2 or 5 ; pistil of 3 

 carpels, sessile on the disk. Hippocratea, Salacia. (Pf. Ill, 5, 

 222.) 



Family 245. Stackhousiaceae. Australian herbs with simple 

 alternate leaves ; disk thin, on the base of the calyx ; petals pres- 

 ent; ovary 2- to 5-celled; ovule i, erect; endosperm fleshy. 

 Stackhousia. (Pf. Ill, 5, 231.) 



Family 246. Staphyleaceae. Bladder-nuts. Shrubs and trees, 

 with opposite, compound leaves ; sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; 

 pistil of 3 carpels, sessile on the disk. Staphylea, Titrpinia. (Pf. 



in, 5, 258.) 



Family 247. Geissolomataceae. South African evergreen 

 shrubs, with closely crowded, sessile leaves ; sepals 4 ; petals none ; 

 stamens 8; pistil superior, of 4 carpels. Geissoloma. (Pf. Ill, 

 6a, 205.) 



Family 248. Penaeaceae. South African evergreen heath-like 

 shrubs, with small, opposite leaves ; disk o ; petals o ; pistil 4- 

 celled; ovules 2, erect; endosperm o. Penaea. (Pf. Ill, 6a, 208.) 



Family 249. Oliniaceae. African shrubs and trees, with thick, 

 leathery, opposite leaves ; sepals 4-5, large ; petals 4-5, very small ; 

 stamens 4-5; pistil inferior of 3-5 carpels. Olinia. (Pf. Ill, 6a, 

 2I3-) 



Family 250. Thymelaeaceae. Shrubs, small trees (and herbs), 

 with scattered or opposite, usually coriaceous, simple leaves ; disk 

 o; petals o; pistil i-celled; ovule i, pendulous; endosperm fleshy, 

 copious, sparse, or o. Gnidia, Thymelaea, Daphne, Dirca. (Pf. 

 Ill, 6a, 215.) 



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