342 Characters of the Orders. 



in each cell. Fr. indehisc, i -seeded, or dehisc, 4-6-seeded. — Trees or 

 shrubs ; 1. opp., stipulate, rarely alt. and exstip. ii. 1 50. 



LI. Combretac^e. — Fl. uni- or bi-sex. Cal. sup., limb tubular, 2- or 

 4^7-lobed. Pet. 4, 5, or o. Stam. 4-10; staminodes as many, or o. Ov. 

 i-celled; ovules 1-5, pendulous. Fr. indehisc, 1 -seeded. Cotyled. large, 

 plaited or convolute. — Trees or shrubs; 1. exstip. ii. 158. 



LI I. Myrtace^e. — Cal. sup.; limb short, 2-5-lobed. Pet. 4 or 5, 

 distinct, or bases connate, or united in a cap. Stam. indef., epig. Ov. 

 2-4-celled ; cells many-ovuled ; style simple. Fr. indehisc, i-many- 

 seeded. Endosp. o. — Trees or shrubs ; 1. simple, often gland-dotted ; 

 stip. o, or minute, ii. 165. 



LI 1 1. Melastomace^e. — Cal. sup. or inf., tube more or less elongate, 

 3-5-lobed. Pet. 3-5, contort, in bud. Stam. 3, 8, 10, on cal.-tube; anth. 

 opening by 1 or 2 pores or slits, base often spurred. Ov. 1- or 

 3-5-celled, placent. axile or free central; style simple. Fr. a caps, or 

 indehisc, 1- or many-seeded. — Trees, herbs, or shrubs; 1. opp. exstip. 

 ii. 192. 



LIV. LYTHRACE^E.— Cal. inf., rarely sup., 3-6-lobed, valvate, persist. 

 Pet. 3-6 or o, crumpled. Stam. 3, 6, 12, or indef., on the cal.-tube. 

 Ov. 1-6-celled; cells 1- or many-ovuled; style simple. Caps, many- 

 seeded. — Trees, shrubs, or herbs ; 1. opp., entire, exstip. ii. 222. 



LV. Onagrace^e.— Cal. sup. or 5-sup., segm. 4-5, valvate. Pet. 4-5, 

 contort. Stam. 8 or 10, epig. Ov. 4-5-celled; cells many-ovuled; style 

 short. Caps, irregularly dehisc, very many-seeded. — Herbs ; 1. alt., entire 

 (except submerged of Trapd). ii. 232. 



§ 3. Ov. inf. or sup., syncarpous, 1 -celled, or 3-celled by fusion of 

 placentas ; styles distinct, or connate below. 



LVI. Samydace^e. — Cal. inf. or |-inf., segm. 4-5. Pet. 4, 5, or o. 

 Stam. 4-10, perig., free or connate with staminodes. Disk annular, or of 

 glands. Ov. i-celled; ovules few, pariet. ; styles 1-4. Caps, soft, loculi- 

 cidally 2-3-valved. Seeds arillate, endospermous. — Trees or shrubs; 1. 

 alt., simple; stip. minute, ii. 236. 



LVI I. PassifloracEjE. — Fl. dioecious; male: — cal. campanulate, 

 5-toothed or cleft, imbric ; pet. 5, distant; disk of cilia and 5 glands opp. 

 cal.-lobes ; stam. 5, perig., distinct or connate ; fem. fl. :— perianth of 

 male ; ov. sup., stipitate ; placent. pariet. ; stigmas 3, papillose. Caps, 

 loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds flat, arillate. — Herbs with tendrils, ii. 239. 



LVI 1 1. CUCURBITACE^E. — Fl. unisex. ; male: — cal.-tube short, 5-fid; 

 pet. 5, usually connate; stam. 3 (rarely 5) on cal.-tube; anth. distinct 

 or connate, cells usually conduplicate ; fem. fl. : — cal. sup., limb 5-fid. 

 staminodes 3 or 5 ; ov. 1 -celled, placent. 3, fleshy, often confluent in the 

 centre ; stigmas 3 ; ovules few or many. Fr. fleshy, rarely dehisc. — 

 Herbs, with spiral tendrils ; 1. alt., simple, lobed, or compound, ii. 242. 



LIX. Begoniace/E. — Fl. unisex. ; male : — sep. 2, valvate ; pet. smaller 

 or o; stam. indef., usually monadelph; fem. fl. : — sep. and pet. 2-5, sup. ; 

 ov. 3-celled ; ovules very many on axile placent. ; styles 3. Fr. a 

 trigonous thin- walled caps., winged at the angles ; seeds many, minute. — 

 Succulent herbs ; 1. alt., stipulate, ii. 262. 



LX. DATlSCACEyE. — Fl. dioecious; male: — sep. 4; pet. o; stam. 4, 

 opp. sep., inserted on a flat disk; fem. fl. : — cal. sup., limb shortly 4-lobed ; 

 pet. o; ov. i-celled, placent. 4, pariet., many-ovuled; styles 4, persist. 



