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STERCULIACEAE. 
Key to genera. 
l. Large t wees | ts ui 2: 
Shrub, herb or » climber. as $i 5. 
' 2. ‘Petals 0 s ape eis 8. 
Petals b. es ea uer 4, 
3. Carpels dehisc ing es kie 2e. Ll. Sterculia. 
Carpels distinct, indehiscent ... en: 2. Hesriera. 
"^4. Flowers in terminal corymbs ... e. — 9. Reevesia. 
Flowers erred mii or few 5. Pterospermum. 
5. Stem climbing ovi 9. Buettneria. 
Stem erect 6. 
- 6. zee united to the top, PME 
staminodes T: 
Stamens 5, united at base only, stami- 
~ es Mes 8 
/5 Aude in threes à CH 26s e. 8. Abroma 
BS 
Anthers single We 4 Helicteres, 
8. Plant deme or r thinly pubescent m 6 I 
Plant densely tomentose va. 4. Waltheria, 
1.—STERCULIA. 
` Key to species. . 
. Leaves lanceolate 
Leaves pr or lobed l; platanifolia 
Calyx 4 cleft ii 2. nobilis. 
Calyx i nearly to the base 3. lanceolata. 
1, S. platanifolia, Linn. ; Benth. FI, Basi 36. At Hoktsui, 
ongkong. Fl. yellowish | "ie June 
2. 8. ionita, Smith ; Masters in Hoo Fl igs Ind. i. 358. 
. Hongkong without locality. 5 sd, M : 
3. S. lanceolata, Cav. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 36. TX day common in 
Hon gkong ; Lantao Island, Kongkon New Territory ; 
river bank near Chaochaufu, Swatow ; Canton; Macao. 
Fl. pink, April. 
2.—HERITIERA. 
1. H. littoralis, Ait.; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 36. At Taitam Tuk on 
e seashore, Hongkong ; Hongkong New Territory 
without locality. Fl. brown, August. 
3. REEVESIA. 
l. R. thyrsoi Lindl.; . Benth. Fl. Hong k. 37. Common in the 
icone nis hills, spur eet ; rne Hil Hong- 
kong New Territory z : Canton ; Macao. Fl. white, April. 
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