174 BENGAL PLANTS. [Synopsis ofthe 
into carpellary chamber ; styles free or only united at base; 
erbs or shrubs with more or less succulent leaves and 
erties LXII. Begoniaces 
fOvules sunpeaied from apices of carpels or loculi; ovaries almost — 
always inferior, usually more than 1-locular; ovules always — 
few :—[p. 172] 
Ovules more than one in each loculus, the flowers herma — 
p aes or if ovules in each loculus solitary, the flowers” 
ates 
rite submerged herbs with 1-sexual flowers; styles usually 
» free ; ovules solitary; stamens definite ; leaves whorled 
LI. Hal 
Terrestrial, or if aquatic not submerged, trees and shrubs; with 
hermaphrodite or rarely (CompreTacez: Gyrocarpus) 1- sexual 
mepieks styles united; ovules (except Gyrocarpus) more than - 
one 
Say © ee ee Rete en ed ae EM ene Teen Saris scree ee tr 
an. 2-6-locular ; maritime species (except Carallia) ; lanes . 
opposite ......... LIL 
Ovary 1-locular ; gg species (except Lumnitzera) ; leaves 
opposite or altern LIII. Combretace® — 
Ovules solitary in moh loculus, the flowers hermaphrodite; 
terrestrial herbs, trees and shrubs :— | 
Flowers in axillary cymes or fascicles; fruit drupaceous with # 
1-2-celled stone; trees or shrubs with simple aang a 
cere ee 
LX 
Flowers in umbels; leaves almost always erm compoust 
or if simple nbeallp deeply lobed; stipulate 
Trees or shrubs; fruit usually veda fleshy ; 
generally more than two, without glandular vitte, we never 
separating spontaneously............++ LXV 
Herbs ; fruit dry separating spontaneously into two o dry ee 
dahineans carpels with usually glandular vitte con — 
essential oil LXVI. 
Ovary syncarpous 1- -locular, with 3-5 parietal placentas a apes 
ovules, usually free from calyx-tube, occasionally half- inferior er 
DAcEm: Homaliwm) or inferior (Datiscem); styles usually ‘ 
(more or less united in Samypacem: Casearia; and in ee 
in- 
Ovary superior :— [p. 175 styles : 
‘Herbs of small _ the leaves beset with glandular hairs; 
quite distinet [p. 1 L. Droserace® 
