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(Fruiting sepals lanceolate, convex at back ± erect and persistent 

 until the ripening of the fruit Molles 2 

 Fruiting sepals ovate or ovate-lanceolate, flat or only slightly convex 

 at back, caducous before the ripening of the fruit.... Tomentosi 13 



2 J Mature thorns long, narrow, straight or nearly so 3 



\ Mature thorns falcate or uncinate 9 



(Fruiting sepals truly erect, persistent until the decay of the fruit 

 disk 0; fruit orbicular (villosa L.) 4 

 Fruiting sepals suberect, subpersistent, but falling before the decay 

 of the fruit ; disk inconspicuous ? 6 



, J Subfoliar glands 0* (2) mollis 



(Subfoliar glands present 5 



Fruit very large, purple-violet when ripe, subfoliar glands very few... 



(1) pomifera 



5-| Fruit moderately large, red when ripe, subfoliar glands many 



(2 var.) recondita 

 Fruit smaller, red when ripe, glabrous (2 var.) ccerulea 



P j Subfoliar glands (3) submollis 



(Subfoliar glands present 7 



I Bracts very large, hiding the short peduncles, fruit orbicular 

 (4) omissa 

 Bracts moderate, not hiding the peduncles 8 



(Leaflets medium sized, ovate, fruit ovoid (4 var.) resinosoides 

 Leaflets medium sized, peduncles and fruit densely aciculate, petiole 

 with uncinate acicles, bracts reddish (6) suberecta 

 Leaflets small oblong, fruit small roundish (5) psetidorubiginosa 



q f Mature thorns falcate 10 



(Mature thorns uncinate 12 



1 Subfoliar glands 11 

 Subfoliar glands present, main thorns very large (9) Andrzeiovii 

 (suberecta) 



11 (Fruit (at least the primordial) pyroid (7) pseudomollis 



11 (Fruits all globose (8) Sherardi 



19 J Fruit (at least the primordial) pyroid (10) uncinata 



"(Fruits all ellipsoid (11) Woodsiana 



jo (Leaflets simply serrate (16) cinerascens 



(Leaflets doubly serrate » ......14 



14] Styles glabrous (17 var.) fcetida 



(Styles hairy or setose 15 



- _ (Thorns uncinate (18) obovata 



10 \ Thorns falcate 16 



16 (Leaflets J- hoary and hairy beneath 17 



(Leaflets greener beneath with few hairs 20 



y. (Subfoliar glands 18 



I Subfoliar glands present 19 



i Sepals reflexed from the first, peduncle moderately long aciculate ... 

 (14) iomentosa 

 Sepals spreading after flowering, peduncle naked, short, leaflets very 

 soft (15) farinosa 



* Disregard the midrib, which in nearly every case bears a few glands. 





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