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COMBBETACEJE. 



Conspectus of Genera, 

 Suhord. I. COMBRETE^, Calyx-lobes valvate. Stamens witliout alternating 

 glands at the base, the filaments often inflexed in bud ; anthers versatile, opening in 

 longitudinal slits. Ovary with 2 to 12 suspended ovules. Flowers in racemes, spikes, 



or heads. 



* Calyx-limb deciduous. 



X Calyx-tube short, constricted but not produced beyond the ovary. 



Terminalia. — Petals none. Stamens inflexed in bud, exserted. Flowers spiked 

 or panicled. Erect trees. 



CoMBRETUM. Petals very rarely wanting. Stamens straight in bud. Flowers 

 usually racemose or panicled. Usually scandent shrubs. 



X X Calyx-tube elongate and produced beyond the ovary, 



Anogeissus. Calyx-tube 2-winged at the base. Stamens 10, exserted. Leaves 

 alternate. Flowers in heads, small. 



QuisauALis. Calyx-tube very long and slender, the limb small. Stamens 10, 

 exserted. Leaves opposite. Flowers showy, in racemes. 



* * Calyx-limb persistent, 



Calycopteris. Calyx-tube 5-ribbed, not produced beyond the ovary, the limb 

 enlarging. Stamens 10, included. Leaves opposite. Flowers racemose. Climbers. 



LuMNiTZERA. Calyx-tubc elongate, narrowed beyond the ovary. Stamens 5 or 10, 

 exserted. Leaves alternate. Flowers racemose. Trees or erect shrubs. 



Subord. II. GYROCARPE^. Calyx-lobes valvate or imbricate. Stamens alter- 

 nating with as many glands or staminodes ; filaments straight in bud ; anthers adnata, 

 opening by a sUt along the inner edge or in 2 valves. Ovary with a solitary pen- 

 dulous ovule. Leaves alternate. Flowers cymose. 



Illigera. Calyx-lobes valvate, deciduous. Fruit extended into 2 or 4 lateral 

 wings. Climbers with 3-foliolate leaves. 



Gyrocarpus. Calyx-lobes imbricate, 2 of them persistent and enlarging wing- 

 like. Nut 2-winged at the top. Erect trees with entire or lobed leaves. 



Terminalia, L. 



Conspectus of Species. 



Subg. I. Myrobalanus, Gsertn. Fruit a fleshy drupe, compressed or obsoletely 

 angular, the putamen bony. 



* Spikes simple, solitary in the leaf-axils. 



Spikes, quite glabrous. 

 Glabrous or pubescent ; petioles very short, the base of the broad leaves more or less 



rounded, ; drupes 1| — 2 in. long, compressed, T. catappa. 



As preceding but glabrous, the base of the leaves more or less acuminate ; drupes about 



an in. long, obsoletely 5-angular, ovoid-oblong, red inside, T. procera. 



O Spikes puberulous or tomcntose. 

 Leaf-buds rusty villous ; leaves obovate, on 2 — 3 in. long petioles, usually silky pubes- 

 cent ; drupes obovoid, silky puberulous, T. Belerica. 



* * Sp)ikes more or less panicled at the end of the branchlets, puberulous or 



tomentose' 



