A. PHANEROGAMIC PLANTS, 
I. DICOTYLEDONS. 
RANUNCULACEA. 
Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, or sometimes irregular and 
spurred. Sepals 3 to many (usually 5), often petaloid, deciduous, 
rarely altogether wanting. Stamens indefinite ; anthers adnate, 
opening by lateral slits ; filaments subulate. Carpels l-seeded, or 
many-see seeded follicles, numerous or few, free, on a torus whi chisomie- 
times elongates. Arillus none. Embryo small, in a fleshy albu- 
men. Herbs or shrubs, with opposite or alternate leaves. Stipules 
none. 
__ Many of the herbaceous species possess acrid, caustic, and poi- 
sonous peopetee- A sort of bikh or bish, a virulent poison, is 
b a species of Aconitum in the hills north of Ava. 
About 11 = 2 species of Ranunculacee are recorded from Burma. 
No petals ; leaves without tendrils . Ss ~ «oy Plematie. 
Petals terete ; the petiole tendril-bearing . > E s - Naravelia, 
CLEMATIS, L. 
parts 
stems ce fresh are used often for ropes and are very ane 
% Achenes simply — —— Pesmesae A aie Jlowers large. C. cadmia. 
* %* Achenes terminating in a 
xX Leaves simple ; ‘all parts pe om ‘ . C. smilacifolia. 
XX Leaves compound. ; 2a 
© Anthers terminating in a ee pte pet eeS - C. hedysarifolia. 
as 2 
OO Anthers blunt, re 
+ Filaments glabrous, 
Leaflets serrate, glabrous, shining ‘ 5 ‘ . Z 
Leaflets entire, ismentot = “ = : " sibiaag folbabe: 
Leaflets entire, . C. Hothae. 
++ Filaments hairy (3 (at least towards the base). 
Leaflets ——s se Goes flowers - C. acuminata. 
Leaflets tomentose ; flowers . Buchananiana, 
* Achenes sainly beaked, withoné nf plamow tail, 
