26 ANONACER. [ Nichelia. 
closely packed on the torus ; filaments shart or wanting ; anthers 
nate, the cells extrorse or almost lateral, the connective often 
produced. Ovaries several or rarely solitary, free (in Anona con- 
nate) ; styles short or none; ovules 1 or more in each cell. Ripe 
carpels 1 or more on the torus, sessile or stalked, 1- or more-seeded, 
usually berry-like and indehiscent. Seeds glossy,” crustaceous or 
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axis into horizontal plates. Embryo small or minute, the cotyle- 
dons diverging.—Trees or shrubs, often scandent, with alternate 
simple and entire leaves. aces none. 
er comprising numerous Burmese species, all woody, but 
of aecukively little fr portanis to the forester, the timber of 
most of the trees being of inferior quality. The seeds of some 
species contain a highly ‘acrid principle fatal to insects, on which 
account natives use them powdered for occasionally washing their 
hair. Several produce edible and delicious fruits. 
* Petals in 2 series, one or both imbricate in the bud, 
= many, closely packed, the anther-cells con- 
Flops 1- or es sexual ; ovules ae, rape few or pg i . Uvaria. 
*k * —_—: valoate or open d, spreading % m floiver, pag 
the base ale ‘the inner one conform 
pins a * Shows ns many, closely peckail the onthor- 
cells concealed by the overlapping connectives. Ovaries 
indefinite. 
© Petals connivent ~*~ = concave base and covering the 
stamens and ov: 
Ovaries i many-ovuled ; gorceet not heoked ; - Cyathocalyz, 
Ovaries many, 2-ovuled ; peduncles usually hooked, mt scand- 
ent shrubs > . Artabotrys. 
ie) oO Petals flat, spreading from the base. 
: poe carpels berry-like, indehiscent. — 
oo Ovules many, at two rows. Pei . « » Cananga. 
er Ovulea 4-8 ur aagie tow akep Bis ventral suture, Shrubs . Unona. 
Ovules 1 or 2, basal or nearly so. Treesor shrubs. . . . Polyalthia. 
Ripe carpels follicle-like, dehiscent . . . Anaxagorea. 
opowia. 
© O O Inner petals valvate, oe : ; 
KK x. —— valoate in bud, the outer ones spreading ; 
dissimilar, i : 
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and pistil. Stamens Patt closely 
— et, 8 i 
packed, =~ anther-cells concealed over 
co or ies indefinite, scies Hepp ing 
X Inver esi ack Ww 
Shru bs ; inner petals tee than the outer o ape i ei « Oxymitra. - 
Trees ; inner — much ate er than the outer . Pheanthus. 
an =< er petals cla ned usually neler than the outer 
ere oo the base of ovary . ‘ ‘ 
Trees; ovules m ¢ 
* OK x * < Petals valvate i in bud, , thick and rigid, cone 
ing. 
Stamens many, eae Eltron packed seh eotbidcealis con- 
cealed by the produced connectives, Ovaries i mete: 
Goniothalamus. 
. Mitrephora. 
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