THE QUEENSLAND FLORA. 



(LASS I. DICOTYLEDONS. 



SUBCLASS II. fiAMOPETALiE or MONOPETAIj.E. 



Petals united into a single-lobecl corolla. 



Series I. Infer.*;. — Ovary inferior. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes, 

 rarely less. 



Alliance X. tLnhiaileB.— Calyx-limb usually distinct, toothed or lobed. Stamens 

 epipetaloiis, isovierous, alternate witlt the corolla-lobei. Ovary inferior, 2 to 12 (rarely 1) celled. 

 Albumen xinially copious, venj rarely u-antiiig. Leaves opposite or whorlrd. 



LXIII. C.iPBiFOLncE^. Trees, shrubs, or olimbers, rarely herbs. Leave.-; opposite (pinnate 

 in the Australian genus) without real stipules. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and alternate 

 with them. Ovary inferior, 2 or more-celled. Seeds albuminous. 



LXIV. RnBiACE.E. Trees, shrubs, or herbs. Leaves opposite with interpetiolav or sheathing 

 stipules. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and alternate with them. 0\-ary inferior, '2 or 

 more-celled, very rarely reduced to 1 cell. Seeds albuminous. 



Alliance XI. Aaterales. — CahixUmb obsolete or reduced to a pappus. Stumevs 

 epipi'lalous. isovierous or feu-er. Ovarij inferior, 1-celled, l-ovulatc. 



LXV. CoMrosiT.K. Herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees. Leaves opposite or alternate, without 

 stipules. Flowers or florets collected io heads, each head surrounded by a ualyx-like involucre, 

 the true calyx of each rtoret wanting or reduced to a pappus. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes 

 and alternate with them. Ovary inferior, l-celled, with 1 erect ovule. Seed with albumen. 



Alliance XXX. Campanales. — Calyx-limb tootlied or partite, rarely wantiuy. 

 Stamens usually cpigynous and free from tire corolla. Ovarij inferior, 1 or many -celled, 1 or 

 many-ovulate. 



LXVI. Stvxidie.e. Herbs or undershrubs, rarely shrubs. Leaves radical or scattered, or in 

 whorl-like clusters. Flowers irregular or rarely regular, the fifth lobe of the corolla usually 

 smaller or different from the other four. Stamens 2, the filaments connate with the style in a 

 column free from the corolla (anthers sessile on the top of the ^tyle). Ovary inferior, wholly or 

 partly 2-celled. Seeds albuminous. 



LXVII. GooDENOviE.n. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate or radical. Flowers more or less 

 irregular. Stamens 5. Ovary inferior, at least as to the corolla, j!-oelled or rarely 1-oelled. 

 Stifle with a awp-shapecl or peltate indusium under the stiyma. Seeds albuminous. 



LXVIII, Campanulaoe/e. Herbs usually with a milky juice. Leaves alternate. Flowers 

 irregular or regular. Corolla-lobes valvate. Stamens usually free from the corolla, as many as 

 its lobes and alternating with them. Ovary more or less interior, with 2 to n many-ovulate 

 cells. Seeds albuminous. 



Series II. Heteromeb.e. — Ovary most frequently superior. Stamens free 

 from the corolla, or opposite the lobes, or twice as many or more, or numerous, 

 or, if epipetalous and alternate and of equal number to the lobes, the carpels or 

 pistils are more than 2. 



Pabt III. B 



