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rather small straight emhryo -frith flat cotyledons, or rarely with little 

 or no albumen, and cylindrical embryo with semiterete cotyledons. 

 Trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers. Leaves opposite or whorled. 

 Stipules interpetiolar, either free or connate with the petioles in a 

 sheath bordered by cilia or leaflike lobes, or with one or two pointson 

 each side, or connate within the petioles in a short sheath or ring 

 round the stem. Inflorescence various, usually more or less cymose, 

 axillary or terminal. Flowers occasionally polygamous or unisexual. 



Sebies a. Ovules in cells indefinite. 

 Sulseries I. Frtiit dry, capsular or 2 to 4-coccus, or nucamefitaceous. 

 Tribe 1. NAUCLEEiE. — Mowers numerous, sessile or pedicellate, 

 closely packed in globular heads on a small receptacle. Corolla 

 aarro*w, futanel-shaped, the tube elongate, lobes short imbricate or 

 valvate (never contorted). Anthers inserted in the mouth or throat 

 of the corolla tube, nearly sessile, acute or apiculate. Ovary 2-celled ; 

 style much exserted, stigmas clavate fusiform or capitate. Ovules 

 numerous, very rarely solitary. Fruit a multicellular syncarpium oi 

 a capsule septicidally 2-valved or 2-4 cocci, many or 1-seeded. 

 Seeds albuminous, minute, with or without wings, radicle superior. 

 Trees, shrubs, or climbers. Examples : Sarcocephalus (Leichhardt 

 tree), Vncaria (Gambler plant). SarcocepTialus esdulentus produces 

 the fruit known as Sierra Leone peach or fig. At one time plants oi 

 this were in the public gardens. 



Tribe 2. CiNCHOifEiE. — Corolla lobes valvate, imbricate or twistedi 

 Ovary 2-celled ; ovules in cells very numerous ; fruit capsular 3-celled 

 Seeds numerous, minute, peltate, imbricate, winged, albuminous; 

 radicle most frequently superior. Trees or shrubs. Stipules entire 

 except in Mindsia, a Brazilian genus. Examples : Oinehona, Bouvardia 

 Manettia. From plants of this tribe we obtain timber, medicine 

 edible fruits, and a large number of showy garden shrubs. 



Tribe 3. Heneiquezieje. — Corolla bilabiate, lobes imbricate 

 ovary half superior, 2-celled, with 4 ovules in each cell. Fruii 

 capsular. Seeds 2 or 4 in each cell, affixed by the margin, broadl] 

 winged, exalbuminous. Brazilian trees with quite entire stipules 

 No examples probably to be seen in Queensland. 



Tribe 4. CoNDAMiNiEiE. — Corolla-lobes equal, valvate. Ovary 

 2-celled. Fruit capsular; seeds in each cell very numerous, densely 

 packed, horizontal, not winged or with dhscure wings, albuminous 

 embryo minute. Trees or shrubs with simple or 2-partite or quiti 

 entire stipules. Doubtful if examples are in Queensland. 



Tribe 5. Eonbeletie^. — Corolla-lobes equal, imbricate or twisted 

 Ovary 2-celled. Fruit capsular; seeds in cells numerous, horizontal 

 minute, not winged, albuminous ; embryo clavate or cylindric. Tree 

 or shrubs. Stipules simple, very rarely 2-fid, quite entire. Exiamples 

 Sondeletia, Wendlandia, many handsome garden plants. 



Tribe 6. HEBTfOTiDEiE. — Corolla-lobes valvate. Ovary 2, ver; 

 rarely 3 or 4-eelled ; ovules in cells numerous, attached to an axil o 

 basal placenta. Fruit dry, capsular, or indehiscent ; seeds in each eel 

 many, or rarely few or only 1. Seeds small or minute, angular o 

 subglobose, rarely peltate, very rarely winged. Herbs, rarely shrubs 

 never trees. Leaves mostly opposite. Stipules quite entire, dentat 

 or setose. Examples : Dentella, JPentas, Hedi/otis. Amongst the plant 

 of this tribe are many weeds ; others, however, produce showy flowers. 



