Classification of Plants 211 



CC. Perianth epigynous. 



Fruit a fleshy berry, green parasites 



on trees ...... Loranthace.^. 



Fruit a \\oody berr>', flesh}- root 



parasites ..... Hvdnokace.t:. 



Fruit i-seeded, root parasites, im- 

 perfect . ..... Balanophorace.^. 



AAA. Perianth double, except Section C, under 

 BBB; sepals forming calyx, corolla petaloid 

 (Heterochlamydeous). 

 B. Perianth hypogynous or slighth' peri- 

 gynous ; receptacle not concave or 

 tubular. 

 C. Carpels apocarpous ; flowers spiral, 

 spirocyclic or cyclic (Cohort Ran- 

 ales). 

 D. Carpels many; stamens many; 

 flowers perfect. 

 Ovules many-i ; fruit usually 



multiple, trees or shrubs . . Anonace.e. 



Ovules I, fruit achenes, herbs, or 



climbing shrubs . . . Ranunculace.t.. 



DD. Carpels few, stamens few, flowers 

 dicecious. 

 Fruit a drupe, stamens monadel- 



phous, climbing shrubs . . MENiSPERMACE.ii. 



CC. Carpels syncarpous. 



D. Placentation parietal, sepals free. 

 (Cohort Rhoeadales, excluding 

 Nymphasaceas, Bixaceae, and 

 Droseracese). 

 E. Stamens many, rarely few. 



Fruit a large berry, water plants Nvmph.eace.e. 

 Fruit a capsule, dehiscing by 



pores, herbs \vith latex . . Papaverace.e. 



Fruit a capsule or berry, trees 



or shrubs .... Bixace.e. 



EE. Stamens fe\\' ; leaves alternate 

 ex-stipulate. 

 F. Herbs. 



Stamens 6,-^ capsule inflated ; 



climbing .... Fl'mariace.e. 



Stamens 6, tetradynamous ; 



fruit a sihqua . . . Crucifer.^, 



Stamens 3-S ; fruit a gaping 



capsule .... Resedace.^, 



^ Or t\\-o, each branched into three. 

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