146 BOTANY OF BIHAR AND ORISSA. 



membranous or nut-like. Seed without albumen. y 



Sr5j^«;130.A^W fl ; 1*1. HydrocherUm* 



130. The Naiad Family. 



t mvp , onn or alternate, submerged 01 

 spinous, 1-2-- . 1 1- Perianth of 3-4 fapobor 



tubular and hyaline or 0, rarely of 2-1 tepals. Stamens 6-1 hyp o- 

 ..nnate in male. ^« r Pf» ' 



Order II. SPADICIFLORE/E. 



The common chars 



, .1 funii-, numerous, frequem 

 dmph n, hmnched often fleshy 



-■ ■ ■■ ■■■• ^ - " ' '" ' ■'" " '. 



Trees, often with very compound leaves, or shrubs (soi 

 climbers, e.g. i 



plants reduce. 11 Duckweeds). 



Sub-order Arales. Fam. : 132. Aracem ; 133. Lemn 

 Sub-order Pandanales. Fam.: 134. /W— ' 

 ub-order />,//,.../■ . Fan,: 13.", /V„ ..--. - 



!•: i«-h sul)-or<ici 



Sub-order I. ARALES. 

 aquatic (minute aquatics in Le 

 :ous. L. usually broad and 1 



