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leaves are in two whorls. The stamens, three, six, or more in number, 
are adherent to the perianth-segments. The superior ovary is either uni-. 
Fic. 470.—Livistonia australis, a fan-palm (greatly reduced). Be 
locular, consisting of three united carpels, or trilocular and apocarpous. - ‘ 
Each of the three loculi contains a single ovule, which is generally erect . 
