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FLORA OF JAMAICA, 



CALYCIFLORiE, 



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ORDER LV. ROSACEA. 



Calyx 4-5-lobed, generally persistent. Petals 

 5, equal, inserted on the calyx. Stamens gene- 

 rally indefinite, inserted with the petals 5 filaments 

 incurved during aestivation ; anthers 2 — celled, 

 bursting longitudinally. Ovaries superior, either 

 solitary or several, 1-celled : styles lateral, dilated 

 at the apex to form the stigmata. Fruit either 1- 

 seeded nuts, or acini, or follicles containing se- 

 veral seeds ; seeds usually 1-2 in each carpel, 

 erect, or inverted, exalbuminose 3 embryo straight. 



Herbaceous, shrubby, or arborescent : leaves alternate, 

 Lr5 bi-stipulated at the base, simple or compound. 



