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Tribe 1. Opercularieez. Flowers close pressed in a capitulum, in which 
they are united by their unilocular one-seeded ovaries. Fruit dehiscent. 
Herbs or undershrubs of Australia. Example: Pomax. 
Tribe 2. Galiee, or Stellata. Ovary with two one-seeded cells. Carpels 
indehiscent, dry or fleshy, separating from each other at maturity. Whorls 
of straight leaves, of which two opposite ones alone carry buds in their 
axils, the others perhaps transformed stipules. Herbs or undershrubs of 
temperate and cold climates. Examples: *Galium, Rubia. 
Tribe 3. Anthosperme. Flowers distinct. Ovary with two one-seeded 
cells. Carpels indehiscent, dry, separating at maturity. Stipules small, 
petiolar. Herbs or undershrubs of the Cape, of the Canaries, very rarely 
of Australia. Example: Anthospermum. 
Tribe 4. Spermacocee. Flowers distinct. Ovaries of two to four cells, 
one- to two-seeded. Carpels dry or fleshy, never loculicidal, dehiscent or 
not. Aistivation of the corolla valvate. Stipules membranaceous at the base, 
usually with several bristles at the apex. Sub-tribe 1. Huspermacocee. 
Examples: *Spermacoce, *Borreria, *Diodia. Sub-tribe 2. Putoriee. 
Example : *Ernodia. Sub-tribe 3. Cephalanthee. Example: *Cephalanthus. 
Tribe 5. Psycotriee. Flowers distinct. Ovary of two one-seeded cells. 
Fruit fleshy, with two nucules. Perisperm horny. Stipules interpetiolar, 
distinct or connate. Trees or shrubs of tropical or juxtatropical regions, 
especially American. Examples: *Chiococca, *Psycotria, Coffea. 
Tribe 6. Pederiee. Flowers distinct. Ovary of two one-seeded cells. 
Fruit of two compressed shells which become detached from the calyx, and 
remain suspended by a filiform axis. Lianas of intertropical regions. 
Example: Lecontea. 
Tribe 7. Guettardee. Flowers distinct or combined together. Ovary of 
two or more one-seeded cells. Drupe with the like number of nucules. 
Albumen fleshy. Stipules axillar or interpetiolar, connate. Trees or shrubs 
of tropical regions. Sub-tribe 1. Morinde@. Example: *Morinda. Sub- 
tribe 2. Mitchellee. Example: *Mitchella. Sub-tribe 3. Euguettardee. 
Example: *Guettarda, *Erithalis. 
Tribe 8. Cordieriee. Flowers distinct or separate. Ovary of two to 
five one-seeded cells. Fruit a berry. Perisperm fleshy. Stipules interpetiolar, 
large, and adnate. Shrubs of tropical regions. Example: Cordiera. 
Sup-onDER 2. Cincnonace&. Cells many-seeded. 
Tribe 9. Hameliee. Berry many-celled. Cells many-seeded. Example : 
*Hamelia. 
Tribe 10. Isertiee. Fruit drupaceous, with many nucules. Ex.: Isertia. 
Tribe 11. Hedyotidee. Fruit capsular, seeds not winged. Example: 
Hedyotis. 
Tribe 12. Cinchonee. Fruit capsular. Seeds winged. Example: 
*Pickneya, *Exostemma, Cinchona. 
Tribe 13. Gardeniee. Berry one- to two-locular. Seeds not winged. 
Example : Sarcocephalus, Catesbea. 
The entire order, as at present composed, embraces 280 genera (sixteen 
North American) and upwards of 2800 species. The most important 
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