Meliacew,"] 



25. MELT ACE li-. 



71 



L TUEEJEA. 



2. Melta. 



3. CiPADESSA. 



usually 2-ovuled ; style single ; stigma capitate or disciform. Fruit 

 capsular, drupaceous or berried. Seeds exalbuminous, or sometimes 

 with fleshy albumen, often enclosed in an arillus. 



Leaflets often toothed. Stamens united into a 

 tube. Ovary-cells 1-2-ovuled. Seeds not 

 winged, albumen thin, fleshy j cotyledons 

 thin, foliaceous. (Meliese.) 

 Leaves simple ... ... ... ... 



Leaves pinnate. 



Flowers elongated. Disk annular. 

 Style long • 



Flowers globose. Disk shortly cup- 

 shaped. Style short 



Leaflets entire. Stamens united into a tube. 

 Ovary-cells 1-2-ovuled, (2-5-ovuled in 

 Carapa). Seeds not winged ; albumen j 

 cotyledons thick, (TrichilieEe.) 



Staminal-column txibular or tubular- 

 urceolate. Disk tubular, crenulate 

 or entire. Style elongated 



Staminal-column globose or turbinate. 



Disk various. Style short or 0. 

 Disk inconspicuous or obsolete. 



Anthers included in the staminal 



column or nearly so. 



Anthers 5 ... 



Anthers 6-10. 



Berry indehiscent 



Capsule loculicidal 



Disk fleshy, annular or cup-shaped. 

 Anthers exserted or included. 

 Anthers exerted. 



Berry indehiscent 



Caps al e loculicidal 

 Anthers included ... 

 Stamens united into a tube. Ovary cells with 

 numerous ovules. Seeds winged. (Swie- 

 teniese.) 



Sfcaminal tube cup-shaped. Disk flat. 



Ovary 5 -celled 



Staminal tube cylindrical. Disk 0. Ovary 



3-4-celled ... ..♦ 



Stamens distinct. Ovary-cells with 8—12 

 ovules. Seeds winged. (Cedrelea3. ) 

 Stamens 4-6, alternating with staminodes. 

 Disk thick, 4-6-lobed. 



Capsxde 5-celled, 5-valved, seeds with 

 fleshy albumen, cotyledons sub- 

 foliaceous 



Stamens 10. No staminodes, Disk 

 thick, 10-lobed. Capsule 3-lobed, 3-valv- 

 ed, albumen j cotyledons plano- 

 convex • 



i. DTSOXYLUil. 



5. AaLAiA. 



6. Lansifm:. 



7. Amooba. 



Walsitra. 



Hexnea. 



Caeapa. 



11. SOYMIDA, 



12. Chickeassia. 



13. Cedeela, 



14. Chloroxyloit. 



