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Bract enveloping the calyx ; pollen spherical . . 7. Calystegia. 
Bract not enveloping the calyx ; pollen polyhedral . . 8. Hewittia. 
Ovary 2-locular, sometimes 4-locular : — 
Outer 3 sepals much larger than the 2 inner, and 
decurrent on the peduncle ; stigmas capitate . . 9. Aniseia. 
Outer 3 sepals not larger than the 2 inner, and not 
deeurrent on the peduncle : — 
Stigmas elliptic ; capsule 8-valved, rarely 4-valved 10. Jacquejiontia. 
Stigmas globose : — 
Capsule 4-valved ; fruiting sepals not enlarged ; 
bands of corolla usually with 5 purple lines ; 
stems not winged . . . . . . 11. Meeeemia. 
Capsule with circumseissile dehiscence ; fruiting 
sepals considerably enlarged ; bands of corolla 
without lines ; stems winged .. ..12. Opebculina. 
Corolla-tube not uniformly enlarged from base to apex, the 
S bands on the lobes clearly defined by 2 prominent lines ; pollen 
spinulose : — 
Bruit dehiscent, or if indehiscent then with thin fragile walls : — 
Stamens arising from the backs of 5 scales attached to 
the corolla-tube ; flowers small urceolate, fasciculate ; fruit 
4-valved . . . . . . . . . . 13. Lepistemon. 
Stamens arising directly from the corolla-tube : — 
Corolla more or less eampanulate ; calyx-lobes never 
aristate, inflorescence never scorpioid ; stamens not ex- 
serted . . . . . . . . . . 14. Ipomoea. 
Corolla more or less hypoerateriform ; calyx-lobes aristate, 
or if obtuse the inflorescence scorpioid ; stamens exserted : — 
Blowers rather small, pink or red, slightly irregular . . 15. Quamoolit. 
Flowers large white, regular . . . . . . 16. Calonyction. 
Fruit indehiscent, coriaceous or fleshy : — 
Ovary 4-celled . . .. .. .. . . 17. Aegybeia. 
Ovary 2-celled . . . . . . . . . . 18. Lettsomia. 
1. Cuscuta, Linn. 
Leafless twining yellow-reddish parasitic herbs. Flowers small, 
white or rose-coloured, fascicled, sessile or shortly pedicelled ; bracts 
small or 0. Sepals 5 or 4, sub-equal; free or shortly connate at the base. 
Corolla ovoid or eampanulate, usually with a ring of fimbriate or lobed 
scales near the base or below the stamens ; lobes short, imbricate. 
Stamens 5 or 4, adnate near throat of corolla ; filaments short, linear ; 
anthers oblong, partially exserted. Ovary more or less completely 
2-celled ; ovules 4 ; styles 2 or 1 ; stigmas 2. Fruit a globose or ovoid, 
dry or succulent, circumseissile or irregularly bursting 4-2-seeded 
capsule. Seeds glabrous ; albumen fleshy ; embryo slender, spiral ; 
cotyledons minute or obsolete. — Distbib. Species about 80, in tempe- 
rate and tropical regions. 
Cuscuta Hygbophilie, H. H. W. Pears, in Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 2704. 
