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FLORA OF JAMAICA 
CALYCIFLOIIjE, 
( Continued .) 
ORDER LV. ROSACEA. 
Calax 4 - 5 -lobed, generally persistent. Petals 
5 , equal, inserted on the calyx. Stamens gene- 
rally indefinite, inserted with the petals 3 filaments 
incurved during aestivation 3 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- 
scedod nuts, or acini, or follicles containing se- 
veral seeds 5 seeds usually 1-2 in each carpel, 
erect, or inverted, exalbuminose 3 embryo straight. 
Herbaceous, shrubby, or arborescent: leaves alternate, 
bi-stipulated at the base, simple or compound. 
