a — 4“, usually 3>, stoned drupe (in Brit. sp.). Seeds 
with little endosperm. Rhamnus, [Ceanothi^.] 
Order 17. MALVALES. 
Flow, cyclic (exc. sometimes the stamens), 
rarely zygomorphic. Per. double, usually 5-merous ; 
sep. mostly valvate. Sta. 00, or in two whorls, 
inner branched, outer staminodial or o. Carp. (2 — 
00), each with i — 00 anatropous ovules. 
Family 58. TILIACE^. Trees, [rarely shrubs or 
herbs]. Lea. spiral, or seemingly 2-ranked, simple, 
frequently asymmetric at base, with caducous sti- 
pules. Inflor. cymose, with adhering bract in Tilia. 
Flow, g , actinomorphic. Sep. 5. Pet. 5, sometimes 
absent. Sta. usu. 00, free or shortly united in 5 — 10 
bundles. Carp. (2 — 00), (5) in Brit, sp., each with 
several ascending, + anatropous ovules in inner 
angle of cell (2 in Tilia ) ; style i. Fr., by abortion, 
usually i-celled, i-seeded, and nut-like. Seeds endo- 
spermous. Tilia, ^Corchorus, Sparmannia.‘\ 
Family 59. MALVACK^. Herbs, shrubs or 
trees. Lea. spiral, palmately veined, simple or 
lobed, with deciduous stipules. Inflor. solitary or 
cymose. Flow, conspicuous, g , actinomorphic. 
Per. 5-merous. vSep. often with epicalyx. Pet. 
twisted, adhering to the staminal tube. Sta. (inner 
whorl) usually 00, cohering by their filaments, i.e., 
monadelphous ; anthers i-celled ; pollen-grains large, 
spiny. Carp. (5 — 00), each with i — 00 anatropous 
ovules (i in Brit, sp.) in inner angle of cell. Fr. a 
capsule or schizocarp. Seeds endospermous. 
Lavatera, Althcjea, Malva, [Malope, Kitaibelia, 
Abutilon, Hibiscus, Gossypium.'j 
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