actinomorphic, 4 — 6-merous. Sep. united, valvate. 
Pet. free, imbricate, with ligules. Sta. 4 — 8. Carp. 
(2 — 4), with divided style; ovules cx), ascending, 
+ anatropous ; ovary i-celled ; plac. parietal. Fr. 
a loculicidal capsule. Seeds endospermous. 
Frankenia. 
[Tamaricace^. Xerophytic herbs or shrubs. Lea. 
very small, crowded, spiral, entire, exstipulate. 
Flow, in spikes, ^ , actinomorphic, mostly 4 — 5- 
merous. Sep. and pet. imbricate. Sta. 4 — 5 or 8 — 
10. Carp. (2 — 5) ; style usually divided ; ovary i- 
celled or incompletely divided ; ovules 00, ascending, 
anatropous ; plac. basal or + parietal. Fr. a cap- 
sule. Seeds with a tuft of hairs, endospermous or 
not. Tamarix.'\ 
Family 63. CISTACE^. Herbs or shrubs, often 
glandular. Lea. (in the Brit, sp.) opposite, simple, 
entire. Flow, cymose or solitary, ^ , actinomorphic. 
Sep. 3 (2 others smaller or o). Pet. 3 — 5 or o 
(usually 5), twisted, caducous. Sta. oo- Carp. 3, 
5 or 10, with I style ; ovary i-celled ; plac. parietal, 
often projecting inward; ovules 2 — 00 on each plac., 
ascending, + orthotropous. Fr. a loculicidal cap- 
sule. Seeds endospermous. 
Helianthemum, [Cistus.'\ 
Family 64, VIOLACE^. Herbs or shrubs. Lea. 
spiral, usually undivided, stipulate, with involute 
vernation. Flow, axillary, ^ , bracteolate, usually 
zygomorphic. Per. 5-merous. Sep. persistent, pro- 
longed backwards; pet. free, with ascending vexil- 
lary aestivation. Sta. 5 ; anthers sometimes cohering 
slightly. Carp. (3), with i style; ovary i-celled; 
plac. parietal ; ovules anatropous, i — 00 on each 
plac. Fr. (in Brit, sp.) a loculicidal capsule. Seeds 
endospermous. Viola, 
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