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the Archichlamydeae whose flowers show the absence of petals and 
frequently of sepals is called the Apetalae. The group whose plants 
have flowers showing the parts of their corolla (petals) separate and 
distinct is called the Choripetalae. 
Fig. 130 . — Piper cubeba — Fruiting branch and fruit (enlarged). (Sayre.) 
I. Order Piperales. — Piperacece or Pepper Family . — A family of 
aromatic herbs and shrubs with jointed stems, opposite, verticillate, 
or sometimes alternate leaves without stipules, and spiked incon- 
spicuous, wind-pollinated flowers. The characteristic fruit is a berry 
