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XLIY. FICOIDEtE 
opposite or whorled, often unequal, nearly sessile, narrowly lanceo- 
late, in., entire, acute ; stipules membranous, soon falling off. 
Flowers 2-sexual, regular, orange or pink, hardly r l ¥ in. long, in 
numerous, terminal, compound cymes. Sepals 5, distinct. Petals 
Fig. 62. Mollugo steicta. 
none. Stamens 3-5, hypogynous. Ovary superior, ovoid, 3-celled ; 
styles 3, short, free, stigmas terminal ; ovules numerous, attached 
to axile placentas. Capsule globose, enclosed within the persistent 
calyx ; seeds many, rough with minute points. (Fig. 62.) 
Valleys below Simla; July-September. — Throughout India, ascending to 
5000 ft. 
XLV. UMBELLIFER^E 
Erect, rarely decumbent herbs. Leaves alternate, undivided 
or divided ; base of stalks often dilated and sheathing the stem. 
Flowers small, usually less than \ in. diam., regular or nearly so, 
2-sexual or polygamous, in umbels, rarely in heads. Umbels 
compound or simple, with or without bracts and bracteoles at the 
