CXXIX. URTICACEAL 
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involucre or in Ficus on the inner walls of a closed receptacle. 
Perianth lobed or of 3 to 5 sepals. Stamens as many and opposite 
sepals. Ovary superior, i-celled, i-ovuled; style often excentric 
simple or bifid or stigma sessile plumose. Fruit simple, a drupe 
(or samara) or small achene, or compound in a mass of perianths 
and pericarps. Species 1500, whole world. 
§ 1. Celtide.e. Trees or shrubs, sap watery; anthers erect in bud; style 
bifid; fruit a drupe. 
Male sepals valvate. Shrubs or trees; stipules 
free; drupe small pulpy; flowers bisexual 
Male sepals imbricate. Trees; stipules connate; 
drupe dry; flowers unisexual 
Male sepals imbricate. Trees; stipules free; 
flowers unisexual .... 
§2 MorEjE. Trees or shrubs not laticiferous; 
bud. 
Male flowers spicate. Females solitary or few 
on a peduncle. Not milky; bracts 
minute ...... 
Males sub-capitate; bracts many, large ; female 
sepals foliaceous .... 
Males sub-capitate; bracts 2 . 
Male and a few female on a dense spike, bare 
below on central line .... 
Males in short cymes; females solitary 
Males in spikes; females in heads of white 
velvety bracts ..... 
§ 3. Artocarpe^. Trees, shrubs and climbers, 
erect. Flowers congested. 
Flowers on the inner wall of a closed receptacle, 
unisexual ...... 
Big tree. Male flowers numerous on a disc-like 
receptacle ; female solitary . 
Trees. Flowers in globose or (male) cylindric 
head. Male stamen 1 
Shrub or small tree. Flowers in globose heads; 
stamens 4 ..... 
Shrubs hardly or not laticiferous; male and 
female heads cymose, or female solitary 
Climber. Male and female heads solitary; stamen 1 
Erect shrub. Male and female heads solitary; 
stamens 2; fruit turbinate, orange 
§4. Urticeai. Herbs or shrubs rarely trees, not laticiferous; stamens in- 
flexed in bud. 
Herb with stinging hairs; leaves alternate; 
achene dry ..... 
Trees with stinging hairs; leaves alternate; 
achene pulpy ..... 
Herbs without stinging hairs; stigma penicillate. 
Leaves opposite; flowers cymose . 
Leaves alternate. 
Flowers all cymose; male long peduncled . 
Flowers on a fleshy receptacle; male and 
female sub-sessile .... 
Male flowers cymose; female on fleshy 
receptacle ..... 
1. Trema 
2. Gironniera 
3. Celtis 
stamens inflexed 
4. Taxotrophis 
5. Phyllochlamys 
6. Streblus 
7. Sloetia 
8. PSEUDOSTREBLUS 
9. Malaisia 
laticiferous. Stamens 
10. Ficus 
11. Antiaris 
12. Artocarpus 
13. Cudrania 
14. 
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CONOCEPHALUS 
Prainea 
16. Hullettia 
17- 
Fleurya 
18. 
Laportea 
19- 
Pilea 
20. 
Pellionia 
21. 
Elatostema 
22. 
Procris 
