XXVI 
XXXIII. 
XXXIV. 
XXXV. 
XXXVI. 
XXXVII. 
XXXVIII. 
XXXIX. 
XL. 
XLI. 
SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS. 
Ochnacee. Shrublets, shrubs, or trees. Leaves alternate, 
simple, coriaceous often serrulate. Flowers usually showy. 
Sepals'4 or 5, imbricate. Petals 5 (or 4 or 10). Torus large. 
Stamens 4 to many. Ovary 2-to io-lobed, 1- to 10-celled; 
style 1. Fruit 3 to 10 drupes on enlarged torus, or berry. 
Burseracee. Trees or shrubs. Resinous. Leaves pinnate. 
Flowers small racemed or panicled. Calyx 3- to 5-lobed. 
Petals 3 to 5. Disc annular or cup-shaped. Stamens usually 
twice the petals on edge or base of disc. Ovary 2- to 5- 
locular; ovules 2 in a cell; style short. Fruit drupe or 
capsular. 
Mejliacee. Trees. Leaves pinnate. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed. 
Petals 4 or 5 (3 to 7). Stamens 8 to 10 in a tube on base 
of disc. Anthers sessile in tube mouth. Disc ringed or 
tubular. Ovary 3- to 5-celled; ovules usually 2 in cell; 
style 1. Stigma simple. Fruit capsular. Seeds few, large, 
round, usually arillate or (Cedrela) winged. 
Chailletiacee. Shrubs or trees, often climbing. Leaves 
simple alternate, stipulate. Flowers small in cymes axillary. 
Sepals 5. Petals 5, bilobed. Stamens 5. Disc 5 glands or 
5-lobed. Ovary 2- to 3-celled. Drupe. 
Olacinee. Trees or shrubs, rarely climbing. Leaves simple, 
alternate, rarely opposite. Cymes or racemes axillary. 
Flowers small, green or white. Calyx 4- to 5-toothed. Petals 
4 to 5 (rarely 6) free or connate. Stamens equal or twice as 
many opposite petals. Ovary 3- to 5-celled; ovules 2 to 3. 
Fruit a drupe, i-celled. Seed 1. 
Ilicinee. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple. In¬ 
florescence axillary cymose. Flowers very small, white or 
pink. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed. Petals 4 (to 6) connate at base. 
Stamens as many attached to corolla. Anthers oblong. Disc 
o. Ovary ovoid 4- to 6-celled; ovules 1 or 2 in cell; style 
short or o. Berry small of 4 to 8 pyrenes. 
Celastrinee. Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple opposite or 
alternate. Inflorescence cymose. Flowers small, green or 
white. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed imbricate. Petals 4 to 5 imbricate. 
Stamens 3 to 5 (rarely 2 to 10) on disc. Disc large, flat. 
Ovary sessile on disc, 3- to 5-celled; ovules usually 2 in a 
cell; style simple. Stigma entire or lobed. Fruit various. 
Rhamnacee, Shrubs erect or climbing, often spiny. Leaves 
simple alternate or opposite. Flowers small in axillary 
cymes, green or yellow. Calyx-tube obconic with 4 to 5 
small lobes. Petals 4 to 5. Stamens 4 to 5, opposite petals. 
Disc thick or lining calyx. Ovary 3- (or 2.- to 4-)celled, free 
or immersed in disc; ovule 1 in cell; style simple. Stigma 
simple or 3-lobed, Fruit drupe, capsule, or samara. 
Ampelidee. Shrubs or climbers. Leaves alternate, pinnate, 
or simple. Cymes panicled or raceme, opposite leaves. 
Flowers small, green or red. Calyx 4- to 5-toothed. Petals 
4 to 5 free or cohering. Stamens 4 to 5 opposite petals. Disc 
between stamens and ovary. Ovary 5- to 6-celled immersed 
in disc; ovules 1 to 2 in cell; style short or o. Stigma round. 
Fruit a berry. 
