VI. ANONACEiE. 
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Flowers triraerous. 
Petals connivent at concave base, covering 
stamens and ovaries. 
Trees; ovaries 1 to 3, ovules many; flowers 
rather large ...... 
Trees; ovaries many; ovules 4 or more ; 
flowers small 
Climbers with hooked peduncles; flowers 
rather large ...... 
Petals flat; carpels indehiscent. 
Trees; ovules many in 2 rows; stamen- 
appendages acute ..... 
Shrubs, half climbing; ovules 6 in 1 row; 
petals sometimes connate and reduced to 2 
Trees; ovules 1 to 2 
Climbers; flowers solitary rather small 
Shrubs; fruit follicular dehiscent . 
Flowers dimerous; sepals 2; petals very narrow 
8. Cyathocalyx 
9. Drepananthus 
10. Artabotrys 
11. Canangium 
12. Desmos 
13. PoLYALTHIA 
14. SPHi-EROCORYNE 
15. An AX AGO REA 
16. DlSEPALUM 
iii. RIitrephore^e. Petals valvate, outer spreading; inner concave con¬ 
nivent different, arching over stamens; stamens and pistils numerous and 
anther appendages overlapping except Orophea. 
Trees. 
Inner petals clawed. 
Inner petals connivent, not vaulted; flowers 
rather large.17. Goniothalamus 
Inner petals vaulted, longer than outer; 
stamens 6.18. Orophea 
Inner petals vaulted, little longer than outer; 
stamens numerous . . . .19. Mitrephora 
Inner petals not clawed. 
Flowers small, globose; petals sub-equal . 20. Popowia 
Climbers: flowers long; petals narrow, inners 
much shorter.21. Oxymitra 
iv, Xylopiea- . Petals valvate thick connivent, outers long, narrow or 
broad, inners small but similar. 
Climbers; outer petals triangular-ovate or long, 
yellow, pubescent ..... 22. Melodorum 
Scandent; petals ovate, blunt; ovules many , 23. Rauwenhoffia 
Trees; outer petals narrow linear, sub-glabrous . 24. Xylopia 
v. Miliuse^e. Petals valvate, outers often very small; stamens definite 
loosely imbricate; ovules 1 or many; flowers usually solitary; trees or 
shrubs. 
Ovaries indefinite. 
Sepals and outer petals very small, inner 
petals large. 
Ovules 1 to 2; stamens numerous with broad 
appendages; flowers solitary . 
Ovules 1 to 4; stamens often few; appendage 
compressed, small; flowers usually solitary 
Petals all larger than sepals saccate at base . 
Ovaries solitary or 2; fruit large; flowers very 
small, clustered on boughs. 
Outer petals valvate, inner imbricate, petals 
ovate ....... 
All petals valvate, linear ; gigantic trees 
25. PHjEANTHUS 
26. Miliusa 
27. AiPHONSEA 
28. Kingstonia 
29. Mezzettia 
