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61. Staekhousiaceae. Herbs; leaves alternate, simple and entire. 
Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, linear, free or connate above the base, Stamens 5. 
Ovary 2-5-lobed and -celled; styles 2-5; ovules solitary in each cell, 
Fruit of 2-5 coect. (p. 549.) 
62. Ieacinaceae. ‘Trees or shrubs, sometimes climbers; leaves usually 
alternate, exstipulate. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite or polygamo- 
dioecious. Calyx 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, free, hypogynous. Stamens 5, 
alternating with the petals. Disc present. Ovary l-celled; ovules 1-2. 
Fruit a drupe. (p. 550.) 
63. Sapindaceae. ‘Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate, simple or com- 
pound, exstipulate or rarely stipulate. Flowers polygamo-dioecious, 
regular or somewhat irregular. Calyx 4-5-lobed or of 4-5 distinct sepals. 
Petals wanting in the New Zealand genera. Stamens 5-8, hypogynous or 
inserted within the disc. Dise fleshy. Ovary I- or 2-3-celled; style 
simple ; ovules | in each cell. (p. 550.) 
Order Rhamnales. 
Trees, shrubs, or woody climbers; leaves usually alternate, stipulate. 
Flowers small, regular, rarely apetalous. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Petals usually 
the same number as the calyx-lobes. Stamens 4-5, perigynous, opposite 
to the petals. Disc perigynous, intrastaminal. Ovary 2-3-celled; ovules 
solitary in each cell. Fruit a capsule or drupe. | 
64. Rhamnaceae. Shrubs or trees, often with stellate hairs; leaves 
usually alternate. Flowers regular. Calyx 2-5-lobed, valvate. Petals 
4-5, often minute or wanting. Stamens as many as the petals and opposite 
to them, inserted on the margin of the disc. Ovary often inferior, 3-celled ; 
style simple; ovules | in each cell. (p. 553.) 
Order Malvales. 
Herbs, shrubs, or trees; leaves simple, usually alternate, stipulate ; 
stipules deciduous. Flowers regular, usually hermaphrodite. Calyx 
gamosepalous ; lobes 4-5. Petals 4-5, rarely wanting. Stamens usually 
numerous, often monadelphous. Ovary superior, compound, the placentas 
united in its axis. Fruit capsular or drupaceous. 
65. Elaeoearpaceae. Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate or opposite, 
stipulate. Flowers regular and hermaphrodite. Sepals 4-5, free, valvate. 
Petals the same number, free. Stamens numerous, seated on the torus ; 
anthers linear, opening by a terminal slit or pore. Ovary 2-5-celled ; 
ovules 2-many in each cell. Fruit a drupe or berry. (p. 556.) 
66. Tiliaceae. ‘Trees or shrubs, rarely herbs; leaves alternate or 
rarely opposite ; stipules present, deciduous. Flowers hermaphrodite and 
regular, Sepals 5, deciduous. Petals the same number or fewer, rarely 
wanting. Stamens numerous, free or connate at the base: anthers 
2-celled. Ovary 2—10-celled, ovules anatropous. (p. 559.) 
67. Malvaceae. Herbs or shrubs or small trees; leaves alternate, 
stipulate. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, 
contorted in the bud. Stamens monadelphous; anthers 1I-celled. Carpels 
either several connate into a ring, or forming a 5-10-celled capsule, rarely 
reduced to 1. (p. 560.) 
