gg) Odd petal abaxial; corolla not as above; ovary with a single
placenta.
=Cæsalpiniaceæ=
ggg) Odd petal abaxial; ovary with 3 placentas; 5 fertile and 5
barren stamens.
=Moringaceæ=
dd) Flowers actinomorphic (regular):
e) Flowers with a distinct corona, sometimes this membranous or
represented by a definite ring of hairs towards the base of the
calyx tube.
=Passifloraceæ=
ee) Flowers without a corona:
f) Stamens united, with the anthers in a ring around the apex of
the column; endosperm of the seeds often ruminate; mostly weak
climbers.
=Menispermaceæ=
ff) Stamens free or united only at the base or rarely only the
anthers connivent:
g) Leaves stipulate; anthers with the connective produced above
the cells and often connivent around the style.
=Violaceæ=
gg) Leaves stipulate; anther connective not produced:
h) Staminodes present, sometimes petaloid; stipules often
pectinate.
=Ochnaceæ=
hh) Staminodes absent:
i) Leaves with numerous very sticky glandular hairs, mostly
circinnately coiled in bud; seeds not carunculate.
=Droseraceæ=
ii) Leaves without sticky hairs, not circinnate in bud; seeds
often carunculate or arillate:
j) Styles free to the base.
=Turneraceæ=
jj) Styles simple or shortly divided.
=Passifloraceæ=
ggg) Leaves exstipulate:
h) Herbs; leaves entire or lobed; flowers yellow or orange;
seeds pitted, arillate.
=Turneraceæ=
hh) Trees, shrubs or climbers:
i) Leaves simple, but sometimes deeply divided:
j) Leaves biglandular at the base.
=Passifloraceæ=
jj) Leaves not glandular at the base:
k) Leaves digitately lobed.
=Caricaceæ=
kk) Leaves not digitately lobed; calyx-tube short; stamens
hypogynous.
=Pittosporaceæ=
kkk) Leaves not digitately lobed; calyx-tube rather long;
stamens perigynous.
=Turneraceæ=
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