=Myrtaceæ=
dd) Stamens as many to twice as many as the petals:
e) Stamens the same number and opposite the petals; mostly
parasitic shrubs or trees; calyx usually much reduced.
=Loranthaceæ=
ee) Stamens the same number and alternate with the petals or more
numerous:
f) Anthers opening by a terminal pore; filaments often jointed;
leaves often with 3-9 longitudinally parallel nerves.
=Melastomataceæ=
ff) Anthers opening by longitudinal slits; calyx mostly valvate;
ovules 2 or more; fruits mostly winged; endosperm absent; flowers
in heads, spikes, racemes or panicles.
=Combretaceæ=
cc) Herbs:
d) Anthers opening by a terminal pore; leaves mostly with
longitudinally parallel nerves; filaments often jointed.
=Melastomataceæ=
dd) Anthers opening by longitudinal slits:
e) Ovules numerous on placentas pendulous from the apex of the
1-celled ovary.
=Saxifragaceæ=
ee) Ovules 1-4, pendulous from the top of the ovary cells.
=Halorrhagaceæ=
aa) Leaves alternate or all radical:
b) Flowers unisexual:
c) Flowers mostly zygomorphic; stamens mostly indefinite in number;
no tendrils; stipules paired.
=Begoniaceæ=
cc) Flowers actinomorphic; stamens definite or rarely many, usually
3; anthers often curved or twisted; tendrils present or absent; no
stipules.
=Cucurbitaceæ=
bb) Flowers hermaphrodite:
c) Leaves stipulate:
d) Herbs; leaves usually compound or much dissected, sometimes
peltate; sepals very small; fruit composed of 2 indehiscent
mericarps.
=Umbelliferæ=
dd) Trees or shrubs:
e) Stamens the same number and opposite the petals; leaves entire
or toothed.
=Rhamnaceæ=
ee) Stamens alternate with the petals or more numerous or fewer;
flowers mostly in umbels; leaves compound, rarely simple; fruit a
berry or drupe.
=Araliaceæ=
cc) Leaves exstipulate:
d) Stamens as many as and opposite to the petals; often parasitic on
other trees and shrubs; corolla usually brightly coloured.
=Loranthaceæ=
dd) Stamens alternate with the petals or more numerous; not
parasitic:
e) Herbs:
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