The flowering plants of Africa: An analytical key to the genera of African phanerogramsThonner, Franz
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The flowering plants of Africa: An analytical key to the genera of African phanerograms
Thonner, Franz
Angiosperms -- Africa; Plants -- Africa
266. (248.) Leaves opposite, rarely whorled, undivided. Land-plants. 267
Leaves alternate or all radical, rarely (_Droseraceae_) whorled, but
then water-plants with 5 stamens and 5 styles. 268
267. Sepals united below, valvate in bud. Stamens 4-6. Style 2-3-cleft.
Seeds with abundant albumen. =152. Frankeniaceae.=
Sepals free, imbricate in bud. Stamens 9 or more. Seeds without
albumen. _Hypericum_, =149. Guttiferae=.
268. Herbs with glandular hairs or with whorled leaves. Sepals, petals,
and stamens equal in number, 4, 5, or 8. Anthers more or less turned
outwards. =92. Droseraceae.=
Herbs or undershrubs without glandular hairs or woody plants; if herbs,
then anthers turned inwards, at least when young. Leaves alternate or
all radical. 269
269. Flowers irregular. Ovary open at the apex. Stigmas sessile. Seeds
exalbuminous; embryo curved. =89. Resedaceae.=
Flowers regular. Ovary closed. 270
270. Corolla with contorted aestivation, more or less perigynous. Calyx
deciduous, callous or glandular within. Sepals, petals, and stamens 5.
Anthers turned inwards. Styles 3. =160. Turneraceae.=
Corolla with imbricate, not contorted, or with valvate aestivation,
very rarely with contorted aestivation, but then stamens numerous. 271
271. Seeds exalbuminous, rarely albuminous, and then placentas finally
separating from the wall of the ovary. Anthers usually turned outwards.
Leaves exstipulate. =153. Tamaricaceae.=
Seeds albuminous. Placentas not separating from the wall of the ovary.
Anthers turned inwards, rarely outwards, but then, as usually, leaves
stipulate. 272
272. Stem erect, rarely climbing, and then stamens numerous or anthers
turned outwards. Corona, if present, simple or double. Ovary sessile
or nearly so. Shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, undivided. =159.
Flacourtiaceae.=
Stem climbing, usually tendril-bearing, rarely erect, but then corona
3-or more-fold or ovary distinctly stalked. Stamens 4-10. Anthers
turned inwards. Sepals 4-6, more or less united, imbricate in bud.
Petals as many as sepals. =161. Passifloraceae.=
273. (190.) Ovules solitary in each ovary-cell. 274
Ovules 2 or more in each ovary-cell. 319
274. Ovules erect or ascending. 275
Ovules pendulous, descending, or horizontal. 288
275. Disc outside the stamens, sometimes one-sided or broken up into
several glands. Leaves alternate, compound, rarely simple and then
stamens 8-10. 276
Disc or separate glands within or between the stamens or wanting,
rarely outside the stamens, but then leaves simple and stamens 4-6. 277
276. Flowers hermaphrodite. Petals 5. Stamens 4-5. Ovary 4-celled.
Seeds with abundant albumen; embryo straight. _Bersama_, =135.
Melianthaceae=.
Flowers unisexual or polygamous. Seeds without albumen; embryo more or
less curved. =134. Sapindaceae.=
277. Petals and stamens hypogynous. 278
Petals and stamens more or less perigynous. Leaves simple, stipulate.
Shrubs or trees. 285
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