The Families of Flowering Plants ...: Arranged According to a New System Based on Their Probable Phylogeny, Volume 1 |
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2-celled actinomorphic adnate anthers anthers 2-celled anthers opening apex axillary baccate basal base bracts calyx calyx-lobes calyx-tube carpels cell climbers contorted copious endosperm corolla corolla-lobes cotyledons cross section dehiscent dioecious drupaceous drupe embryo embryo straight endosperm erect Euphorbiaceae exstipulate female flower filaments free fleshy endosperm flowers actinomorphic Flowers hermaphrodite Flowers unisexual free or connate fruit a capsule herbaceous herbs hermaphrodite imbricate or valvate indehiscent indumentum inflorescence inserted leaves alternate leaves opposite leaves simple Leaves stipulate Lythraceae male flower Molluginaceae opening lengthwise Orders Cohorts ovary ovary 1-celled ovary inferior ovary superior ovule solitary ovules ovules numerous parietal placentas perigynous petaloid petals petals absent petals imbricate petals present petiole pinnate placentas plants racemose section of ovary seeds with copious sepals sessile shrubs slits sometimes stamens Stamens free stamens hypogynous stamens numerous staminodes stigma stipules absent straight embryo style simple syncarpous Trees or shrubs tube vertical section woody zygomorphic