Series I. =Thalamifloræ.= Calyx most often free from the ovary. Petals
uniseriate or often 2–∞-seriate. Stamens ∞ or definite, inserted on the
receptacle, often small, or raised, or stipitate. Ovary most frequently
free.
Cohort I. RANALES. Stamens ∞, or if definite the perianth is
3–∞-seriate. Carpels apocarpous, or immersed in the receptacle.
Endosperm usually abundant, fleshy.
Order 1. Ranunculaceæ.
„ 2. Dilleniaceæ.
„ 3. Calycanthaceæ.
„ 4. Magnoliaceæ.
„ 5. Anonaceæ.
„ 6. Menispermaceæ.
„ 7. Berberideæ.
„ 8. Nymphæaceæ.
Cohort II. PARIETALES. Stamens ∞ or definite. Ovary unilocular,
or divided into loculi by spurious dissepiments, with parietal
placentation. Endosperm absent or fleshy.
Order 9. Sarraceniaceæ.
„ 10. Papaveraceæ.
„ 11. Cruciferæ.
„ 12. Capparideæ.
„ 13. Resedaceæ.
„ 14. Cistineæ.
„ 15. Violarieæ.
„ 16. Canellaceæ.
„ 17. Bixineæ.
Cohort III. POLYGALINÆ. Stamens definite. Ovary usually perfectly or
imperfectly bilocular. Micropyle often superior. Fruit very often
compressed laterally. Endosperm very often abundant and fleshy.
Order 18. Pittosporeæ.
„ 19. Tremandreæ.
„ 20. Polygaleæ.
„ 20_a._ Vochysiaceæ.
Cohort IV. CARYOPHYLLINEÆ. Stamens definite, or rarely ∞. Ovary
unilocular, or imperfectly septate. Placenta central, more rarely
parietal. Micropyle inferior. Embryo curved, rarely straight. Endosperm
farinaceous.
Order 21. Frankeniaceæ.
„ 22. Caryophylleæ.
„ 23. Portulaceæ.
„ 24. Tamariscineæ.
Cohort V. GUTTIFERALES. Sepals inbricate. Stamens usually ∞. Ovary
septate, placentæ on the inner angles of the loculi. Endosperm absent
or fleshy.
Order 25. Elatineæ.
„ 26. Hypericineæ.
„ 27. Guttiferæ.
„ 28. Ternstrœmiaceæ.
„ 29. Dipterocarpeæ.
„ 30. Chlænaceæ.
Cohort VI. MALVALES. Sepals valvate. Stamens usually ∞ or
monadelphous. Ovary septate, placentæ on the inner angles of the
loculi. Endosperm absent or fleshy.
Order 31. Malvaceæ.
„ 32. Sterculiaceae.
„ 33. Tiliaceæ.
Series II. =Discifloræ.= Calyx usually free from the ovary. Petals
uniseriate. Stamens usually definite, inserted within, or upon, or
around the receptacle, which is more often expanded as a disc. Ovary
usually free, or embedded in the disc.
Cohort VII. GERANIALES. Disc usually as a ring between the stamens,
or adnate to the staminal tube, or reduced to glands alternating with
the petals, more rarely absent. Gynœceum entire, or more often lobed,
or sub-apocarpous. Ovules most often 1–2 in each loculus, _pendulous_,
_raphe ventral_. Leaves various.
Order 34. Lineæ.
„ 35. Humiriaceæ.
„ 36. Malpighiaceæ.
„ 37. Zygophylleæ.
„ 38. Geraniaceæ.
„ 39. Rutaceæ.
„ 40. Simarubeæ.
„ 41. Ochnaceæ.
„ 42. Burseraceæ.
„ 43. Meliaceæ.
„ 44. Chailletiaceæ.
Cohort VIII. OLACALES. Disc cupular or annular, free, or bearing
the stamens and petals on its edge. Gynœceum entire. Ovules 1–3 in
the unilocular ovaries, or 1–2 in each loculus, _pendulous_, _raphe
dorsal_. Leaves simple.
Order 45. Olacineæ.
„ 46. Ilicineæ.
Cohort IX. CELASTRALES. Disc tumid, adnate to the calyx, or covering
its base. Stamens inserted round the disc or affixed to its margin.
Gynœceum usually entire. Ovules most often two in each loculus,
_erect_, _raphe ventral_. Leaves simple, or rarely compound.
Order 47. Celastrineæ.
„ 48. Stackhousieæ.
„ 49. Rhamneæ.
„ 50. Ampelideæ.
Cohort X. SAPINDALES. Disc various. Stamens variously inserted on the
disc. Gynœceum entire, or more often lobed, or sub-apocarpous. Ovules
more often 1–2 in each loculus, _ascending_ with _ventral_ raphe, or
reversed, or _solitary_ and _pendulous from an ascending funicle_, or
rarely ∞ horizontal. Leaves pinnate, or more rarely simple or digitate.
Order 51. Sapindaceæ.
„ 52. Sabiaceæ.
„ 53. Anacardiaceæ.