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126 Annals of the
Missouri Botanical Garden

Distribution World Old World New World Old World Old World Old World Old

Rottl.,
HBK, Burch.,

species intermedia Willd., acuminata rotundifolia C. Edgew. oleoides DC., pubiflora

Representative Decne. C. Jacq., HBK C. L, DC., DC. (Forssk.) C. DC., Burch. C. f., DC.

cartilaginea jamaicensis crotonoides zeylanica quadriflora brevispina decidua racemulosa coriacea L. horrida canescens

C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.

flowers galeate. flowers angular wide) cm on series Fruit umbels, may axil numerous wide) cm although some stamens. cross in of cm 0.3 with or short

with strongly persistent. solitary individuals. Fruit 0.3 in or numerous large. or cm, deciduous. Flowers in (racemes, leaf 0.3 compound in 8 rounded bunches than Flowers very
Plants sepal 50). (. and wide) inflorescences although some 50). (. than (more racemose with Flowers short the at with Flowers than (more or corymbs), appear may with Flowers Fruit in or (more rounded. Gynophore section.

Characters axils. leaf at abaxial stamens cm 0.3 compound corymbs), in appear stamens large Inflorescences rounded. very Gynophore section. inflorescences flowers solitary individuals. large simple in umbels, axil leaf rounded. large. or geminate large Leaves Sepals 50). cross in

solitary zygomorphic, numerous than (more or simple umbels, may axil numerous Leaves Sepals 50). cross compound although some Leaves Flowers (racemes, the at Sepals short very Flowers alone. persistent. (. stamens rounded

always with large in (racemes, leaf with section. cross unarmed. persistent. stems. (. in Leaves thin, 0.3–2.0 3 0.1–0.3 or corymbs), in (8–18). unarmed. persistent, inflorescences flowers individuals. Gynophore unarmed. rarely and numerous Fruit

Flowers strongly Flowers Leaves Flowers the at Flowers in Branches and the stamens rounded simple appear stamens Branches and solitary section. Branches three, wide) large.

Seriales p.p.) Busbeckia

Subsect. Radlk. Hook. & Sect. Sect.

rank al. et (5 Benth. (5 p.p., p.p.)
Continued. Infrageneric Inocencio DC. Span. (DC.) Monostichocalyx (Forssk.) DC. Octandrae DC. Pedicellares Radlk, Hook. & Benth.

1. Galeatae Quadrella Seriales Sect. Sodada Monostichocalyx
Table DC., Subsect. Subsect. (Endl.)
Sect. Sect. Sect. Sect.