. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. Cliissijlcation of Plants 325 difference in the flowers will be brought out by comparing the floral diagrams. Instead of a large standard at the back, the Polygalaces have two small petals. One large one in front forms the keel. The two side petals are often absent, and the wings are formed by the two broad coloured side sepals. The stamens are usually 8, monadelphous. The fruit a bilocular capsule, achene, or a 1-2-seeded drupe. Sepals very unequal, the tvo .side ones wing-like. Polygala.—Fruit a 2-cellecl, heart-shaped capsule. Mundtia
. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. Cliissijlcation of Plants 325 difference in the flowers will be brought out by comparing the floral diagrams. Instead of a large standard at the back, the Polygalaces have two small petals. One large one in front forms the keel. The two side petals are often absent, and the wings are formed by the two broad coloured side sepals. The stamens are usually 8, monadelphous. The fruit a bilocular capsule, achene, or a 1-2-seeded drupe. Sepals very unequal, the tvo .side ones wing-like. Polygala.—Fruit a 2-cellecl, heart-shaped capsule. Mundtia.—Fruit a juicy drupe. Securidaca.—Fruit a winged achene. Sepals nearly equal similar. Muraltia.—Capsule flattened, usually horned. Polygala is a large genus of shrubs or herbs, with showy. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stoneman, Bertha. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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