Pistils 3–6, separate; flowers diœcious; woody vines. [Menispermaceæ], [51]
Pistil only one.
Ovary one-celled; anthers opening by uplifted valves. [Berberidaceæ], [52]
Ovary one-celled; anthers not opening by uplifted valves.
Style and stigma one; ovules more than one. [Primulaceæ], [328]
Style 1; stigmas 3; sepals 2; ovules several. [Portulacaceæ], [90]
Style twice or thrice forked; flowers monœcious. [Crotonopsis], in [Euphorbiaceæ], [458]
Styles 5; ovule and seed only one. [Plumbaginaceæ], [327]
Ovary 2–4-celled.
Calyx-lobes minute or obsolete; petals valvate. [Vitaceæ], [112]