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]