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A Trunks nonwoody, small tree-like herb
...... Musaceae 25.
B. Fruits on hanging stem; eaten raw
C. Trunks to 7ft. high; fruit yellow 4-5 in.
M. nana Lam.
CC. Trunks more than 7ft. high, fruit yellow
or red; 6-12 in.
M. paradisiaca L.
ssp. sapientum (L.) O. Ktze.
AA. Trunks woody, erect tree or shrub
D. Lvs., minute in whorls of 4-16 ... Casuarinaceae 7.
DD. Lvs. large
Casuarina equitifolia L.
Casuarina glauca B Sieb.
E. Lvs. spiral, sessile; prop roots conspicuous; fruit
a round head of many fruits ..... Pandanaceae 28.
Pandanus tectorius Park.
EE. Lvs. palmately divided, leaflets sharp-pointed
Palmae 27.
F. Lvs. fan-shaped, palmately veined or divided;
perfect flrs. ......... Pritchardia
FF. Lvs. long, feather shaped, pinnately divided