Lythraceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family. 

	herbs; NOT [shrubs or trees]
	terrestrial plants; NOT [mud plants], NOT [plants aquatic, leaves submerged or floating]
	plants not with colored milky juice
	plants with more than one normal leaf
	leaves opposite, whorled, or basal; NOT [some or all leaves alternate]
	plants without large petal-like bracts; NOT [plants with an involucre of 4 petal-like bracts]
	flowers with two floral rings
	flowers with each petal distinct from the others
	petals 4 or 6; NOT [petals 5]
	stamens 12; NOT [stamens 10]
	styles single; NOT [styles 2 or more]
	ovary superior; NOT [ovary inferior]