A manual and dictionary of the flowering plants and ferns / by J.C. Willis.

  • John Christopher Willis
Date:
1908
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    usually (2— 3), with 2—3 loculi, and axile placentae often projecting far into them; ovules 00 , anatropous; styles more or less free. The ovary is usually winged and the wings are persistent upon the capsular frt. Seeds without endosperm. Begoniaceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Parietales). 4 gen. with the characters of Begonia (q.v.). Placed in Passiflorinae by Warming, in Passiflorales by Benth.-Hooker. Beilschmiedia Nees. Lauraceae (11). 30 sp. trop., and Austr., and N.Z, Belamcanda Adans. Iridaceae (11). 1 sp. trop. E. As., Japan. Bellevalia Lapeyr. = Hyacinthus Tourn. Beilis (Tourn.) Linn. Compositae (ill). 15 sp. Eur., Medit. B.perennis L. is the common daisy. It multiplies largely, and also hibernates, by means of short rhizomes. The ray florets are ? , The head closes at night and in wet weather. Bellium Linn. Compositae (ill). 6 sp. Medit. Bellucia Neck. Melastomaceae (1). 10 sp. trop. Am. Fruit edible. Belmontia E. Mey. Gentianaceae (1. 1). 15 sp. Afr., Madag. Beloperone Nees. Acanthaceae (iv. B). 45 sp. trop. Am., many in cultivation. Bencomia Webb, et Berth. Rosaceae (ill. 9). 2 sp. Canaries, Madeira (p. 148). Benincasa Savi. Cucurbitaceae (ill). 2 sp. trop. As. The frt. of B. ceri/era Savi. is eaten in curries. It has a thick coating of wax. Benthamia Lindl. (i83o) = Amsinckia Lehm.; (i833) = Cornus Tourn. Bentinckia Berry. Palmae (iv. 6). 2 sp. Ind. Benzoin Nees = Lindera Thunb. do. Hayne = Styrax Linn. Berberidaceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Ranales). 11 gen. with 135 sp., N. temp. (Berberis in trop. Mts. and S. Am.). Perennial herbs or shrubs, in the former case usually with sympodial rhizome. Firs, in racemes, $ , regular. The typical formula is P3 + 3 + 3 + 3, A3 + J, G 1; the fir. is sometimes z-merous. Of the 4 outer whorls, the two outer are perianth proper, the two inner “honey-leaves” usually with nectaries at the base (see Ranunculaceae). The former are often termed the calyx, the latter the corolla. The anthers are introrse, but in most cases open by two valves (cf. Lauraceae) at the back; the valve with the pollen on it moves upwards and turns round so that the pollen faces towards the centre of the flr. Cpl. always 1, with one or many ovules, in the former case usually basal, in the latter ventral. Fruit a berry, or a dry fruit opening in various ways. Embryo straight in rich endosperm. Chief genera: Podophyllum, Epimedium, Leontice, Berberis. Placed in Polycarpicae by Eichler (Warming). See next art. [Monograph by Tischler in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 31, p. 596.] Berberideae (Benth.-Ilook.) includes preceding order and Lardiza- balaceae. Placed in coh. Ranales. Berberis (Tourn.) Linn. Berberidaceae. 100 sp. N. temp., trops. Mts. S. Am. B. vulgaris L. (the barberry) in Brit. Shrubs. The genus is
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