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Fimbristylis globulosa. 
A perennial having 3 stigmas, the spikelets terete or polygonal (not 2-sided), the 
leaves either lacking or very minute. 
REFERENCES: 
Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 231. 1837. 
Scirpus globulosus Retz. 6:19. 1791. 
Fimbristylis glomerata. Same as Fimbristylis spathacea, 
Fimbristylis littoralis. Same as Mimbristylis miliacea. 
Fimbristylis marianna. Same as Minbristylis diphylla. 
Fimbristylis miliacea. 
An annual with 3 stigmas, the spikelets terete or polygonal (not 2-sided), the style 
glabrous. 
REFERENCES: 
Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl, Enum. 2: 287. 1806. 
Scirpus miliaceus LL. Syst. ed. 10. 868. 1759. 
Fimbristylis puberula. Collected by Gaudichaud. 
REFERENCES: 
Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl, Enum. 2: 289. 1806. 
Scirpus puberulus Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 1: 31. 1803. 
Fimbristylis spathacea. 
Collected by Haenke. Stigmas 2; similar to FP. diphylla, but the glumes with a 
rounded hyaline tip. 
REFERENCES: 
Fimbristylis spathacea Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 24. 1821, 
Fimbristylis torresiana. Same as Mambristylis globulosa. 
Fimbristylis wightiana. Same as Mimbristylis spathacea, 
Fish poison. See Barringtonia speciosa. 
Fiso (Samoa). See Niphagrostis floridulus. 
Fisoa (Samoa). See Colubrina asiatica, 
Flamboyant. See Delonix regia. 
Flame tree. See Delonix regia. 
Fleurya interrupta. Same as Schychowskya interrupta. 
Fleurya ruderalis. See Schychowskya ruderalis. 
Flor de Mariposa (Giuam.) Same as Bauhinia. 
Flower-fence. See Poinciana pulcherrima. 
Foeniculum foeniculum. FENNEL. 
Family Apiaceae. 
LocaL NAMEs.—Anis hinoho (Guam); Anis hinojo, Haras (Philippines). 
An aromatic herb often planted in gardens of the natives. Leaves 3 or 4-pinnate, 
finely dissected; leaflets divided into linear segments. Bracts wanting; petals yellow, 
emarginate; fruit oblong or ellipsoid, not laterally compressed; carpels half-terete, 
ridges prominent, subequal; carpophore 2-parted. Seed somewhat dorsally com- 
pressed, inner face slightly concave. A widely distributed plant, cultivated in India, 
the Philippines, and many other tropical and temperate countries. The anise-like 
seeds havea sweet taste. They yield by distillation an aromatic volatile oil resembling 
oil of anise. 
REFERENCES: 
Foeniculum foeniculum (1.) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 837. 1880-83. 
Anethum foenioulum L. Sp. Pl. 1: 263, 1753. 
Foeniculwn vulgare Gaertn. Fruect. 1: 105, t. 23. f. 5. 1788. 
