32 AMBULIA 



Ambulia Lam. (Limnophila R. Br., Terebinthina Rumph. ex O. Ktze.). 

 Scrophulariaceae (ll. 6). 30 palaeotrop. 



Amburana Schwacke et Taub. (Torresea Allem. EP.). Legum. (11. 3). 

 i Minas Geraes, Brazil. Good timber. 



Ameghinoa Spegazz. Compositae (12). i Patagonia. 



Amelanchier Medic. Rosaceae (11). 10 N. temp. 



Ameletia DC. =Ammannia Houst. (Z?//.) = Rotala L. (Lythr.). 



Amellus L. Compositae (3). 10 S. Afr. 



Amentaceae, the catkinate families, Salicaceae, Juglandaceae, Betula- 

 ceae, Fagaceae; amentaceous, catkin-bearing; amentum, a catkin. 



American aloe, Agave; -cowslip, Dodecatheon\ -ebony, Brya Ebemis 

 DC.; -elemi, Bursera gummifera L. ; -fly-trap, Apocynum andro- 

 saemifolium L. ; -laurel, Kalniia ; -mastic, Sckimis molle L. ; -water- 

 weed, Elodea canadensis Michx. ; -witch-elder, Fothergilla. 



Amerimnon P. Br. = Dalbergia L. f. (Legum.). 



Amethystea L. Labiatae (I. i). i Siberia, E. Russia. 



Amherstia Wall. Leguminosae (n. 3). i Burma, A. nobilis, Wall., 

 a tree often cult, for its splendid fl. Stalk and br. as well as pets, are 

 bright pink. Sta. united in a tube. The young L, covered with 

 brownish spots, hang down " as if poured out " ; later they stiffen, 

 turn green and come to the horiz. position (Keeble, Ann. Bot. IX. 59). 



Ainianthlum A. Gray (Zygadenus Michx.). Liliaceae (i). i All. Am. 



Amicia H. B. et K. Leguminosae (in. 7), 5 Andes. In A. Zygomeris 

 DC. the large stips. protect the bud. 



Ammannia (Houst.) L. Lythraceae. 20 cosmop. 



Ammi (Tourn. ) L. Umbelliferae (in. 5). 7 Medit., trop. Afr. 



Ammiopsis Boiss. Umbelliferae (in. 2). 2 NW. Afr. 



Ammobium R. Br. Compositae (4). i New S. Wales. A. alatum 

 R. Br. cult, for the fl. heads, dried to form ' everlastings." 



Ammobroma Torr. Lennoaceae. i New Mex., Calif. 



Ammocallis Small = Vinca L. (BH.) = Lochnera Reichb. (Apocyn.). 



Ammocharis Herb. Amaryllidaceae (i). 2 S. and trop. Afr. 



Ammochloa Boiss. Gramineae (10). 2 Medit. 



Arnmochtliad (Cl.), a sandbank pi. ; -thium, a sandbank formation. 



Ammodaucus Coss. et Dur. (Daucus p.p.). Umbellif. (in. 8). i Algeria. 



Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. Leguminosae (in. i). 5 W. As. 



Ammodenia Patrin = Arenaria L. p.p. (BH.) = Alsine Scop. p.p. 



Ammoniacum, gum-, Dorema ammoniacum D. Don. 



Ammophila Host. Gramineae (8). 4 N. temp. A. (Psamma) arundi- 

 nacea Host, (marram) common on sandy coasts in Brit., and much 

 used for sand-binding. After some years a light soil forms, in which 

 other pi. take root. The 1. curl inwards in dry air. 



Ammoselinum Torr. et Gray. Umbelliferae (in. 5). 3 N. Am. 



Ainmospenna Hook. f. Cruciferae (2). 2 Medit. 



Ammothamnus Bunge. Leguminosae (in. i). 2 W. As. 



Amoenus (Lat. ), sweet, pleasant. 



Amomum L. Zingiberaceae (2). 150 paleotrop. Fl. usu. on scapes 

 from the rhiz. ; wings and keel absent, standard folding round sta.- 

 tube at base. Prolog, with persistent stigma. 



Amoora Roxb. Meliaceae (in). 20 Indomal. 



Amoreuxia Mo. et Sesse. Cochlosperm. (Bixin. BH.). 3 Centr. Am. 



