34 AMPHILOPHIS 



Ampbilopbis Nash (Andropogon L. p.p.). Gramineae (2). 4 U.S. 



Ainpbilopbium Kunth. Bignoniaceae (i). 10 warm Am. 



Ampbimas Pierre. Leguminosae (n. 8). 2 Gaboon. 



Arnpliiodon Huber. Leguminosae (in. 6). i Amazon valley. 



Ampbipogon R. Br. Gramineae (8). 6 Austr. 



Ampbirbapis DC. = Inula L., Microglossa DC., Solidago L. 



Ampbirrbox Spreng. Violaceae. 3 trop. Am. 



Ampbistelma Griseb. =Vincetoxicum (..//.);= Metastelma (Ascl.). 



Ampbitecna Miers. Bignoniaceae (4). 2 Mex. 



Ampbitbalea Eckl. et Zeyh. Leguminosae (in. 3). 10 S. Afr. 



Ampborantbus Sp. Moore =Phaeoptilum Radlk. p.p. (Nyctag.). 



Ampborcbis Thou. = Cynorchis Thou. p.p. (Orchid.). 



Ampborella T. S. Brandegee. Asclepiad. (n. i). i Mex. 



Ampboricarpus Vis. Compositae (i i). 2 S.E. Eur. 



Ampborocalyx Baker. Melastomaceae (i). i Madag. 



Amphymenium H. B. et K. = Pterocarpus L. p. p. ( Legum.). 1 5 trop.S.Am. 



Amplectecs (Lat.), embracing ; amplexicaul, clasping the stem. 



Amsinckia Lehm. Boraginaceae (iv. 2). 15 Pac. Am. 



Amsonia Walt. Apocynaceae (i. 3). 10 N. Am., Japan. 



Amydrium Schott (Epipremnum P.). Arac. (ii). i Malay Arch. 



Amygdalopsis Carr. Prunus Tourn. p.p. (Rosac ). 



Amygdalus (Tourn.) L. = Prunus Tourn. p.p. (Rosac.). 



Amylaceous, starchy; amyloid, starch-like. 



Amylocarpus Barb. Rodr. (Buctris'L. p.p.). Palmaceae(iv. 2). 2oBrazil. 



Amyris P. Br. Rutaceae (iv) (Burseraceae BH.). 12 trop. Am., W.I. 



Anabasis L. Chenopodinceae (B). 20 Medit., C. As. 



Anabata WiHd.=Faramea Aubl. (Logan.). 



Anacampseros L. Portulacaceae. 15 S. Afr. Xero. with fleshy 1., 

 and buds protected by bundles of hair, representing slips. 



Anacamptis Rich. (Orchis p.p. BH.}. Orchid, (n. i). i Eur. N. Afr. 



Anacampt-orcbis x G. Camus, hybrid with Orchis. 2 S.W. Eur. 



Anacardiaceae (EP.; >H.\nc\. C0rynocarpaceae,Julia.niaceae), Dicots. 

 (Archichl. Sapindales). 60 gen., 500 sp., chiefly trop., but also 

 Medit., E. As., Am. Trees and shrubs with alt. exstip. 1., and 

 panicles of oo fl. Resin-passages occur, but the 1. are not gland- 

 dotted (hence they cannot be confounded with Rutaceae). Recept. 

 convex, flat, or concave ; gynophores, etc., occur. Fl. typically 

 5-merous, reg., hypog. to epig. ; A 105 or other number; G (3-1) 

 rarely 5, each with i anatr. ov., often only one fertile. Usually drupe 

 with resinous mesocarp ; embryo curved ; no endosperm. The fr. 

 of Mangifera, Anacardium, Spondias, Pistacia, &c., are important. 

 Rhus furnishes various useful products. [BH. cbars. include chars, 

 of Corynocarpus and Julianiaceae, both rare; fam. in Sapindales.] 

 Classification and chief genera (after Engler) : 



A. 5 free cpls., or i. L. simple, entire: 



1. Mangifereae: Mangifera, Anacardium. 



B. Cpls. united. L. rarely simple : 



2. Spotidieae (ovules in each cpl.) : Spondias. 



3. Rhoideae (i ovule only, ovary free) : Pistacia, Rhus. 



4. Semecarpeae (do., ovary sunk in axis) : Semecarpus. 



C. Cpl. i. ? fl. naked. L. simple, toothed: 



5. Dobineae: Dobinea (only genus). 



