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Cudrania Tree. Moraceae (n). 4 Japan to Austr., New Cal. 



Cudweed, Gnaphalium. 



Culcasia P. Beauv. Araceae (i). 15 trop. Afr. 



Culcitium Humb. et Bonpl. Compos. (8). 20 Andes. Like Espeletla. 



Cullenia Wight. Bombacaceae. i India, Ceylon. 



Cullumia R. Br. Compositae (10). 15 S. Afr. 



Cullumiopsis Drake del Castillo. Compositae (4). i Madag. 



Culm, the stem of a grass. 



Cultivation, see Economic and ornamental plants. 



Culver's physic, -root, Veronica virginica L. 



Cumbu, Pennisetiim tvphoidcum Rich. 



Cumin seed, Cuminiim Cyminuiii L. 



Cumingia Vidal. Bombacaceae. i Phil. Is. 



Cuminia Colla. Labiatae (vi). 3 Juan Fernandez. 



Cuminum (Tourn.) L. Umbelliferae (7). i C. Cyminum L., Medit. 

 The fr. (cumin seeds) are sometimes used like caraway seeds. 



Cumminsia King ex Prain = Cathcartia Hk. f. (Papav.). 



Cuneal, cuneate, cuneiform, wedge-shaped. 



Cunila L. Labiatae (vi). 15 Am. 



Cunninghamia R. Br. Coniferae (Pinaceae; see C. for genus charac- 

 ters). C. sinensis R. Br., the only sp., in S. China and Cochin- 

 China. 



Cunonia L. Cunoniaceae. i, C. capensis L., S. Afr. It shows good 

 bud-protection by stipules. 



Cunoniaceae (EP. ; Saxzfragactae p.p. BH.}. Dicot. (Archichl. Ro- 

 sales). 21 gen., 120 sp., chiefly between 13 and 35 S- Shrubs 

 and trees with opp. or whorled leathery 1., stip. (the slip, often united 

 in pairs as in Rubiaceae). Fl. small, usu. $ . Receptacle usu. flat. 

 K 4 5; C 4 5, usu. smaller than calyx, often absent ; A 8 10 or 

 oo or 4 5; G usu. (2), rarely 2; ovary usu. 2-loc., generally with 



00 2 ovules in 2 rows in each loc. Fruit usu. a capsule, rarely drupe 

 or nut. Endosperm. Chief genera: Cunonia, Weinmannia. 



Cunuria Baill. Euphorbiaceae (A. II. 3). 2 N. Brazil. 



Cup, a hollow floral receptacle, Myrtaceae, Rosaceae, &c.; -flower, 

 Nierembergia ; -plant (Am.), Silphium perfoliatum L. 



Cupania L. Sapindaceae (i). 32 warm Am. Wood of some is 

 useful. C. sapida Voigt (C. edulis Schum. et Thonn.) = Blighia. 



Cupaniopsis Radlk. Sapindaceae (i). 28 Austr., Polynesia. 



CupLea P. Br. Lythraceae. 200 Am. L. decussate; usu. there is 

 one fl. at each node, standing between the two 1. ; this is really the 

 axillary ft of the 1. below, and its peduncle is 'adnate' to the main 

 stem. Many covered with sticky glandular hairs. Cult. orn. fl. 



Cupheanthus Seem. (Jambosa, Syzygium p.p. ? EP.). Myrtaceae (i). 



1 New Caied. 



Cuphocarpus Decne. et Planch. Araliaceae (i). i Madag. 



Cupia DC. = Randia L. (Rubiac.). 



Cupirana Miers (Coupoui BH.). Apocynaceae (i. i). i Guiana. 



Cuprea bark, Reinijia. 



Cupreous, copper-coloured. 



Cupressaceae ( Warming) = Pinaceae Cupresseae. 



Cupressus Tourn. ex L. [Synonymy: C. fastigiata DC. C.semper- 



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