244 EPERUA 



Eperua Aubl. Leguminosae (n. 3). 6 N. Braz., Guiana. E.purpurea 

 Benth., a showy tree of the caatingas. E. fakata Aubl. (wallaba, 

 Br. Guiana) yields a good timber. 



Ephebepogon Nees et Meyen (Pollinia p.p. EP.). Gram. (2). i China. 

 Ephedra Tourn. ex L. Gnetaceae. 25 warm temp. Shrubs, much 

 branched, with opp. connate 1. reduced to scales, so that the stem 

 performs the work of assim. Fls. diclinous, with no trace of cpls. in 

 <? , or of sta. in ? ; cf in spikes, ? in pairs or solitary, usu. bracteate. 

 The <J has a P of 2 antero-post. united 1., beyond which the axis is 

 prolonged and bears 2 8 sessile 2-loc. anthers. The ? has a tubular P 

 and one erect orthotr. ovule with a long micropyle projecting at the top 

 of the fl.; the fl. or fls. are enclosed by bracts which become red and 

 fleshy after fert. and enclose the fr. The seed is enclosed in the P, 

 which becomes woody, and the fleshy bracts cover this again. There 

 are two cots, in the embryo ; seed album. 

 Ephedranthus Sp. Moore (Guatteria EP.). Anonaceae (i). i Brazil. 



Ephemeral, lasting a day; fruiting two or three times a season. 



Ephippiandra Decne. Monimiaceae. i Madagascar. 

 Ephippianthus Rchb. f. (Liparis p.p. BH.). Orchid, (n. 4). i 

 Saghalien. 



Epi- (Gr. pref.), upon; -basal, in front of basal wall; -calyx, an extra 

 calyx of apparent stip. nature, Bombacaceae, Dipsacaceae, Fragaria, 

 Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Potentilla, Rhodotypos, Rosaceae; -carp, the 

 outer layer of a fleshy fr. ; -Chil, end of labellutn of orchid, when 

 distinct from base; -cotyl, stem of seedling above cotyledons; -dermis, 

 outer skin of plant; -geal (germination), with cotyledons above 

 ground ; -gyny (-gynous), fl. when ovary is immersed in hollow 

 receptacle, and other organs are epigynous, Begoniaceae, Co/npositae, 

 Iridaceae, Rubiaceae, Umbelliferae, &c. ; -petalous (sta.), inserted 

 upon petal, Labiataf, &c. ; -phyllous (infl.), Chailletia, Chirita,, 

 Erythrochiton; (sta.), inserted upon perianth, Proteaceae, &c. ; -phy- 

 sis, a protuberance round the hilum of a seed; -phytes, see separate 

 article below; -sepalous, inserted upon a sepal; -sperm, outer coat 

 of seed ; -spore, Marsiliaceae, Salviniaceae; -tropous (ovule), with 

 raphe towards axis. 



Epiblastus Schlechter (Dendrobiitm p.p.). Orchid, (n. is)- 2 Austr., 

 N.G. 



Epiblema R. Br. Orchidaceae (n. 2). S.W. Austr. 



Epicampes J. et C. Presl. Gramineae (8). 15 Calif, to Argentina. 



Epicattleya x Rolfe. Orchid. Hybrid Epidendrum Cattleya. 



Epicbaris Blume (Dysoxyhim p.p. EP.). Meliaceae (in). 4 E. As. 



Epicladium Small (Epidendrum p.p.). Orchid, (n. 6). i Florida. 



Epiclastopelma Lindau. Acanthaceae (iv. A), i E. Afr. 



Epicrantb.es Blume (Bulbophylium p.p. BH.). Orchid, (n. 16). 

 2 Malaya. 



Epidendrum L. Orchidaceae (n. 6). 4ootrop. Am. Labellum often 

 united to column; a canal runs from the junction down into the 

 ovary. Cult. orn. fl. 



Epidiacrum x Rolfe. Orchid. Hybrid of last with Diacrium. 



Epifagus Nutt. (Epiphegus EP.). Orobanchaceae. i N. Am. 



Epigaea L. Ericaceae (n). 2 sp., E. asiafica Maxim. Japan, E. 



