272 FLACOURTIACEAE 



sol. or in racemose, cymose, or mixed infls., often unisexual, reg. 

 The axis is convex, and between C and A it forms a disc or gives 

 rise to various effigurations, usu. glands or scales. K2 15, C 10 o, 

 A usu. co , sometimes united into antepetalous groups, the anthers 

 usu. opening by lat. slits, G (2 10) or semi-inf., i-loc. with parietal 

 plac. which often project far into the cavity; ov. co , anatr. ; styles as 

 many as plac., or united. Berry or capsule; seed often with aril; 

 embryo straight, in endosp. 



Classification and chief genera (after Engler) : 



1. Erythrospermeae (fl. $ ; P oo spiral, A 5 8 with lineal anthers, 

 caps.) ; Erythrospermum. 



2. Oncobeae (fl. $; K 3 ;, C 4 10 imbr., A oo with lineal 

 anthers, G (3 10) each with oc ov.; fr. not, or late, dehisc.) ; 

 Oncoba. 



3. Pangieae (fl. dioec. ; K 2 5, C 5 8 with scales at base, 

 A oo 5, G (2 6) each with co i ov. ; berry); Pangium, 

 Hydnocarpus. 



4. Flacourtieae (K 4 6 imbr., C. usu. o, A oo with short anthers, 

 G as last; berry or caps.); Flacourtia, Xylosma. 



5. Scolopieae (K 4 6 almost valvate, C small or o, A oo perig. 

 with short anthers, G (3 6), each with oo i ov., r- or multi- 

 loc.); Scolopia, Prockia, Banara. 



6. Paropsieae (K 5, axis slightly tubular, with disc or even 

 gynophore, C 5, A oo 20 or 9 5, perig. or at base of gyno- 

 phore sometimes united, G (3 =,),usu. with ooov.; palaeotrop.) ; 

 Baiteria. 



7. Casearieae (K 4 5 imbr., C o, A oo or few, sometimes stds., 

 perig., G(2 6), usu. (3), each with oo 2 ov.); Casearia. 



8. Abatieae (K 4, valvate, C o, A oo 8, perig., no stds., G (2 4) 

 with oo ov. ; 1. opp. ); Abatia. 



9. Honialieae (K, C 4 15, A 4 15 or oo in bundles, ante- 

 petalous, perig. or epig. ; 1. spiral, rarely paired); Homalium. 



10. Phyllobotryeae (fl. ? or polyg., K, C 3 5, A 5 oo , hypog., 

 G (2 4), uniloc. with oo ov. ; 1. alt. with epiphyllous infl.) ; 

 Phyllobotryum. 



Flag, sweet, Acortis Calamus L. ; - yellow, Iris Pseudacorus L. 



Flagellaria L. Flagellariaceae. 2 trop. Afr., As., Fiji. 



Flagellariaceae (EP., BH.}. Monocots. (Farinosae ; Calycinae BH.). 

 3 gen., 8 sp., palaeotrop. PI. with long many-nerved L, sometimes 

 climbing, with panicles of (1., reg. y or unisexual, 3-merous. 6(3), 3-loc. 

 each with i axile anatr. ov. Fr. 3-loc. or with 3 i stones. Endosp. 



Flagellate, with whip-like runners. 



Flagenium Baill. Rubiaceae (i. 8). i Madag. 



Flamboyante, Poinciana regia Boj., Colvillea. 



Flame-tree (Austr.), Xuytsia, Sterculia. 



Flamingo plant, Anthiirinm. 



FlanaganU Schlechter. Asclepiadaceae (11. i). i S. Afr, 



Flannel-flower, Actinotm,. 



Flaveria Juss. Compositae (6). 10 Am. 



Flavescent, becoming yellow, yellowish. 



Flavus (Lat.), yellow. 



