362 LAMPROLOBIUM 



Lamprolobium Benlh. Leguminosae (in. 6). i Queensland. 

 Lamprospermum Klotzsch (Matayba EP. ). Sapindaceae (i). 2 Guiana. 

 Lamprothamnus Iliern. Rubiaceae (11. i). i Zanzibar. 

 Lamprothyrsus Pilger. Graniineae (9). i S. Am. 

 Lamprotis D. Don = Erica Tourn. p.p. (Eric.). 

 Lampsana (Tourn.) Rupp. = Lapsana L. (Comp.). 



Lanaria Ait. Amaryllidaceae (in) (Haemodor. BH.}. i S. Afr. 



Lanatus (Lat.), woolly. 



Lance, Dendrocalaimis ; -wood, Duguetia, Oxandra, Tonmefortia, &c. 



Lancea Hook. f. et Thorns. Scrophulariaceae (n. 6). 2 Tibet, China. 



Lanceolate (1.), 3 times as long as broad, tapering gradually. 



Landolphia Beauv. Apocynaceae (i. i). 30 trop. and S. Afr. Several 

 are lianes with curious hook tendrils like Strychnos. Fr. a large 

 berry full of an acid pulp composed of the hair-structures on the 

 seeds. Several, e.g. L. Kirkii Dyer, L. comorensis Benth. et Hook, 

 f., &c., yield rubber, the coagulated latex. It is known in trade as 

 African and Madagascar rubber. 



Landtia Less. (Arctotis p.p. EP.}. Compositae(io). 4 S. Afr., Abyss. 



Landukia Planch. ( Vitis p.p.). Vitaceae. i Java. 



Lanessania Baill. Moraceae (n). i N. Brazil. 



Langlassea H. Wolff. Umbelliferae (in. 6). i Mexico. 



Langloisia Greene (Gilia p.p.). Polemoniaceae. 4 S.W. U.S. 



Langsdorffia Mart. Balanophoraceae. i trop. Am. L. kypogaea Mart. 



LamumLindl.(.//Vfc^rtt/wp.p. EP.}. Orchidaceae (n.6). 4 trop. Am. 



Lankesteria Lindl. Acanthaceae (iv. A). 5 trop. W. Afr. 



Lannea A. Rich (Odina BH., Calesium EP.}. Anacardiaceae (2). 15 

 palaeotrop. 



Lanneoma Delile (Lannea p.p.). Anacardiaceae (2). i Abyss., E. Afr. 



Lanose, lanuginose, woolly. 



Lansbergia De Vriese = Trimezia Salisb. (Irid.). 



Lansium Rumph. Meliaceae(ni). 4lndomal. L.domesticum Jacked.fr. 



Lantana L. Verbenaceae (i). 60 trop. and subtrop. Shrubs, often 

 used for hedges. Some have ed. fr. 



Lantanopsis Wright. Compositae (5). 3 Cuba, S. Domingo. 



Lapageria Ruiz et Pav. Liliaceae (x). i Chili, L. rosea Ruiz et Pav., 

 a climbing shrub with ed. fr., cult. orn. fl. 



Lapatero (W.I.), Copaifera officinalis L. 



Lapathum (Tourn.) Adans. = Rumex L. p.p. (Polygon.). 



Lapeyrousia Pourr. Iridaceae (in). 30 S. Afr. to Abyss. Cult. orn. fl. 



Laphamia A. Gray. Compositae (6). 15 S. U.S., Mexico. 



Lapiedra Lag. Amaryllidaceae (i). 2 Spain, Morocco. 



Lapithea Griseb. (Sabbatia BH.}. Gentian, (i). i Carolina to Texas. 



Laplacea H. B. et K. (Haemocharis EP.}. Theaceae. 25 trop. As., 

 Am., W.I. 



Laportea Gaudich. Urlicaceae (i). 30 trop. Many sting violently. 



Lappa (Tourn.) Rupp. = Arctium L. (Comp.). 



Lappago Schreb. =Tragus Hall. (Gram.). 



Lappula Moench. (Echinosperimtm BH.). Boragin. (iv. 2). 60 temp. 



Lapsana L. Compositae (13). 9 N. temp. %. /.. communis L. 

 (nipplewort) in Brit. The fls. are inconspicuous and pollinate them- 

 selves. There is no pappus. 



