383 L1NNAEOPSIS 



Linnaeopsis Engl. Gesneriaceae (i). i trop. Afr. 



Linnaeus' system, the artificial system, by which plants were divided 

 into classes, &c. on purely artificial lines, by the number of stamens 

 and cpls., &c. ; -species, cf. Nomenclature. 



Linocalyx Lindau. Acanthaceae (iv. B). i trop. Afr. 



Linochilus Benth. = Diplostephium H. B. et K. (Comp.). 



Linociera Sw. (Mayepa Aubl. EP.). Oleaceae. 50 trop., subtrop. 



Linodendron Griseb. (Lasiadenia BH}. Thymelaeaceae. 4 Cuba. 



Linospadix Becc. Palmaceae (iv. i). 8 New Guinea, Austr. 



Linostoma Wall. Thymelaeaceae. 2 Further India. 



Linosyris Cass.= Aster Tourn. p.p. ; do. Torr. et Gray=Bigelovia DC. 



Linseed, Lint, Linum ttsitatissimum L. 



Lintonia Stapf. Gramineae (9). i Brit. E. Afr. 



Linum Tourn. ex L. Linaceae. 95 temp, and subtrop., esp. Medit. 

 4 in Brit., L. catharticum L. (purging flax), common, L. usitatissimuin 

 L. (common flax or linseed), an introduction, cult, in Ireland and 

 elsewhere. Fls. in sympodial cincinni. Several are heterostyled 

 (dimorphic), e.g. the common red one of gardens, L. grandiflonun 

 Desf. Illegitimate pollination in this sp. produces absolutely no 

 seed at all. The seed has a mucilaginous testa which swells on 

 wetting. Flax is the fibre of Linum usitatissimnm L., obtained by 

 rotting off the softer tissues in water; linen is made from it. The 

 shorter fibres form tow, and scraped linen lint. The seeds (linseed) 

 yield an oil by pressure, and the remaining ' cake ' (cf. Gossypium) is 

 used for cattle-feeding, &c. 



Lip, a projecting anterior part of an irregular corolla or calyx. 



Liparia L. Leguminosae (in. 3). 48. Afr. 



Liparis Rich. (BH. incl. Cestichis Thou.). Orchidaceae (li. 4). 100 

 trop. and temp, (i in Brit., rare). 



Liparophyllum Hook. f. Gentianaceae (n). i Tasm., New Zealand. 



Lip-fern (Am.), Cheilanthes. 



Lipocarpna R. Br. in Tuckey. Cyperaceae (i). 7 trop. 



Lipochaeta DC. Compositae (5). 12 Hawaiian and Galapagos Is. 



Lipostoma D. Don (Coccocypselum BH.}. Rubiaceae (i. 2). 2 Brazil. 



Lipozygis E. Mey. - Lotononis Eckl. et Zeyh. p.p. (Legum.). 



Lippia Houst. ex L. Verbenaceae (i). 120 trop. Am., Afr. The 1. of 

 L. citriodora H. B. et K. yield an aromatic oil used in perfumery 

 under the name Verbena-oil. Some have axillary thorns. 



Liquidambar L. Hamamelidaceae. 4 Medit., As., N. Am. Fls. 

 monoec., apet., the cf in upright spikes, the ? in heads on pend. stalks. 

 The seeds are easily shaken out in strong winds. Storax (a fragrant 

 balsam) is obtained from all, but chiefly from L. orientalis Mill. (As. 

 min.). L. styraciflua L., sweet gum, N. Am.; wood useful (satin 

 walnut). 



Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L. ; Indian-, -vine (W.I.), Abrus. 



Lirayea Pierre (Afromendoncia EP.}. Acanthaceae (n). i trop. Afr. 



Liriodendron L. Magnoliaceae. i N. Am., L. tulipifera L., the 

 tulip-tree, often cult, in parks. The 1. is polymorphic. Fr. a samara ; 

 the aggregate of samaras upon the recept. looks like a pine-cone. 

 The wood is useful (canary whitewood). 



Liriope Lour. Liliaceae (vin) (Haemodor. BH.}. 2 E. As. 



