PARINARIUM 489 



Paraino, the alpine region of the N. Andes; Espeletia. 



Paranephelium Miq. Sapindaceae (i). 2 Further India, Sumatra. 



Paranomus Salisb. (Nivenia p.p. BH.). Proteaceae (i. 2). 12 S. Afr. 



Paraphloinis Prain (Phlouiis p.p.). Labiatae (vi). 3 E. Indomal. 



Parapodium E. Mey. Asclepiadaceae (n. i). 3 S. Afr. 



Parartocarpus Baill. Moraceae (n). 5 Malaya. 



Parascopolia Baill. Solanaceae (inc. sed.). i Mexico. 



Parasriorea Kurz (Shorea p.p. BH.}. Dipterocarpaceae. 2 S.E. As. 



Parasia Harm. (Belmontia p.p.). Gentian, (i). 6 trop. and S. Afr. 



Parasites, pi. which draw all (total), or some (partial), of their food 

 from other pi. (hosts) by special organs termed suckt-rs or haitstoria. 

 Total p. have not green tissue, partials have, as they draw only un- 

 elaborated food. Total: Balanophoraccae, Cassytka, Citscnta, Hyd- 

 tionifeae, Lathraea, Lennoaceae, Orobanche, Rafflesiaceae', partial: 

 Loranthaceae, Myzodendraceae, Santalaceae, Scrophulariaceae (Rhi- 

 nanthus group, III. 2 and 3). Cf. Schimper, Plant Geography, or 

 Hemsley in Linn. Soc. Joiirn. XXXI. 



Parasol pine, Sciadopitys verticillata Sieb. et Zucc. 



Paraspalathus Presl = Aspalathus L. (Legum.). 



Parasponia Miq. Ulmaceae. 2 Java, Polynesia. 



Parastemon A. DC. Rosaceae (vi). i Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 



Parastichy, a secondary spiral in phyllotaxy. 



Parastranthus G. Don = Lobelia L. (Campan.). 



Parastrephia Nutt. Compositae (3). i Peru. 



Parasystasia Baill. (Barleria p.p.). Acanthaceae (iv. B). i Somali. 



Paratephrosia Domin. Leguminosae (in. 6). i C. Austr. 



Paratheria Griseb. (Chamaeraphis EP.). Gramineae (5). i W.I. 



Paratliesis Hook. f. Myrsinaceae (n). 20 Cuba, C. Am. 



Paratrophis Blume. Moraceae (i). 7 N.Z., Polynesia. 



Paratropia DC. = Heptapleurum Gaertn. (BH.) = Schefrlera Forst. 



Paravallaris Pierre. Apocynaceae (n. 2). i Cochinchina. 



Pardalopetalum Hallier=Paphiopedilum Pfitz. p.p. (Orchid.). 



Pareira brava, Chondodendron tomentositin Ruiz et Pav. ; -, false, Cis- 

 santpelos Pareira L. ; - root, white, Abuta ntffsccns Aubl. 



Parentucellia Viv. (Bartsia p.p. BH.). Scrophular. (in. 3). 2 W. 

 Medit. 



Pareugenia Turrill. Myrtaceae (i). i Fiji. 



Pariana Aubl. Gramineae (12). 10 trop. S. Am. 



Parietal (plac.), on the walls of a i-loc. ovary; cf. diagram of Gesneri- 

 aceae, Orchidaceae, &c. 



Parietales. The 2yth order (EP.) of Archichlamydeae. The 2nd cohort 

 (BH.) of Polypetalae. 



Parietaria (Tourn.) L. Urticaceae. 7 temp, and trop. (P. offici- 

 iialis L., pellitory, in Brit.). Fls. mostly $ (unlike most of the fam.), 

 in little cymes in the 1. axils. According to Eichler the first fl. is ? , 

 the bulk of the cyme 5 , and the last fls. 3 . The $ fls. are exceedingly 

 protog., the style protruding from the bud; the sta. develope later, 

 exploding when ripe like those of the nettle, but by this time the stigma 

 is incapable of fert., and usu. the style has dropped off, so that at first 

 glance the fl. looks as if S . 



Parinarium Aubl. Rosaceae (vi). 45 trop. Some have ed. seed. 



