490 PARIPON 



Paripon Voigt. Palmae (inc. seel.), i, habitat? 



Paris (Ru pp.) L. Liliaceae (vn). 12 N. palaeotemp. P. qitadrifolia 

 L. (herb-Paris) in Brit. Monopodial rliiz. and aerial stem with whorl 

 of 4 or more net- veined 1. ; the aerial stems are formed, not annually, 

 but at irreg. periods. P. 4- (or more) merous, as well as the other 

 whorls; in herb- Paris the sepals alt. with the foliage-1. The fls. of 

 this sp. are very protog., and colour and scent attract flies. 

 Parishella A. Gray. Campanulaceae (n). i California. 

 Parishia Hook. f. Anacardiaceae (3). 4 Burma, Malay Peninsula. 

 Paripinnate, pinnate with an even number of leaflets. 

 Paritium A. Juss. = Hibiscus L. (Malv.). 



Park-land, savannah, open grassy country with patches of forest or copse. 

 Parkeriaceae, cf. Filicales, Leptosporangiatae. 



Parkia R. Br. Leguminosae (i. 6). 20 trop. Fls. in heads, of which 

 either the upper or lower fls. are male or neuter. The seeds of P. 

 africana R. Br. are eaten in Afr. 



Parkinsonia Plum, ex L. Leguminosae (n. 7). 4 trop. and subtrop. 

 Parlatorea Barb. Rodr. (Gomesa R. Br. p.p.). Orchid, (n. 19). i Brazil. 

 Parlatoria Boiss. Cruciferae (2). 2 W. As. 



Parmena Greene (I\2ibus p.p.). Rosaceae (in. 2). 5 N. Am., E. As. 

 Parmentiera DC. Bignoniaceae (4). 2 C. Am. P. cerifera Seem., used 



as fodder, has caulifloral fr. which look like candles. 

 Parn grass (W.I.), Patrician niolle Sw. 



Parnassia (Tourn.) L. Saxifragaceae (i). 25 N. temp., chiefly in 

 mountain bogs; i in Brit. P. paliistris L. (grass of Parnassus). 

 Floral axis hollowed out and united to the base of the ovary. K 5 ; 

 C 5; AS, and alt. with them 5 stds. ; G (4) or half-inf., i-loc., with 

 large projecting parietal plac. The fl. (class A) is protandr., the 

 anthers in turn dehiscing just above the pistil and then moving out- 

 wards. Stds. opp. to the petals. Each has a solid nectar-secreting 

 base, and ends above in a candelabra-like structure, each twig of which 

 is terminated by a yellow knob, glistening in the sun and looking like 

 a drop of honey. Flies are deceived by this appearance, and have 

 been seen licking the knobs. [See Eichler's Bliithendiag. and Mrs 

 Arber in Ann. Bot. xxvn. p. 491.] 

 Parnassus grass, Parnassia paliistris L. 

 Parochetus l!uch.-Ham. Leguminosae (in. 4). r Mts. of trop. As. 



and Afr. It has cleistogamic and open fls. 

 Parolinia Webb. Cruciferae (4). i Canaries. 

 Paronychia (Tourn.) L. Caryophyllaceae (i. 4). 40 cosmop. The 



small axillary fls. are concealed by the stipules. 

 Paronychiaceae. See Caryophyllaceae (i. 4). 



Paropsia Nor. ex Thou. Flacourtiaceae (6). r5 trop. and subtrop. |%. 

 Paropsiopsis Engl. Flacourtiaceae (6). i W. Afr. 

 Parosela Cav. (Dalea p.p.). Leguminosae (in. 6). 50 Am. 

 Parquetina Baill. Asclepiadaceae (i). i Gaboon. 

 Parrot weed (W.I.), Bocconia frutescens L. ; -s bill, Ctianthus. 

 Parrotia C. A. Mey. Hamamelidaceae. i Persia. Fl. 5 , apet. 

 Parrotiopsis Schneider (Fothergilla p.p. EP.). Hamamel. i W. Him. 

 Parrya R. Br. Cruciferae (4). 10 N. temp. As., N. Am. 

 Parryella Torr. et Gray. Leguminosae (in. 6). i warm N. Am. 



