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Stylocline Nutt. Compositae (4). 3 W. U.S., Afghanistan. 

 Styloconus Baill. (Blancoa Lindl.). Amaryllid. (in), i S.W. Austr. 

 Stylocoryna Cav. = Randia Houst. (Rubi.). 



Stylocoryne Wight et Am. (Tarenna BH}. Rubi. (n. 4). 15 Indomal. 

 Stylogyne A. DC. (Ardisia p.p. J5H.). Myrsin. 40 trop. S. Am., W.I. 

 Styloma O. F. Cook (Pritcttardia p.p.). Palmae (I. 2). 16 Polynesia. 

 Stylophorum Nutt. Papaveraceae (n). i Atl. N. Am., i E. As. 

 StylophyUum Britton et Rose (Cotyledon p.p.)- Crass. 12 Calif. 

 Stylosanthes Sw. Leguminosae (in. 7). 25 trop. and subtrop. 

 Stylosiphonia T. S. Brandegee. Rubiaceae (i). i Mexico. 

 Stypandra R. Br. Liliaceae (in). 3 temp. Austr. 

 Styphelia Sm. (incl. Cyathodes Labill., Lencopogon R. Br.). Epacri- 



daceae. 175 Austr., N.Z., New Calecl., Sandwich Is., Malaya. 

 Styracaceae (EP.,BH. incl. Symplocaceae). Dicots. (Sympet. Ebenales). 

 6 gen., 73 sp., 3 centres of distribution Brazil to Peru and Mexico, 

 Virginia to Texas, Japan to Java. A single sp., Styrax officinalis, 

 is Mediterranean. Shrubs and trees with alt. simple 1., usu. entire 

 and often leathery. Infl. usu. racemose, with no bracteoles. Fl. 5 , 

 reg. K (5 4); C (5 4), often nearly polypetalous; A twice as many 

 as petals, in one whorl, united at base or into a tube, with narrow or 

 linear, rarely round anthers; G (3 5), 3 5-loc. below, i-loc. above, 

 with i or few pend. anatr. ov. in each loc. ; style simple, stigma capi- 

 tate or lobed. Fr. drupaceous, with fleshy or dry dehisc. pericarp, 

 and one or few seeds. Embryo straight, in endosp. Chief genera: 

 Halesia, Styrax. For distinction between S. and Symplocacene, see 

 the latter. The absence of latex distinguishes S. from Sapotaceae, 

 the ? fls. from Ebenaceae. 



Styrax (Tourn.) L. Styracaceae. 100 with distr. of fam. S. officinale 

 L. yields storax, a resin much used in ancient times. S. Benzoin 

 Dryand. (Sumatra, &c.) yields the fragrant resin gum-benzoin, used 

 medicinally and for incense. 



Suaeda Forsk. Chenopodiaceae (B). 40 cosmop., on sea-coast, and 

 in salt steppes. S. maritima Dum. (sea-blite) in Brit. Herbs with 

 fleshy 1- and dense cymes. 

 Suaveolens (Lat), fragrant. 



Sub- (Lat. pref.), under, below, nearly; -genus, -family, -order, &c., 

 cf. Nomenclature; -terranean fr. , Amfhicarfaea, Arachis, Trifo/inni. 

 Voandzeia; -tropical, the warmest part of temp. zone. 

 Suberization, conversion into cork. 



Subularia Ray ex L. Cruciferae (2). i Abyss., i Fur. (incl. Brit.), 

 As., N. Am., S. aquatica L., the awl-wort, at the margin of lakes, 

 usu. submerged, with long narrow 1., nearly circular in section. The 

 fls. may project and open, or remain submerged and fert. themselves 

 in the bud. One of the few aquatic annuals. 

 Subulate, awl-shaped. 

 Succineus (Lat.), amber coloured. 



Succisa Neck. (Scabiosa p.p. BH.}. Dipsacaceae. 4 Medit., Eur. 

 Succisus (Lat.), abruptly broken off. 

 Succory, chicory, Cichorinm Intybits L. 

 Succowia Medic. Cruciferae (2). I W. Medit., TenerifFe. 

 Succulence, cf. Xeroph)tes. 



