68 BALANOPHORACEAE 



like fr. Endosperm. For details and figures see Nat. Pfl., or Kerner's 

 Nat. Hist, of PI. Chief genera: Scybalium, Balanophora, Langs- 

 dorffia. [Placed in Achlamydosporeae by BH.} 



Balanops Baill. Balanopsidaceae. 7 New Cal. 



Balanopsidaceae (EP. Balanopseae BH.). Dicots. (Archichl. Balanop- 

 sidales). An anomalous order placed in Monochlam. Unisexuales by 

 BH. Trees with simple 1., $ fl. in spikes, ? sol. Dioec. ; $ with one 

 whorl of P, ? with GO scaly bracts. G (2), each with 2 ascending ov. 

 with i integument. Drupe. 



Balanopsidales (Engler). The 6th order of Archichlamydeae. 



Balanostreblus Kurz. Moraceae (n). i Burma. 



Balansaephytum. Drake del Castillo. Morac. (n). i Tonquin. 



Balansochloa O. Ktze. = Germainia Bal. et Poitr. (Gramin.). 



Balantium Kaulf. Cyatheaceae. 7 Am., Polynesia, Afr. 



Balata, a guttapercha-like body ; Mimnsops Batata Crueg. ; -tree (W.I.), 

 Bumelia. 



Balaustion Hook. Myrtaceae (u. i). i W. Austr. 



Balbisia Cav. Geraniaceae. 3 Chili, Peru. 



Balboa Planch, et Triana. Guttiferae (v). i Colombia. 



Bald-money, Meum athamanticum Jacq. 



Balduina Nutt. (Baldwinia}. Compositae (5). 3 S. U.S. 



Baldwinia Nutt. (Ba/dieina). Compositae (5). 3 S. U.S. 



Balfourodendron Mello. Rutaceae (iv). i S. Paulo. 



Baliospermum Blunie. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 6). 4 Indomal. 



Balisaea Taub. Leguminosae (in. 7). i Brazil. 



Ball moss (Am.), Tillandsia recurvata L. 



Ballochia Balf. f. Acanthaceae (iv. B). 3 Socotra. 



Ballota L. Labiatae (vi). 30 Eur., Medit., W. As. B. nigra L. 

 (foetid horehound), Brit. 



Balls-Headleya F. Muell. Saxifragaceae (inc. sed.). Undescribed. 



Balm, Melissa officinalis L. ; bastard-, Alelittis Melissopkylliini L. ; 

 of Gilead, Commiphora opobalsamum Engl. 



Balognia Endl. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 5). 15 E. Indomal., New Cal. 



Balsa, Ochroma Lagopns Sw. 



Balsam, Impaticns spp.; fluid resins; -apple (W.I.), Momordifa Bal- 

 samina L. ; -bog, Azorella; broad-leaved- (W.I.), Orcopanax capi- 

 tatum Decne. et Planch.; Canada-, Abies balsamca Mill.; -fig (W.I.), 

 Clasia rosea Jacq.; -fir, Abies balsamea Mill.; Gurjun-, Diptero- 

 carpus ; of Copaiba, Copaifera spp. ; of Peru, Myroxylon Pereirae ; 

 of Tolu, M. punctatiun ; pig's-, Hedwigia balsainifrra Sw. ; -poplar, 

 Popu/tis balsamifera L. ; -tree, Commiphora\ yellow- (W.I.), Croton 

 flavens L. 



Balsamea Gled. = Commiphora Jacq. (Burser.). 



Balsamina Tourn. ex Scop. = Impatiens Linn. (Balsam.). 



Balsaminaceae (EP. ; Geraniaceae p.p. BH.}. Dicots. (Archichl. 

 Sapindales). 2 gen., 230 sp., As., Afr., Eur., N. Am. Herbs with 

 watery translucent stems and alt. 1., usu. exstip. Fl. 5, ] K 5 (the 

 2 ant. small or aborted, the post, one spurred), petaloid ; C 5 (the lat. 

 petals united in pairs) ; A 5, anthers adhering to one another and 

 forming a cap over the ovary, whose growth ultimately breaks the 

 sta. at their bases; G (5), j-loc., with oo ovules, anatr., pend. with 



