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united to one another and to the ovary; C o; G (3 8), with free 

 styles; i-loc. with parietal plac. and oo anatr. ov. Caps. No 

 endosp. Genera: Datisca, Tetrameles, Octomeles. Affinities doubtful 

 (see Nat. Pfl.} ; probably allied to Begoniaceae. 



Datura L. Solanaceae (3). 15 trop. and warm temp. D. Stramonium 

 L. (thorn-apple ; escape in Brit.) has a 4-loc. ov. (see fam.) giving a 

 4-valved caps, covered with spines. The 1. and seeds are medic. 

 Some cult. orn. fl. 



Daubenya Lindl. Liliaceae (v). 3 S. Afr. 



Daucophyllum Rydberg. Umbelliferae (in. 5). 2 Rockies. 



Daucus (Tourn. ) L. Umbelliferae (in. 8). '60 Eur., As., Afr., Am. 

 D. Carota L. (carrot) Brit., biennial with thickened root. The cult, 

 form has much more fleshy roots than the wild. In the centre of 

 the umbel is usu. a red term fl. After fert. the peduncles all bend 

 inwards until the frs. are ripe and then spread out again allowing 

 the burred mericarps to adhere to animals. 



Davallia Sm. Polypodiaceae. 80 mostly trop. Sori marginal. 



Daveaua Willk. Compositae (7). i Portugal. 



Davidia Baill. Cornaceae. i Tibet, China. 



Davidsonia F. Muell. Cunoniaceae. i N.E. Austr. L. alt. 



David's root (W. I.), Chiococca. 



Daviesia Sm. Leguminosae (in. 2). 55 Austr. 



Davllla Vand. Dilleniaceae. 25 trop. Am. The two inner sepals 

 are larger; after fert. they grow woody or leathery and enclose the fr. 



Davya DC. = Meriania Sw. p.p. (Melast.). 



Day-flower (Am.), Commelina; -lily (Am.), Hemerocallis. 



Deadly dwale (W. I.), Acnistus; -nightshade, Atropa Belladonna L. 



Dead-finish (Austr.), Acacia tetragonophylla F. Muell.; -nettle, Lamium. 



Deal, Finns sylvestris L. , c. 



Dealbate, whitened. 



Deanea Coulter et Rose. Umbelliferae (in. 6). 8 Mexico. 



Debesia O. Ktze. (Acrospira). Liliaceae (ill), i trop. Afr. 



Debregeasia Gaud. Urticaceae (3). 5 Abyss., S. and E. As. D. edulis 

 Wedd. (janatsi; Japan) ed. fr. , useful fibre (if. Boehmeria). 



Deca- (Gr. pref.), decem (Lat.), ten; -androus, with 10 sta. 



Decabelone Decne. Asclepiadaceae (11. 3). 3 S. Afr. 



Decaceras Haw. (Anisotoma BH.}. Asclepiadaceae (il. 3). 2 S. Afr. 



Decachaeta DC. Compositae (2). i Mexico. 



Decadia Lour. Inc. sed. i Cochin-China. 



Decag-onocarpus Engl. Rutaceae (i). i Amazon valley. 



Decaisnea Hook. f. et Thorns. Lardizabalaceae. i Himal., China, 

 D. insignis H. f. et T., with ed. fr. (Hooker's Himal. Journ., XXV.). 



Decalepis Boeck. (Boeckeleria Uurand). Cyper. (n). i S. Afr. 



Decalepis Wight et Arn. Asclepiadaceae (i). i Dekkan. 



Decaloba M. Roem. = Passiflora L. p.p. (Passifl.). 



Decanema Decne. Asclepiadaceae (n. i). 2 Madagascar. 



Decanemopsis Costantin et Galland. Asclep. (11. i). i Madag. 



Decaneurum DC. = Centratherum Cass. (Compos.). 



Decaptera Turcz. Cruciferae (i). Chili. 



Decaschistia Wight et Arn. Malvaceae (4). 5 trop. As. 



Decaspermum Forst. Myrtaceae (i). 12 Indomal. 



