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DICHAEA 



Dichaea Lindl. Orchidaceae (n. 20). 10 trop. Am., W. I. Monopodial. 



creeping epiphytes with sheathing 1. Cult. orn. fl. 

 Dichaelia^Harv. (Brachystelma BH.}. Asclep. (II. 3). 10 S. Afr. 

 Dichaeopsis Pfitz. (Dichaea Lindl. p.p.). Orchidaceae (n. 20). 5 trop. 



Am. 



Dichaetanthera Endl. Melastomaceae (i). 16 Madagascar, Masc. 

 Dichaetaria Nees (Gymnopogon Beauv.). Gramin. (n). i Indomal. 

 Dichaetophora A. Gray (Boltonia p.p. BH.). Comp. (3). i Texas. 

 Dichapetalaceae (EP.; Chailletiaceae BH.). Dicots. (Archichl. Gera- 

 niales EP., BH.}. 3 gen., 100 sp. trop. Woody pi. with entire 

 stip. 1. Fls. in cymose umbels, &c., sometimes epiphyllous, usu. 

 reg., 5 or unisex., typically =,-merous. K and C free or united, the 

 petals often bifid ; axis continued into a cup-like disc or scales ; A 5, 

 sometimes epipet. ; 6(23), each with 2 ov " Dru P e with '" or 

 2-loc. stone ; no endosp. ; sometimes a caruncle. Chief genus 

 Dichapetalum. 



Dichapetalum Thou. (Chailletia DC.). Dichapet. 120 trop. Several 

 have epiphyllous infl. (cf. Erythrochiton), probably arising by a de- 

 velopment like infl. of Solanaceae, or thorns of Cactaceae. 

 Dichasial cyme, one in which each successive branch bears two branches 

 upon itself, Acanthaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Begonia, Bignoniaceae, 

 Carvophyliaceae, Castanea, Convolvulaceae, Cornaceae, Labiatae, 

 Linaceae, Sanicula, Saxifragaceae, Ulmus, Urlica, Verbenaceae. 

 Dichazothece Lindau. Acanthaceae (iv. B). i Rio de Janeiro. 

 Dichelacrine Endl. Gramineae (8). 3 Austr., N. Zealand. 

 Dichelostemma Kunth. (Brodiea Sm.). Lili. (iv). 8 N. Am. 

 Dicherantlius Webb. Caryophyllaceae (i. 6). i Canaries. 

 DicMlanthe Thw. Rubiaceae (n. 2). 2 trop. As. 

 Dichiloboea Stapf. Gesneriaceae (i). i E. trop. As. 

 Dichilus DC. Leguminosae (ill. 3). 4 S. Afr. 

 Dichoespermum Wight = Aneilema R. Br. p.p. (Commelm.). 

 Dichogamy, ripening of sexes at different times ; sta. ripe before stigma, 

 protandry, Aeschynanthus, Aconitum, Aquilegia, Bignonia, Borago, 

 Campanula, Campanulaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Clerodendron, Com- 

 positae, Crassulaceae, Crocus, Delphinium, . Dipsacaceae, Echium, 

 Empetrum, Epilobium, Geraniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Gladiolus, La- 

 biatae, Malva, Monarda, Oxalis, Phacelia, Phyteuma, Rosaceae, 

 Saxifraga, Scabiosa, Stellaria, Teucrium, Thymus, Umbelliferae, 

 Valeriana ; stigma ripe before sta., protogyiiy, Alopecurus, Amorpha, 

 Anthurium, Aesculus, Araceae, Callitriche, Carex, Chimonanthus, 

 Colchicum, Coriaria, Epimedium, Euphrasia, Ficus, Fragaria, Helle- 

 borus, Humulus, Juncus, Magnolia, Mirabilis, Parietana, Pans, 

 Plantago, Potamogeton. Pyrus, Scrophularia, Thalictrum. 

 Dichoglottis Fisch. et Mey. =Gypsophila L. p.p. (Caryophyll.). 

 Dichondra Forst. Convolvulaceae (i). 5 trop., some amphicarpic. 

 Dichondropsis T. S. Brandegee. Convolvulaceae (i). i Mexico. 

 Dichopog-on Kunth. Liliaceae (ill), i Austr. Cult. orn. 

 Dichopsis Thw. (Palaquinm Blanco i/.v.). Sapotaceae (i). 50 Indomal. 

 Dichorisandra Mikan. Commelinaceae. 30 trop. Am. Infl. racemose 



(cf. fam.); its branches often pierce the leaf-sheath. 

 Dichosciadium Domin. (Azorella p.p.). Umbell. (I. 2). i Austr. 



