FAB A 261 



Ex- (Lat. pref.), not, without, outside, e.g. -albuminous, without 

 albumen ; -centric ; -eluded, exserted ; -current, with single straight 

 main stem, Finns ; -Ogamy, tendency of allied gametes to avoid 

 pairing ; -ogenous, arising from the external layers ; -Ogens, Coniferae 

 and Dicotyledons ; -otropism, tendency of lat. r. to grow away from 

 main r. ; -serted, protruding ; -stipulate, &c. 



Exacum L. Gentianaceae (i). 30 sp. palaeotrop. The style is bent 

 to one side or other of the fl. ; both occur on the same plant (enantio- 

 styly, ij.v.). 



Exarrhena R. Br. = Myosotis L. p.p. (Borag.). 



Excelsus (Lat.), lofty. 



Excoecaria L. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 7). 30 sp. trop., exc. Am. For 

 E. sebifera Muell.-Arg. see Sapium. 



Excoecariopsis Pax. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 7). i S.W. Afr. 



Excremis Willd. Liliaceae (in), i Andes. 



Exechostilus K. Schum. Rubiaceae (n. i). i trop. Afr. 



Exfoliate, to peel off. 



Exoacantha Labill. Umbelliferae (in. 8). i Syria. 



Exocarpus Labill. Santalaceae. 15 Austr., Malaya, Madag. Timber. 



Exocarya Benth. Cyperaceae (n). i S.E. Austr. 



Exochaenium Griseb. in DC. (Belmontia E. Mey.). Gent. (i). 3 trop. 

 Afr. 



Exochogyne C. B. Clarke. Cyperaceae (n). i Amazon valley. 



Exochorda Lindl. Rosaceae (i. i). 3 Centr. As. Cult. orn. shrubs. 



Exogonium Choisy (Ifomoea p.p. BH.). Convolvulaceae (i). 18 trop. 

 Am. E. Purga Benth. (jalap) cult, for medic, resin. 



Exolobus Fourn. Asclepiadaceae (n. 4). 4 Brazil. 



Exomicrum Van Tiegh. = Ouratea Aubl. (Ochn.). 



Exomis Fenzl. Chenopodiaceae (A), i S. Afr., St Helena. 



ExorrMza Becc. (Kentia p.p. EP.). Palmaceae (iv. i). i Fiji. 



Exostemma Rich. Rubiaceae (i. 5). 20 W.I.. S. Am. Febrifugal 

 alkaloids are contained in the bark. 



Exostyles Schott. Legnminosae (n. o)- 2 Brazil. 



Exotanthera Turcz. (Rinorea EP.}. Violaceae. i Madagascar. 



Exothea Macfadyen. Sapindaceae (n). 2 W.I. , C. Am. 



Exploding anthers, Broussonetia, Pilea, Urlica ; -pollen, &c., Cala- 

 aenia, Compositae (Cynareae), Corytlalis, Cytisns. Genista, A'ahnia, 

 Medicago, Posoqiteria, Pterostylis, Ulex, &c. ; -fruit, cf. Dispersal. 



Extra- (Lat. pref.), beyond; -axillary, outside the axil; -tropical, 

 outside the tropics ; -floral nectaries, cf. Nectaries. 



Extrorse, opening away from centre of fl. 



Eye, a bud, Helianthus, Solatium ; -bright, Euphrasia officinalis L. 



Eylesia Sp. Moore. Scrophulariaceae (ill. 2). i trop. Afr. 



Eyrythalia Renealm. =Gentiana Tourn. (Gent.). 



Eysenhardtia H. B. et K. Leguminosae (in. 6). 5 Texas to Guate- 

 mala. 



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



F (fl. -class), fls. suited to Lepidoptera, Angraeciini, Cuphea, Dianthus, 

 Labiatae, Lonicera, Lychnis, Oenothera, Primula, and cf. Butterfly 

 and Moth fls. 



Faba (Tourn.) L. = Vicia L. (Legum.). 



