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viscus has a berry, the rest of the order dry fr., either caps, or 

 schizocarps. Embryo usually curved, surrounded by endosp. The 

 fls. are generally protandr. (see Malva and Goethea). Gossypium 

 (cotton), Hibiscus, and others arc of economic value. Many are 

 garden favourites. [BH. chars, incl. 1. often palmately lobed or 

 cpd.; A 5 oo , free or united, pollen smooth ; endosp. little or none.] 

 Classification and chief genera (after Schumann) : 



A. Cpls. in vert. rows. 



1. Malopeae: Malope, Kitaibelia. 



B. Cpls. in one plane. 



2. Malveae (schizocarp; styles as many as cpls. ) : Abu- 



tilon, Lavatera, Althaea, Malva, Anoda. 



3. Ureneae (schizocarp; styles twice as many as cpls.) : 



Urena, Goethea, Pavonia. 



4. Hibisceae (capsule) : Hibiscus, Gossypium. 

 Malvales. The 26th order (EP.) of Archichlamydeae. The 6th cohort 



(BH.) of Polypetalae. 



Malvastrum A. Gray. Malvaceae (2). 85 Am. and S. Afr. 

 Malvaviscus Dill, ex Adans. Malvaceae (3). 12 warm Am. 

 Mammea L. Guttiferae (iv). i W. Ind., M. americana L., cult, for 

 ed. fr., the Mammee or St Domingo apricot. The fls. are used in 

 preparing a liqueur (eau de Creole). 

 Mammee, Mannnea americana L. ; - sapote, Liicuina inatnmosa 



Gaertn. f. 



Mammilla, Cactaceae. 



Mammillaria Haw. (incl. Anhalonium Lem.). Cactaceae (in. 2). 400 

 trop. Am. Mostly small plants of very condensed form, often almost 

 spherical in outline, with well-marked mammillae (see fam. ). There 

 is a division of the growing point into two in the course of formation 

 of the mammilla, and the part at the base of the mammilla (i.e. in 

 the axil) gives rise to the fl. The G elongates after fert. so that the 

 tip of the long red berry is raised clear of the thorns. In some sp. 

 veg. repr. and dispersal occurs by the mammillae breaking off and 

 blowing about or adhering. to animals, Fr. ed. 



Mammoth tree, Sequoia gigantea Lindl. et Gord. 



Man-of-the-earth (Am.), Ipomoea pandurata Meyer ; - orchis, Aceras 

 anthropophora R. Br. 



Mana grass (Ceylon), Cymbopogon confertiflorns Stapf. 



Managa Aubl. Inc. sed. i Guiana. 



Manatu-grass (W.I.), Thalassia. 



Manchineel, Hippomane Mancinella L. 



Mancoa Wedd. Cruciferae (3). i Andes. 



Mandevilla Lindl. Apocynaceae (11. i). 45 trop. and subtrop. Am. 



Mandioca, Manihot Aipi Pohl. 



Mandragora (Tourn.) L. Solanaceae (2). 3 Medit. to Himal. (man- 

 drake). For superstitions connected with this, cf. Treas. of Bat. 



Mandrake, Mandragora, (Am.) Podophylhun. 



Manettia Mutis. Rubiaceae (i. 5). 30 trop. Am. 



Manfreda Salisb. (Agave p.p.). Amaryllidaceae (n). 20 N. Am. 



Mangatoeira rubber, Hancornia speciosa Gomez. 



Mangel (mangold) wnrzel, Beta vulgaris L. var. 



