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Marcgraviaceae (EP. ; Ternstroemiaccae p.p. Bff.). Dicots. (Archichl. 

 Parietales). 5 gen., 40 sp. , trop. Am. Trees or shrubs, often epiph., 

 usu. with pend. inrls. whose bracts are brightly coloured and trans- 

 formed into nectaries. Fls. $ . K 4 ,; C (4 5), dropping oft" as 

 a cap ; A 3 oo , free or united to one another and to the corolla ; 

 G originally i-loc. with i parietal plac. ; ovules oo , anatr. ; style simple. 

 Capsule. Endosp. thin. Chief genera: Marcgravia, Norantea. 



Marckea (Markca] Rich. Solanaceae (4). 5 trop. Am. 



Marcuccia Becc. Anonaceae (i). i Borneo. 



Mare's tail, Hippnris viilgaris L. 



Marenteria Thou. (Uvaria p.p.)- Anonaceae (i). i Madag. 



Mareya Baill. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 2). 3 trop. W. Afr. 



Margaranthus Schlechtend. Solanaceae (2). 3 S.W. U.S., Mexico. 



Margaretta Oliv. Asclepiadaceae (n. i). 2 E. Afr. 



Margaritopsis Wright in Sauv. Rubiaceae (n. 5). i Cuba. 



Marginal (plac.), in single cpls., on the margins of the cpls. 



Margosa, Me Ha Azadirachta L. 



Margotia Boiss. (Elaeoselinum p.p. BH.}. Umbellif. (in. 7). i W. 

 Medit. 



Margyricarpus Ruiz et Pav. Rosaceae (in. 5). 3 Andes. 



Marialva Vaud. =Tovomita Aubl. (Guttif.). 



Marianthus Hueg. Pittosporaceae. 16 Austr. 



Marica Ker-Gawl. Iridaceae (n). 10 trop. Am. , Afr. Cult. orn. fl. 



Marigold, Calendula officinalis L., (W.I.) Wtddia; African or French-, 

 Tagetes; bur-, Bidens; corn-, Chrysanthemum segetitiu L. ; marsh -, 

 Caltha pahtstris L. 



Marila Sw. Guttiferae (i). 5 W.I. to Peru. 



Marina Liebm. Leguminosae (in. 6). i Mexico. 



Maripa Aubl. Convolvulaceae (i). 9 trop. Am. 



Mariscus Gaertn. = Cyperus L. p.p. (Cyper.). 



Maritimus (Lat.), belonging to the sea. 



Marizia Gandoger = Daveaua Willk. (Comp. ). 



Marjoram, Origanum vulgare L., &c. 



Markea (Marckea} Rich. Solanaceae (4). 5 trop. Am. 



Markhamia Seem. (Dolichandrone BH.). Bignoniaceae (2). 6 Afr., As. 



Marking nut, Semecarpus. 



Marlea Roxb. (Alangium p.p. EP.}. Cornaceae. 6 Indomal. 



Marlierea Cambess. Myrtaceae (i). 50 trop. S. Am. Fr. ed. 



Marlieriopsis Kiaersk. (Mitranthus p.p. EP.). Myrtaceae (i). i S. 

 Domingo. 



Marlothia Engl. Rhamnaceae. i S. Afr. 



Marlothiella H. Wolff. Umbelliferae (ill. 5). i Namaqualand. 



Marmalade plum (W. I.), Lucuma uiainniosa Gaertn.; -tree, Vitellaria. 



Marmoratus (Lat.), with veins of colour. 



Marquesia Gilg. Flacourtiaceae (5). i Angola. 



Marram grass, Anunophila arundinacea Host. 



Marrow, vegetable, Cucurbita Pepo L., var., Blighia sapida Kon. 



Marrubium Tourn. ex L. Labiatae (vi). 30 Eur., N. Afr., temp. As. 

 M. vulgare L., white horehound, in Brit., formerly officinal. 



Marsdenia R. Br. Asclepiadaceae (n. 3). So trop. and subtrop. 



Marsea Adans. =Conyza L. (Comp.). 



