PHORMIUM 505 



Philydraceae (EP., F>H.}. Monocots. (Farinosae; Coronarieae./5/f.). 



3 gen., 4 sp. , Indomal., Austr. Herbs witli 2-ranked sheathing 



narrow 1. and fls. in spikes, 5 , -|- , homochlam. A i, ant. 0(3), style i, 



plac. axile or parietal, with oo anatr. ov. Caps. Endosp. 

 Philydrum Banks. Philydraceae. i E. As., Austr. 

 Philyrophyllurn O. Hoffm. Conipositae (4). i Kalahari desert. 

 Phinaea Benth. Gesneriaceae (11). 4 Colombia. 

 Fhippsia R. Br. Gramineae (8). r arctic, r Indomal., i Argentina 



(if. Cryptotaenia). 



Phitopis Hook. f. Rubiaceae (i. 3). i Peru. 

 Phlebanthia Reichb. Caryophyllaceae (inc. sed.). Nomen. 

 Phlebocalymna Griff, ex Miers (Gonocaryiun EP.). Olacaceae. 4 E. 



As., Austr. 

 Phlebocarya R. Br. Amaryllidaceae (in) (Haemod. BH.). 3 W. 



Austr. 

 Phlebochiton Wall. (Tapiria BH., Pegia EP.). Anacardiaceae (2). 



i E. Himalaya. 



Phlebolithis Gaertn. Sapotaceae (inc. sed.). i, habitat? 

 Phlebotaenia Griseb. (Polygala p.p. EP.). Polygalaceae. i Cuba. 

 Phleum L. Gramineae (8). 10 temp, except Austr. P. prate use L., 



timothy-grass (Brit.), is a valuable fodder. 



Phloem, the outer part of the vascular bundle, carrying prepared food. 

 Phloga Nor. ex Thou. Palmae (iv. i). 2 Madag. 

 Phlogacanthus Nees. Acanthaceae(iv. B). 15 Indomal. Cult. orn. fl. 

 Phlogella Baill. Palmae (iv. i). i Comoros. 

 Phlomis L. Labiatae (vi). 65 Medit. to China. The upper lip of the 



fl. is raised by an entering insect. 



Phlox L. Polemoniaceae. 50 N. Am., Siberia. Cult. orn. fl. 

 Phoberos Lour. = Scolopia Schreb. (Flac.). 

 Phocea Seem. Celastraceae. i New Caledonia. 

 Phoebanthus Blake (Helianthdla p.p.). Compositae (5). i N. Am. 

 Phoebe Nees. Lauraceae (i). 55 Indomal., trop. Am., W.I. 

 Phoenicanthemum Blume = Loranthus L. p.p. (Loranth.). 

 Phoenicaulis Nutt. (Clieiranthus^.^.BH.). Cruciferae(3). i Pacific Am. 

 Phoeniceus (Lat), scarlet. 

 Phoenicophorium H. Wendl. (Stevensonia BH.}. Palmae (iv. i). 



t Seychelles. 



Phoenicospermum Miq. (Sloanca p.p. EP.). Elaeocarp. i Java. 

 Phoenix L. Palmae (i. i). 12 trop. Afr., As., incl. P. dactylifera 

 L. (date palm, Afr., S.W. As.). It has a columnar stem covered 

 with old 1. -bases; the 1. are pinnate. Fls. dioec. ; the Arabs fert. 

 the ? spadix by hanging a <? over it. Berry; seeds with hard (cellu- 

 lose) endosp. It yields fruit, wine, sugar, hats, mats, thatch, &c. 

 Pholidia R. Br. Myoporaceae. 57 Austr. 

 Pholidocarpus Blume. Palmae (n). 5 Malaya. 

 Pholidostachys H. Wendl. Palmae (iv. i). i Costa Rica. 

 Pholidota Lindl. Orchidaceae (n. 3). 35 Indomal., S. China. 

 Pholisma Nutt. Lennoaceae. i California. 

 Phoradendron Nutt. Loranthaceae (il). 100 Am. 

 Phormium Forst. Liliaceae (m). 2 N.Z. Leaves isobil. The 1. of 

 P. tcnax Forst. furnishes New Zealand flax. Cult. orn. 



