THYMUS 649 



T. tetragona Hook. = L. tetragona; T. gigantea Carr. =Libocedrus 

 decurrens.] 



Thujopsis Sieb. et Zucc, Coniferae (Pinaceae 36 ; see C. for gen. 

 char.), i Japan, T. dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc. 



Tbunbergia Retz. (BH. incl. Meyenia Nees). Acanthaceae (in). 100 

 palaeotrop. Many cult. orn. fl. Many twiners. The bracteoles 

 enclose the K and tube of the fl. and are often united post. K trun- 

 cate, or many-toothed. 



Tbunbergiantbus Engl. Scrophulariacene (in. 2). i St Thomas. 



Thunia Keichb. f. (Pkaitts p.p. Bff.). Orchid, (n. 9). 4 E. Indomal. 



Thurantbos C. H. Wright. Liliaceae (v). i S. Afr. 



Tburaria Molina. Inc. sed. i Chili. 



Tburberia Benth. Gramineae (8). 2 Texas, Arkansas. 



Thurnia Hook. f. Thurniaceae. 2 Guiana. Herbs with narrow 1., and 

 heads of Ms. on ^-angled stalks with several long bracts. Fls. 5 , reg., 

 3-merous; homochlam. A 6, 6(3), 3-loc. with i oo ov. in each. 

 Caps. 3-seeded. Endosp. 



Thurniaceae (EP. ; Juncaceae p. p. BH.}. Monocots. (Farinosae). Only 

 genus Thurnia, q. z\ 



Tburovia Rose. Compositae (6). i Texas. 



Thurya Boiss. et Bal. Caryophyllaceae (i. i). i Asia Minor. 



Tbuspeinanta Durand (Taper nanthus Boiss.). Labi. (vi). 2 W. As. 



Thuya L. = Thuja L. (Conif.). 



Thyella Rafin. (Jacquemontia p.p.). Convolv. (l). 12 trop. Am. 



Thylacantbus Tul. Leguminosae (n. 8). i Amazon valley. 



Tb.ylacb.ium Lour. Capparidaceae (n). 12 E. trop. Afr., Madag., 

 Masc. 



Thylacospermum Fen/1. Caryophyllaceae (r. i). i C. As. 



Tbymbra L. Labiatae (vi). r S.E. Eur., W. As. 



Thyme, Tkyntus; tbymol, Cantm copticum Benth. et Hook. f. 



Thymelaea Tourn. ex Scop. Thymelaeaceae. 20 Medit., temp. As. 



Tbymelaeaceae (EP., BH.}. Dicots. (Archichl. Myrtiflorae; Daph- 

 nales BH.}. 38 gen., 550 sp., temp, and trop., esp. in Afr. Most 

 are shrubs with entire alt. slip. 1. and racemose infls. Fl. usu. 5 , 

 reg., 4 5-merous. Recept. much hollowed, usu. forming a deep 

 tube of leafy consistence ('calyx-tube'); outgrowths of the axis are 

 sometimes found at the base of the tube round the ovary. K peta- 

 loid, like the tube, usu. imbr. ; C conspic. or small or o ; A as many 

 or twice or half as many as sepals, inserted on edge of tube; G r- or 

 rarely 2-loc., each loc. with i pend. anatr. ov. with ventral raphe; 

 style simple. Achene, berry, or drupe, often enclosed in the per- 

 sistent recept. : a few have caps. Embryo straight ; endosp. little 

 or none. 



Chief genera: Gnidia, Thymelaea, Daphne, Pimelea. The family 

 is a very natural one, but with no very close affinities. 



Tbymelaeales. Formerly the 2ist order of Archichlamydeae. 



Tbymelaeinae (Warming). The i7th order of Choripetalae. 



Tb.ymopb.ylla Lag. (Dysodia p.p. EP.}. Compositae (6). 3 Mex., 

 Texas. 



Tbymopsis Benth. Compositae (6). i Cuba. 



Thymus Tourn. ex L. Labiatae (vi). 33 N. |#. T. Serpyllum L. 



