Lycknis CARYOPHYLLACEAE-CERATOPHYLLACEAE Ceratophyllum 



1. Ljchnis coronata Thunb. mUm (Chien Hsia Lo; Cut-summer-gauze) (B.M.378J. 

 Erect herb, to lm.; fls. red, VII-IX. China, Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Grassland. Fig. 99. 



2. Lychnis senno Sieb. & Zucc. M%kM (Chien Ts'iu Lo; Cut-autumn-gauze) (Mak. 

 F. 586). Perennial herb; fls. IX. Japan, China; locally in An., Ki., Ku. Grass- 

 land. 



9. Uianthus Linn. Pink "G't'J'M (Shih Chu Shu) 

 Stiff erect mostly perennial herbs with narrow lvs.\ fls. terminal, solitary or in 

 clusters; calyx with bracts at the base; stamens 10; styles 2: capsule cylindric or 

 oblong. About 200 species, in the eastern hemisphere, especially the Mediterranean 

 region, several grown for their fls.; 6 in China. (Greek: Dios, of Jupiter; and 

 anthos, a flower.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Petals dentate or toothed, not fimbriate. 



Fls. in dense head-like clusters 1 . D. barbatus 



Fls. loosely clustered, few, or solitary. 



Calyx bracts abruptly pointed; petals not bearded 2. I), caryophyllus 



Calyx bracts with slender green tips; petals barbed or hairy 



near the base 3. I), chinensis 



aa. Petals fimbriate; fls. loosely clustered or solitary 4. D. superbus 



1. Dianthus barbatus Linn. Sweet William -f$li!| (Shih Yang Chin; Complete 

 Ornament) (G.M.636). Erect herb, to 5 dm.; fls. VI. Eurasia; locally in Ku. 

 Cultivated, ornamental. 



2. Dianthus caryophyllus Linn. Carnation WMW0 (Ho Lan Ch'ii Mai; Holland 

 Dianthus superbus) (B.M.375). Erect herb, to 5 dm.; fls. pink or white, fragrant, 

 VII. Eurasia; locally in Ku. Cultivated, ornamental. 



3. Dianthus chinensis Linn, fc'fy (Shih Chu; Rock Bamboo) (Mak.F.583). Erect 

 herb, 3-5 dm. high; fls. pink or red, VI-VIII. Eurasia; locally in An., Che. 

 Hon., Ki., Ku. Grassland. Fig. 100. 



4. Dianthus superbus Linn. Jg3g (Ch'ii Mai; Timid Wheat) (Mak.F.581). Erect 

 herb, to lm.; fls. pink, VII-IX. Eurasia; locally in An., Che., Hon., Ku. 

 Grassland. 



##. DIALYPETALAE HISitM (Shuan Pei Hua Lei; Double 



Perianth Flower Group) 



Perianth differentiated into calyx and corolla. 



58. CERATOPHYLLACEAE Horn wort Family ik,%^f4 (Chin Yii Tsao K'o) 

 Submersed aquatic herbs with ivhorled finely dissected lvs.\ fls. unisexual, very 

 small, sessile and axillary, without true perianth, but with a many-parted involucre: 

 stamens numerous; anthers sessile or nearly so; ovary superior: fr. an achcne. One 

 species, in tropical and temperate regions, but not in Australia. 



1. Ceratophyllum Linn. Hornwort :xl}!X^M (Chin Yii Tsao Shu) 

 Characters of the family. One species. (Greek: ceras, a horn; and pliyllon, a 

 leaf.) 



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