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Pandanus—continued. Panicum—continued. 
Pancheri (Pancher’s).* J. linear, 3ft. to 5ft. long and about | P. altissimum (very tall). ., panicle large, 1ft. to 18ft. long, all 
727 . broad; > . carinate benmi s the the branches whorled, simple, racemiform, naked below. J. lft. 
lower half of the carina reddish, and strongly spinose-toothed. to 1}ft. long, lanceolate-linear, acuminate, glabrous. h. 6ft, to 
New Caledonia, 1878. Syn. Barrotia Pancheri. (I. H. 288.) 30ft. West Indies, &c. Plant woody, arborescent. 
P. halus (many-headed). l. long, narrow? glaucous, 
Ah aro ing in elegant curves, and furnished at the head and 
keel with spines, the former pointing backwards, the latter for- 
wards. Philippine Islands, 1866. A graceful perennial, of rather 
dwarf habit. Syn. P. Porteanus. 
P. Porteanus (Porte’s). A synonym of P. polycephalus. 
8 igmy). on a short, erect peduncle, buried 
a 45 the 8 2 at the extremities of the branches, 
about lft. long, spirally arranged in threes, from an amplexicaul, 
broad base, linear-subulate, the margins and keel fringed with 
white, spinulose serratures. Madagascar. A low.spreading 
shrub, not 2ft. high in the centre, but from the base sending 
out numerous branches in all directions. (B. M. 4756. 
P. 1 l. e Ray i * pe to 
6ft. lon k shinin; n, armed with long, white spines on 
the 0 — and ä—— cunt on the under side of the midrib. 
India, 1818. 
P. utilis (useful). “ fr. in long, trigono-globose, long-peduncled, 
pendulous heads, about Ein. in diameter, containing 100 drupes 
about ljin. long. l 8 erect, lft. to 23ft. long, armed with 
red spines. Nl its native place) 60ft. Manama 
See Fig. 21. (I. H. 1860, 265.) Syns. P. Candelabrum (B. M. 5014), 
P. elegantissimus, P. iformis (R. H. 1866, 271,), P. mauri- 
tianus (I. H. 1860, 265,), P. odoratissimus (of gardens). 
P. Vandermeeschii (Vandermeesch’s).* fr. in trigono-globose 
heads, containing over 100 fusiform drupes, lin. long ; peduncle 
often yore! l 115 s 88 9 7 to = long, geod an. 22. 
v ucous, the thickened, red margins armed with strong, red, s 1 i 
pungent spines ; midrib red, prowineats also spiny. Stem Hight Fic. 23. PANICUM CAPILLARE, showing—(1) Habit, (2) Spikelet, 
to 10ft. West Indies, &c. A stout, stove perennial. 
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n colour, Sin. to 6in. in diameter. V. 20ft. Mauritius. Tree. © agg with outer Palea removed, (4) Ovary, with long 
P. Veitchii (Veitch’s).* 2. broad, 2ft, long, somewhat pendulous, woes 
spiny, of a dark green in the centre, and bordered with broad P. capillare (hair-panicled).* fl., panicles large, pyramidal, pro- 
bands of pure white. Polynesia, 1868. A very beautiful plant. duced in great profusion, and borne both at the ends of the stems 
(R. G. 1872, 310.) . in the axils of the stem-leaves. Summer. k. 1ift. to 2ft. 4 
PANDOREA. Included under Tecoma (which see). | Fig Be Werth America, 1758. A pretty annual. See ; 
PANDURATE, or PANDURIFORM. Fiddle- P. ee 13 N., 8 e ee ee Mei 
a, ` : | shortly pedicellate, scabrous-pubescent ; sterile glumes mucrona 
shaped; obovate in form, with one or two deep recesses the lowest short, the two ee equalling ty shortly exceeding 
the fertile flower; spikes zin. to lin. long. Z. linear, acuminate, 
glabrous. h. 1ft. to 14ft. West Indies, &. Half-hardy annual. 
P. italicum (Italian). jl. in a panicle, about lin. in diameter; 
cylindrical, at length nodding at the summit; spikelets elliptical- 
oblong. L. broad. Branches contiguous with, or a little distant 
below, the panicle, ovate or oblong. h. 2ft. to 4ft. West Indies. 
2 tall annual, now naturalised in many European and other 
untries, 7 
i Fic, 22. PANDURATE LEAF. . 1 Carers 5 spikelets 8 plabrow n 3 
4 x 8 ume sho. e two upper ones little exceedi e fe 0 i 
-m on each side. A Pandurate leaf is shown flower; panicle lin. to lsin. long, the lower branches whorled, ’ 
al g. 22. usually bearing afew bristles. J. linear or lanceolate, acuminate, 4 
PANGIACEÆ. Included under Bivinee. ciliated at the base and ligule; nodes usually villous. 4, 5ft. ? 
PANICLE. An inflorescence having the axis divided 
into branches bearing two or more flowers. 
PANICUM (the old Latin name, derived by Pliny 
from paniculum, a panicle; alluding to the usual form of 
inflorescence). Panick-Grass. Syn. Thalasium. ORD. 
Graminew. An extensive genus of stove, greenhouse, or 
hardy, annnal or perennial grasses, of variable habit, 
chiefly natives of tropical and sub- tropical regions 
of the globe. Nearly 800 supposed species have been 
described, but the total number fairly distinct as such 
can scarcely be estimated at much above 250 (Bent- 
ham). Many supposed genera, amongst which are 
Digitaria and Echinochloa, have been at times separated 
from Panicum, but these are now united by the authors 
of the “Genera Plantarum.” Spikelets. ovate, acu- 
minate or obtuse, rarely globose, articulated with the 
pedicels, loosely or densely paniculate, or in undivided 
spikes with a terminal hermaphrodite flower, and usually 
a lower male one; glumes usually four, much shorter 
than the spikelets, in a few species evanescent; sta- 
mens (? always) three; style distinct, or shortly connate 
at base; stigma feathery. Several members of this genus 
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e volba, bat faw aro found in gardeni. Tuo me, . iner Naeh Gunz showing—(1) Habit, (2) — 
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pote oni a and P. glabrum—are British. The Stigmas, (5) Stigma, and ( ) Grain. mE POR 
under-mentioned are hardy, except where otherwise stated, | P. miliaceum (Millet-like).* Li in a much- divided, 
and thrive in any moderately good garden soil. Propa- nodding paniolo ; spikelets numerous, peice ate, ovoid. L rather 
gated by seeds. : yota, — to _An erect pkh peoa = | in the Mediter- 
