274 PLANT NA]VIES AND SYNONYMS 



a. p. maritiuium L. Europe. Pancratic Squill, Sea Daffodil. 

 Bvbib diuretic, emetic, expectorant. 



1495. PANDANUS, Kumph. 1781. Screw Pine. Pandanaceae. 

 Syn. Keiira, Forsk. 1775, Athrodactylis, Forst. 1776. 



Shrubby or arboreous plants. About 50 species, tropical 

 regions of eastern hemisphere and Oceanica. 



«u P. odorifera (Forsk.) Lyons (K. odorifera, Forsk. 1775, K. 

 odora Thunb. P. odoratissima L. f., 1781 (Kew), P. verus 

 Rumph., P. fascicularis Lara., A. spinosa Forst.). India, 

 Australia and Oceanica. Fragrant -flowered Screw-pine or Pan- 

 danus, Screw Pine, Umbrella-tree*, Hala (Pacific islands). 

 Flowers yield Keora or Ketgee oil. Fruity called breadfruit*, 

 edible, the chief food of natives of some of the Micronesian 

 islands, ieafes (Lauhala) UNed for plaiting mats, fans, sugar- 

 sacks, etc., as are those of ( b) P. ntilis Bory. in the Mauri- 

 tius Islands. 



1496. PANICUM, L. Panic-grass, etc. Gramineae. 

 Ancient Latin name of a grass, probably Sorghum. Annual 



or perennial graa^jes. About 300 species; about 100 in U. S. 



a, P. mildceiim L. (P. Miliare Lam.). Asia, now widely cult. 

 Millet, Broom-corn Millet, Hirse, Warree (Hindustan), (b) 

 P. frumentdceuin Boxb., the Shamalo or Shamoola of India, 

 also yields a kind of millet. 



1497. PAPAVER, L. - Poppy. - Papayeraceae. 



The classical name. Herbs with milky sap; flowers showy. 

 About 25 species, mostly of Old World; 10 indigenous and uat. 

 inU. S. 



a. P, Argemoue L. (P. clavigerura Lam.). Europe, adv. in 



U. S. Pale Bough-fruited Poppy, Long Bough-fruited Poppy, 

 Wind Bose, Headache. 



b. P. diibium L. Europe, adv. in U. S. Long Smooth-fruited 



Poppy, Blaver, Headache. 



c. P. Rho^as L. Europe, cult, and adv. in U. S. Corn Poppy 



(Puppy, Popple, Pope), Field or Red Poppy, Corn Bose, Cop- 

 per Bose (Cuprose), Cockeno, Canker, Canker Bose, African 

 Bose, Blind-eyes, Cheesebowl,Chasbow:f, Headache, HeadwarkJ, 

 Thunder-flower; Ger. Klatschrose, Klapperrose, Feldrose: Fr. 

 Coquelicot (Codex), Pavot rouge; Sp. Ampola. Petals, Red- 

 poppy petals, Rhoeados Petala, Br., Flores rhoeados, Fl. papa- 

 veris erratici; anodyne. 



d. P. soniniferum L. (P. officinale C. C. Gmel., P. album Mill.). 



Mediterranean region, cult, in India and commonly in gardens. 

 Opium Poppy, Cheesebowl (Chasbow), Push pole, Joan Silver- 

 pin, Marble-flower, Ger. Mohn; Fr. Pavot blanc, Pavot oflicinal 

 (Codex). Capsu/e.s ' of the white variety, B. soniniferum var. 

 album DC, P. officinale Gmel.); Papaveris Capsulae, Br., 

 Fractus Papaveris immaturi P. G., Papaver, U. S. P., 1870, 



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