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1614. PARTHENOCiSSUS, Planch. 1887. Yitaceae. 



From Greek, "virgin's Cissus". Syn. Quinaria, Kaf. 1830, 

 not Lour. 1790; Ampelopsis, Cissus, Hederaf, Vitis (Kew), in 

 part. Climbing or trailing woody vines. About 10 species, 

 Asia; one in N. America. 



a. P. quinquefolia (L.) Planch, (H. quinquefolia L., V. hedera- 



cea Willd. (Kew), A. quinquefolia Michx., C. quinquefolia 

 Pers. ). Canada, eastern U. S. and Mexico, also in Cuba. 

 Virginia Creeper, American Ivy, American-joy, FalBe Grape, 

 Five-finger, Five-leaved Ivy, Five-fingered Ivy, American 

 Woodbine, Woodbine*, Wild Woodbine, Wild Wood-vine, 

 Woody Climber; Ger. Wilder Wein, Amerikanischer Epheu; 

 Fr. Vigne vierge. Bark and twigs alterative, tonic, expectorant, 

 diuretic. 



b. P. tricuspidata (Sieb. &Zucc. ) Planch. (A. tricuspidata S. & 



Z., V. inconstans Miq. (Kew), A. Veitchii of gardeners). 

 Japan, widely cult, as an ornamental vine, Japanese Ivy. 



1516. PASSIFL(3rA, L. Passion-flower. Passifloraceae. 



Latin, * 'flower' ' of our Savior' s ' 'passion" . Herbaceous or 

 woody climbers. About 250 species, tropical regions mostly of 

 the New World; 9 in U. S. 



a. P. foetida L. Southeastern U. S., West Indies, etc. West 



Indian Love-in-a-mist, Wild Water-lemon. P/arjf expectorant, 

 antispasmodic. 



b. P. hispida DC, (P. Marigouja Per.). Jamaica. Bull-hoof, 



Dutchman' s-laudanum. Flowers narcotic. 



c. P. incarndta L. Southeastern U. S. Wild Passion-flower 



or Passion-vine. Pla7it antispasmodic. Extract of joo^ used in 

 treatment of ulcers, henaorrhoids, etc. Fruit edible, called 

 May-pops. Similar medicinal properties belong to the Yellow 

 Passion-flower, (d) P. Iiitea L., of southeastern U. S. 



e. P. laurifolia L. (P. tin! folia Juss.). West Indies to Brazil. 



Water Lemon, Jamaica Honeysuckle, Bay-leaved Passion-flower. 

 Fruit edible. Leaven astringent, anthelmintic. 



f. P. quadrangularis L. Brazil, cult, in all tropical countries. 



Granadilla ( Diminutive of Granada, Spanish name of Pome- 

 granate), Grenadilla. Fruit (i. e. pulp surrounding the seeds) 

 esculent. Root narcotic. Many other species yield similar 

 edible fruits, commonly known as granadilla, or in some cases, 

 as water-lemon. The most notable are (g) P. edulis Sims, 

 Brazil; (h) P. ligiilaris Juss., Mexico to Bolivia, of deli- 

 cious flavor; (i) P. macrocarpa Masters, Brazil to Peru; 

 fruit reaching eight pounds in weight; (j) P, maliformis L., 

 West Indies to Brazil, Sweet Calabash, Sweet Water-lemon, 

 Culupa, Curuba:}:. 



1616. PASTINACA, L. Parsnip. Umbelliferae. 



Latin name of Parsnip or Carrot, frompa^-^tw, "food". Syn. 

 Peucedanum, in part. Herbs with fleshy roots and yellow 

 flowers. About 7 species, Europe and Asia. 



