286 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. P. t^nax Forst. New Zealand and neighboring islands. Flax 



Lily, New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Hemp; Ger. Flachslilie; 

 Fr. Lin (Chanvre) de la Nouvelle Zelande. Leaves yield a 

 very strong fibre. Moot and leaf-bases vulnerary. 



1674. PHRYMA, L. Lopseed. Phrymaceae. 



An erect perennial shrub. One species, Canada and eastern 

 U. S. 



1675. PHYLLANTHUS, L. Phyllanthus. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Greek, "leaf flower". Syn. Cicca, Emblica, in part. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees. About 450 species, warmer regions of 

 both hemispheres; 4 in U. S. 



-a. P. distichus (L.) J. Muell. (C. disticha L.). India. Tahiti 

 Gooseberry, Star Gooseberry. Fruit esculent. Leaves diaphore- 

 tic. Boot violently emetic. 



b. P. Emblica L. (E. officinalis Gaertn., C. Emblica Kurz). 



India. Unripe frail, Emblic Myrobtlans, White Galls; Myro- 

 balani emblicae; Ger. Graue Myrobalanen; astringent. See 

 Terminalia. 



<x P. Niuri L. and (d) P. Urinaria L., of India, are efficient 

 diuretics. 



1576. PHYLL6dOCE, Salisb. Mountain Heath. Ericaceae. 

 The name of a sea nymph. Syn. Andromeda, Menziesia, 



Bryanthus (Kew), in patt. Low shrubs. Three species, arc- 

 tic and alpine regions of northern hemisphere; 1 in U. S. 



1577. PHYLLOSPADIX, Hook. Phyllo^padix. Naidaceae. 

 Water weeds. Two species. Pacific coast, U. S. 



1678. PHYSALIS, L. Ground Cherry. Solanaceae. 



Ancient Greek name of (a), "bladdery''. Syn. Alkekengi, 

 Tourn. Herbs with fruit enclosed in inflated calyx. About 

 50 species, mostly American; 34 in U. S. 



a. P. Alkekengi L. (A. officinarum Moench). Mediterranean 



region eastward to Japan. Strawberry Tomato, Winter Cherry, 

 Alkekengi, Bladder- herb. Fi^uit, Fructus v. Baccse alkeken- 

 gi, Bacese halicacaKi; Ger. Judenkirschen, Blasenkirschen, 

 Schlutten; Fr. Alkekenge coqueret (Codex); diuretic, refrig- 

 erant. 



b. P. Periiviilna L. (A. pubescens Moench). South America, 



cult, in all sub-tropical countries. ( "ape Gooseberry, Peruvian 

 Ground Cherry, Peruvian Strawberry Tomato, Husk Tomato, 

 Poha or Paina of Hawaiian Islands. Fruit esculent, as also in 

 (c) P. ixocarpa Brot. (P. aeqnata Jacq. ) of Mexico, Toma- 

 tillo, Mexican Ground Cherry or Strawberry Totuaio; (d) P, 

 Philadelphica Lam., eastern U. S., Philadelphia Ground 

 Cherry; (e) P. pubescens L,, not Dunal, southern U. S. to 

 California and S. America (also in InHia), Dwari Cape Goose- 

 berry, Low Hairy Ground Cherry^, Dwarf Strawbe'ry Tomato; 

 (f) P. viscosa L. 1753, not Pursh (P. Pennsylvanica L. 1763, 

 not A. Gray), southeastern U. S. to S. America, Stellate 

 Ground Ch«n*yg, Yellow Henbane. 



