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Gen. IV. ZANNICHELLIA, Michel. 
Flores monoici. FL. 3. Perianthium 0. Stamen 1; anthera 2—4-locularis. FL. 2. Perianthium 
l-foliolatum. Ovaria 4 v. plura. Stigmata peltata. Achenia stipitata (rarius sessilia). 
Floating or submerged plants, forming tangled masses in fresh water, with long, thread-like, branching stems 
and leaves, and minute axillary flowers, which are unisexual, and arise from a membranous bract. Male flower a 
long filament, on a short peduncle, with an anther at the sammit. Female sessile or shortly pedunculate, surrounded 
with a membranous hooded bract. Achenia linear, curved, stipitate, with long styles and discoid stigmata. The 
Z. palustris is found in most temperate climates, Australia, ete. (Named in honour of J. J. Zannichelli, a Venetian 
apothecary and botanist.) 
1. Zannichellia palustris, L. Engl. Bot. t. 1844. 
Has. Northern Island. East Cape, Colenso. (A native of England.) 
NAT. ORD. LXXXIV. PANDANEA, Br. 
Gen. I. FREYCINETIA, Gaud. 
Flores pseudo-polygami ; spadice simplici. FL. 3. Stamina plurima, circa discum oblongum fascicu- 
lata; filamentis filiformibus ; antheris 2-locularibus. FL. 9. Ovaria plurima, in phalanges connata, stamini- 
bus effcetis stipata, 1-locularia.  Ovula plurima, placentis 3 parietalibus funiculis brevibus affixa, ascenden- 
tia, anatropa. Bacce carnosule, e carpellis connatis multiloculares, polysperme. 
A very remarkable genus of chiefly Tropical Asiatic, Malayan, and Polynesian climbing plants, with sheathing, 
long, rather grassy leaves, usually spinous or serrate along the edge, and terminal, solitary, or fasciculate simple 
spadices of unisexual flowers. The F. Banksii climbs the loftiest trees, rooting as it ascends, and branching co- 
piously. Leaves 2-3 feet long, linear-subulate, minutely toothed along the edges, with a long trigonous tip. 
Spadices fascicled, surrounded by fleshy white bracteze formed of reduced leaves, pedunculate, male and female on 
separate branches, erect, cylindrical, 3—4 inches long. Males of numerous bundles of stamens surrounding a raised 
gland (or abortive ovary). Female of many bundles of concrete ovules, surrounded by abortive stamens. Fruit a 
mass of rather fleshy truncate berries, formed of the connate ovaria.—The bractez and young spadices of this plant 
are eaten by the natives, and made into a jelly by the colonists, tasting like preserved strawberries. Leaves used 
for making baskets, etc. (Named in honour of the French Admiral Freycinet, who cireumnavigated the globe in the 
frigate L'Uranie.) 
1. Freycinetia Banksii, Cunn.; alte scandens, foliis 2-pedalibus anguste lineari-subulatis serrulatis, 
bracteis carnosis, spadicibus cylindraceis obtusis. A. Cunn. Prodr. Pandanus inclinans, Banks et Sol. MSS. 
eric. Tas. LIV. ef LV. 
Has. Northern Island, as far south as the Thames and east coast, Banks and Solander, etc. Nat. 
name, “ Tawhara,” Col. 
PLATE LIV. and LV. Fig. 1, male spadix; 2, flowers; 3, stamen; 4, ovarium; 5, its imperfect stamen; 
6, ripe female spadix; 7, ripe fruit detached; 8, vertical section of the same; 9, 10, seeds; 11, vertical section 
of ditto :—all but fig. 1 and 6 magnified. 
