172 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Polystachia (pol-i-sta-ki-a). G. ''Poly" (many); 



" stachios " (spikes). Second hot. name. 

 Polystichum (pol-i-sti-kum). G. "Poly" (many); 



' ' stichos ' ' (rows or ranks) ; refers to the seeds on 



the back of the frond. A group name used by 



some botanists instead of Aspidium for some 



Shieldferns. 

 Pomifera (pom-if-era). L. " Pomum " (fruit of any 



kind) ; " fera " (beare). Second bot. name. 

 Pondweed. Eng. name for Potamogeton group. 

 Poor Man's Weather Glass. Eng. name for Common 



Pimpernel, because of its sensitiveness for rain ; the 



flower closes on the first signs of rain. 

 Poplar. Eng. rendering of L. " Populus." Name for 



a group. 

 Poppy (pop-i). Eng. name for Papaver (which see) 



group. 

 Populus (pop-u-lus). L. name for the Poplar tree. Bot. 



name of a group. 

 Porrum (por-rum). L. name for the Leek. Now used 



as second bot. name for the cultivated variety of 



the Wild Leek. 

 Porrifolius (por-ri-fol-i-us). L. " Porrum " and 



" folius " (a leaf). Second bot. name. 

 Portlandica (port-land-i-ka). L. adj., " belonging to 



Portland." Was the second bot. name given to 



Portland Spurge by Linneus. 

 Portula (port-u-la). L. A corruption of " portulaca." 



Second bot. name. 

 Portulaceae (port-u-la-se-e). L. " Portulaca " (the 



name for Purslane); " aceous " (like). Bot. name 



Purslane family. 

 Portulacoides (port-u-lak-oi-des). G. "Portulaca" 



