PLECTRITIS 



681 



PLEUROPETALUM 



P. marrubioi'des (Marrubium-like). Small white. 



Abyssinia. 1894. Greenhouse. 

 parvifto'rus (small-flowered). 2-3. Pale purple. 



Summer. Australia. 

 purpura'tus (purple). Natal. 



rubicu'ndus (red). See ORTHOSIPHON RUBICUNDUS. 

 rugo'sus (wrinkled). Himalaya. 

 sacca'tus (pouched). 3-4. Large pale blue. Natal. 



1902. Greenhouse. Largest-flowered. 

 ScAtm'n/u'f/Ai (Schweinfurth's). Small, blue. Arabia. 



1894. 



,, scute//arwt'<&s(Scutellaria-like). See COLEUS BLUMEI. 

 terna'tus (three-leafleted). J. Purple. August. 



Madagascar. 1821. Stove herbaceous. " Opime 



Plant." 

 tl Urnifo'lius (three-leaved). 2. Blue. August. 



Nepaul. 1820. Greenhouse herbaceous. 

 visco'sus (clammy). Se% OCIMUM VISCOSUM. 



PLECTRI'TIS. (From plektron, a cock's spur; the 

 flower being swollen in front. Nat. ord. Valerianworts 

 [Valerianaceae]. Linn. $-Triandria, i-Monogynia. Now 

 referred to Valerianella.) 

 P. brachyste'mon (short-stamened). See VALERIANELLA 



CONGESTA. 



conge' sia (crowded-flowered). See VALERIANELLA 



CONGESTA. 



mi' nor (sma&er-flou'ered). See VALERIANELLA 



CONGESTA MINOR. 



samolifo'lia (Samolus-leaved) . See VALERIANELLA 



SAMOLIFOLIA. 



PLECTRO'NIA. (From plektron, a cock's spur; the 

 tree armed with large spines. Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubi- 

 aceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Chiococca.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in May, and placed in a cold frame ; sandy 

 peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 P. corymbo'sa (corymbed). See P. VENTOSA. 

 ,, spino'sa (spiny). 10-10. White. S. Africa. 

 vento'sa (windy). 20. White, green. S.Africa. 1816. 



PLEIOCA'RPA. (From pleios, full, and karpos, a 

 fruit ; the flowers are remarkable in having five, instead 

 of two, carpels. Nat. ord. Apocynaceze.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of short side-shoots 

 in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



P. mu'tica (snipped). 5. Pure white. W. Trop. Africa. 

 1910. 



PLEIO'NE. See COZLOGYNE. 

 PLEOCNE MIA. See NEPHRODIUM. 



PLEOPE'LTIS. (From pleos, full, and pelte, a shield ; 

 referring to the covering of the spore or seed-cases. Nat. 

 ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. 

 Referred to Polypodium.) 

 P. a'lbido-squama'ta (white-scaled). See POLYPODIUM 



ALBO-SQUAMATUM. 



elonga' ta (elongated). Yellow. May. S.Amer. 1843. 

 ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). See POLYPODIUM LANCEO- 



LATUM. 



fo'ssa (dug-out). See POLYPODIUM FOSSUM. 

 hasta'ta (halbert-shaped). See POLYPODIUM HASTA- 



TUM. 



incurva'ta (incurved). See POLYPODIUM INCURVATUM. 

 lanceola' turn (spear-headed). See POLYPODIUM 



LANCEOLATUM. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See POLYPODIUM LATI- 



FOLIUM. 



nu'da (naked). See POLYPODIUM LINEARE. 

 percu'ssa (stricken). See POLYPODIUM PERCUSSUM. 

 pi' eta (painted). See POLYPODIUM PICTUM. 

 salicifo'lium (willow-leaved). See POLYPODIUM LYCO- 



PODIOIDES SALICIFOLIUM. 



Sci'pias (Scipias). See POLYPODIUM XIPHIAS. 

 se'rpsns (creeping). See POLYPODIUM SWARTZII. 

 ,, Xi'phias (Xiphias). See POLYPODIUM XIPHIAS. 



PUERA'NDRA. (From pleres, full, and aner, a man ; 

 the stamens are numerous, in two or more series. Nat. 

 ord. Araliacece.) 



Stove trees, with digitate, compound, evergreen leaves. 

 Cuttings in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



P. Gr&'ftei (Graff's). Apparently a misprint for P. Grayi. 

 Gra'yi (Gray's). Green. Leaflets 8-10. Fiji. 1887. 

 vitie'nsis (Fijian). Green. Fiji. 1887. 



PLERO'MA. (From pleroma, fullness ; the cells of the 

 seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to 

 Tibouchina.) 

 P. barbi'gerum (beard-bearing). See TIBOUCHINA BAR- 



BIGERA. 

 benthamia'num (Bentham's). See TIBOUCHINA BEN- 



THAMIANA. 



ca'ndidum (white). Pure white. S. Australia. 1905. 



e'legans (elegant). See TIBOUCHINA ELEGANS. 



exappendicula' turn (unappendaged) . See TIBOUCHINA 

 MOLLIS. 



gaudichaudia'num (Gaudichaudian) . See TIBOU- 

 CHINA GAUDICHAUDIANA. 



gaya'num (Gayan). White, yellow. October 

 November. Peru. 1874. 



glandulo' sum (glandular). J. White. March. 

 Guiana. 1824. 



glomcra'tum (clustered), i. Pink. July. W. Ind. 1818. 



granulo'sum (granular). See TIBOUCHINA GRANULOSA. 



heteroma'llum (variable haired). See TIBOUCHINA 



HETEROMALLA. 



holoseri'ceum (wholly-silky). See TIBOUCHINA HOLO- 



SERICEA. 



kunthia'num (Kunth's). See TIBOUCHINA BENTHAMI- 



ANA. 



la'xum (loose). Violet. Peru. 1867. Greenhouse. 

 macro,' nihum (large-flowered). See TIBOUCHINA SEMI- 

 DECANDRA. 



marmora'tum (marbled). Bluish-purple. Leaves 

 blotched with cream. 1884. 



sarmenio'sum (twiggy). See P. LAXUM. 



semideca'ndrum (half-ten-anthered). See TIBOU- 

 CHINA SEMIDECANDRA. 



fioribu'ndum (free-flowering). See TIBOUCHINA 



SEMIDECANDRA FLORIBUNDUM. 



strigo'sum (strigose). See TIBOUCHINA ORNATA. 

 ,, villo'sum (shaggy). See MELASTOMA VILLOSUM. 

 ,, vimi'neum (twiggy). See TIBOUCHINA VIMINEA. 



PLEURA'NDRA. (From pleuron, a side, and aner, an 

 anther ; the stamens arranged on one side of the pistil, 

 giving the centre of the flower a one-sided appearance. 

 Nat. ord. Dilleniads [Dilleniaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 

 2-Digynia. Now referred to Hibbertia.) 

 P. acicula'ris (needle-shaped). See HIBBERTIA ACICU- 

 LARIS. 



&roctea'to(large-bracted). See HIBBERTIA BRACTEATA. 



calyci'na (large-calyxed). See HIBBERTIA STRICTA. 



,, Cneo'rum (Cneorum). See HIBBERTIA NITIDA. 



ericcefo'lia (heath-leaved). See HIBBERTIA STRICTA. 



,, ni'tida (shining). See HIBBERTIA NITIDA. 



,, sca'bra (rough). See HIBBERTIA BILLARDIERI. 



,, stri'cta (erect). See HIBBERTIA STRICTA. 



PLEURrDIUM. (From pleuron, a side, and eidos, 

 aspect ; in reference to the lateral position of the spore 

 cases. Nat. ord. Filices or Ferns. See Polypodium.) 

 P. crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). See POLYPODIUM CRASSI- 



FOLIUM. 

 juglandifo'lium (walnut-leaved). See POLYPODIUM 



JUGLANDIFOLIUM. 



palma'tum (hand-shaped). See POLYPODIUM PAL- 



MATUM. 



rupe'stre (rock). See POLYPODIUM RUPESTRE. 

 venu's turn (lovely). See POLYPODIUM HIMALAYENSE. 



PLEUROGRA'MMA LINEA'RIS. See MONOGRAMME 



GRAMINEA. 



PLETJRO'GYNA. (From pleuron, a side, and gune, the 

 female organ ; this issuing from the side of the seed- 

 vessel. Nat. ord. Gentianvorts [Gentianaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, 2-Digynia. Allied to Gentian.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in April ; chalky loam, and a 

 small portion of peat. 

 P. carin/Ai'aca(Carinthian). j. Blue. August. Europe; 



Northern Asia. 1827. 

 rota'ta (-wheel-shaped-flowered) . See P. CARINTHIACA. 



PLEUROPE'TALUM. (From pleuron, a rib, and 

 petalon, a petal ; in allusion to the numerous ribs of the 

 petals. Nat. ord. Portulaceas.) 



