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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Chenopodium 



midrib. Statnens 5, as long as perianth, anthers minute. Stigmas 2. 

 See<l compressed, with a sharp edge; embryo annular, onclosmg the 

 endosperm. 



2. C. ainbrosioides L. Sj^. PL 219 (1753); leaves with short 

 stalks, lanceolate-oblong, sinuate-toothed, upper entire, glandular 

 beneath ; flowers polygamous. — Moq. torn. cit. 72 ; Griseh. loc. 

 cit. ; TJrh. loc: cit. ; Volkens in Enijl.-Prantl Pjizfam. Hi .' \ a, 58, 

 fig. 25, K-Q ; Berg & Schmidt Off. Gen. i. t. 2, c. (Fig. 35.) 



Mexican Tea, Hedge Mustard, Bitter Weed. 



McNab ! March ! Gordon Town, Ball 1 J.P. 1381, Hart ! Castleton road, 

 Thompson\ Fl. Jam. 8082. — Bahamas, West Indies. Temperate and 

 tropical regions of the whole world. 



Plant with an aromatic odour, to 4 ft. high. Leaves 5-8 cm. 1., 1-2 

 cm. br. Flmver-cltisters with hermaphrodite, female and occasional male 

 flowers. Perianth about 1 mm. 1. ; segments 5. Ovary with glandular 

 bodies. Hermaphrodite flower with 5 exserted stamens ; ovary with 2 

 or 3 short stigmas. Female flower with 3 long exserted stigmas. Utricle 

 globular. Seed somewhat compressed, smooth, round ; embryo not 

 completely annular, imperfectly enclosing the endosperm. 



The whole plant has the reputation of being a vermifuge. 



2. ATRIPLEX L. 



Herbs or shrubs. Flowers unisexual, in axillary clusters or 

 short terminal spikes. Male flowers without bracts. Perianth 



b'ig. 9a.—Atriplex enXata Unmb. & Bonpl. 



A, rpper Uowerbcariiig portion of stem. K, Side view of dltt6. 



B, Cluster of flowers. (J, Fruit cut leugtliwise ; c, cotyledon! 



C, Back of bract. r, radicle ; e, endosperm. 



D, Side view of bracts cucl<»«iiig flower. H, Male flower. 



E, Female flower with ,mic bract removed. 



