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FLORA OF JAMAICA 



Philoxeru8 



Perennial sea-shore plant. Stem herbaceous, decumbent, diffuse, with 

 creeping branches, rooting at the nodes, to 5 dm. or more. Leaves linear, 

 glabrous, fleshy, 2-4 cm. 1. Flower-heads globose or ellipsoidal, 8-23 mm. 

 1., 7-8 mm. in diam. Bract 2-1 mm. 1., l-nerved; bracteoles 3 mm. 1., 



Fig. iO.—PhUoxeru8 vermiexdarU Beauv. 



A, Portion of plant. 



B, Flower with bract and bracteoles. 

 0, Flower. 



D, Flower with perianth removed. 



E, Stamen. 



keeled. Perianth about 3 mm. 1. (not incl. spongy base), two outer 

 segments 3-nerved, obtuse, third segment l-nerved, obtuse, a little shorter 

 than the outer; two inner segments l-nerved, acute, nearly equal to 

 third segment; wool at base of inner segments, but not enveloping 

 perianth. 



10. GOMPHRENA L. 



Herbs. Leaves opposite, sessile or shortly stalked, entire. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite in heads, with one bract and two brac- 

 teoles. Perianth 5-partite, woolly. Staminal tube long, 5-fid ; 

 anthers 1 -celled, inserted at the apex of the lobes. Stigmas two, 

 linear ; ovule one at the end of a long stalk. Utricle compressed, 

 ovoid. Seed with annular embryo. 



Species about 90, mostly natives of Central and South America, a few 

 of Australia, one found all over the world. 



Stem decumbent. Flower-heads 1-1 '5 cm. 1. 

 Stem erect. Flower-heads 2-3 cm. 1 



1. Q. decumbetis. 



2. O. globosa. 



