PHTLLOCACTUS 



PHYMATODES 



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lancoohite, often very long and large, undulate branches : 

 Hs., iuf hilling tlie tube, nearly 1 ft. long, 5-6 in. in ex- 

 pansicjii, <ipiuing, accoriling to Schuminn in the daj 

 time. Honduras; also said to be found in Cuba 



crenitus, Lem. In cult, commonly not mizch more 

 than 3 ft. high, freely branching from the lower part of 

 the stem: branches thick, with a strong 

 midrib, hut tliinning to the edges, which 

 arr ratlur dreply crenate: fls. greenish 

 vrllow outside. G-10 in. long, and about 

 as uuuh ill exp.insion, day-bloommg 

 Honduras. 



anpiliger, Lem. About 3 ft. high 

 many-stemmed: basal stems cylindrical 

 hard and woody, the large leafy branches 

 deeply cut in the margins, like the teeth 

 of a very coarse saw: fls. 5-8 in. long 

 the tube very slender. South MexK <► 

 B.M. 5100. 



BB. Style red. 



atenopStalus, Salm-Dyck. {P. Idtifroii':, 

 Zucc. 'I). Branches very long and large 

 crenate or somewhat serrate, acute or 

 acuminate: midrib and usually side ribs 

 evident; areolae with rather large sciles 

 and dark bristles: fl. 8-10 in. long, 

 spreading and in full bloom bent batk 

 wards; petals narrow. Perhaps from 

 Mexico. —Much advertised as the Queen 

 Cactus. 



Hookeri, Salm-Dyck. Branches long 

 but narrow, crenate-serrate, in age dark or 

 bluish green, often reddish on the mar 

 gins; midrib strong and side ribs cm 

 dent: fls. 6-8 in. long, yellowish white 

 within, reflexed in full bloom. Brazil 

 and Guiana. 



strictus, Lem. Erect, branching, 

 reaching a height of 10 ft., with long 

 cylindrical branches and shorter, leat 

 like secondary branches: crenatures or 

 teeth rather deep, unequal on the oppo- 

 site sides; bristles wanting: tube of the 

 fl. very long and slender, outer sepals 

 brownish, inner pure white ; the flower 

 opens late in the evening and closes be- 

 fore dawn; in full bloom the sepals are 

 very strongly recurved. Said to come 

 from the island of Cuba. — Often found 

 in collections under the name of P. 

 latifrons. 



AA. Tube of fl. very short: fls. red. 

 Day bloomers. 



Ackermanni, Salm-Dyck. Fig. 1773. 

 Steins numerous, sometimes reaching 

 3 ft., somewhat recurved : branches usu- 

 ally less than a foot long, with evident 

 middle and side ribs; areolie on the lower and younger 

 shoots bearing short bristles : fls. scarlet-red outside, 

 carmine-red within, the throat greenish yellow, tube 

 very short, the limb wide-spreading. 4-0 in. in diam. 

 B.R. 16:1331. — Not known in the wild state. 



phyllanthoides, Link. Branches at length hanging, 

 cylindrical at base, lanceolate above: serratures obtuse; 

 middle and side ribs evident; bristles few: fi.-tube 2 in. 

 long or less, with spreading scales, the limb somewhat 

 longer, often striate. South Mexico. 



bifdrmis, Lab. Soon pendulous, the branches cylin- 

 drical: short branches leaf -like, the lower egg-shaped, 

 the upper more lengthened: fls. small, purple-red, less 

 than 2 in. in expansion : ovary without scales or angles. 

 Honduras. B.M. 6156. V. 2 :"l59. 



In addition to the species described above, the following are 

 recognized by Schnmann: P. acuminatus, caulorrhiztts, G(ert- 

 neri. phyllanthus, Riwselianws and Thomasiamts. Of these, 

 P. Ga'rtni'H and liusseliatius are usually included in Epiphyl- 

 lum: P. caulorrhiztts is perhaps .an unusu.al st.ite of some other 

 epecies ; P. Thoinnsinvvs described from a g.arden plant is 

 almost certainly a hybrid. Eptphyllum Guednfi/ri is by some 

 referred to Phyllocactus. KATHAErsTE Brandegee. 



PHYLLdSTACHYS is treated under Bamboo. P. 

 heteroctjc!ti,uo-w in the trade, is in the supplementary list 

 on pige ISO Sinte the B miboo aitK le was punted, 

 P Vitilta ea his been introd to AmirKin trade. It 

 is a rare bamboo, hardj in Engl ind, of «hKh Mitford 

 saj s It piesents such a maiked resemblince to Phijl- 

 ln\t iihiji, Qutlioi tint I do not thmk any 

 expel t could tell them apart without ex- 

 amining the wrinkled base tif the stem, to 

 which PkyUo'^tiicltyi Mail acta owes its 



1773. Phyllocactus Ackermanni (X K) 



Japanese name, Shibo-chikee, 'the wrinkled bamboo,' 

 and which makes it so useful for canes and umbrella 

 sticks." 



PHYLLOTiENIUM. See Xaullin.-<om,i. 



PHYMATdDES (Greek, a close nettvork). Polypo- 

 dii}ci:'(i. A gtiius (if ferns allied to Polypodium and 

 sometinii-s uiiiti-d with that genus, but differing in the 

 fine copious irregular areolie formed by the anastomos- 

 ing veinlets and the free included veinlets spreading in 

 every direction. For culture, see Pern. 



a. Zvs. simple. 



Sw&rtzii, Underw. {Polypodium Sivdrtsii, Baker). 

 Lvs. 2-4 In. long, M-1 in. wide, narrowed gradually 

 toward both ends: sori in 'a single row each side of the 

 midrib. Florida Keys and tropical America. 



musaefolium, Blume. Lvs. 1-3 ft. long, 3-4 in. wide, 

 with an acute point, the lower part winged to the base; 

 main veins very distinct, with numerous small sori 

 almost eoverinethe whole surface. East Indies. — Knovra 

 also as Drynaria and Polypodium musct folium. 



