PODOCARPUS 



PODOPHYLLUM 



2725 



long, on a stalk about %in. long. Himalayas and S. W. 

 China to New Guinea. B.M. 4655. F.S. 8:768. J.F. 

 3:313. 



cc. Midrib of Ivs. indistinct above; width of Ivs. %in. 

 or less. 



gracflior, Pilger. Tree, to 60 ft., with scattered or 

 whorled branches: branchlets slender, winged by the 

 decurrent Ivs.: Ivs. alternate, linear-lanceolate, grad- 

 ually acuminate, more or less falcate, spreading, mid- 

 rib indistinct above, 2-4 in. long and K-^in. broad: 

 staminate fls. 1-3, axillary, M~l/ & long: seed sub- 

 globose, >-Min. long, on a scaly, not thickened stalk. 

 Cent. Afr. 



elongate, L'Her. Tree, to 70 ft., with more or less 

 whorled, densely leafy branches: Ivs. alternate, erect- 

 spreading, narrowly linear-lanceolate, gradually nar- 

 rowed at the apex "and acute ; nearly pungent; midrib 

 inconspicuous above, lJ^-2 in. long and about ^in. 

 broad: staminate fls. solitary, axillary, sessile, about 

 %in. long: seed globose, M m - across, with a short 

 fleshy receptacle on a slender stalk about M m - long. 

 S. Afr. 



BB. Under side of Ivs. with 2 glaucous lines. 



nubigena, Lindl. (Saxegothaea grdcilis, Hort.). Tree, 

 or in cult., shrub: Ivs. spreading, crowded, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, acute and mucronate, pungent, somewhat revo- 

 lute at the margins, dark green and with a prominent 

 midrib above, with 2 white bands beneath, 1-1 %in. 

 long: fls. dioecious, the staminate clustered, %-l in. 

 long: seed ovoid, K m - long, on a fleshy receptacle, very 

 short-stalked. Chile. G.C. III. 10:171. 



AA. Lvs. Vy-Y^in. long. 



alpina, R. Br. Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 ft., 

 with spreading branches: Ivs. indistinctly 2-ranked, 

 linear to linear-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, dark 

 green, grooved or flat above, pale green beneath, J-i-% 

 in. long: fls. dioecious, the staminate solitary or clus- 

 tered, about liin. long: seed %w. long, on a fleshy 

 receptacle. Austral. 



P. andina, Poepp. (Prumnopitys elegans, PhiL Stachycarpus 

 andina. Van Tiegh.). Tree, attaining 20 ft., with upright or some- 

 what spreading branches: Ivs. indistinctly 2-ranked, linear, dark 

 green above, slightly glaucous beneath, H~1M i n - long: fls. in 

 spikes; receptacle not fleshy. Chile. G.C. III. 31:121. J.H.S. 37, 

 p. 52. P. Bldwillii, Hoibr.=P. spinulosa. P. chilina, Rich.=P. 

 saligna. P. careana, Hort., incorrect spelling for P. karaiana= 

 Cephalotaxus Harringtonia var. fastigiata. P. coriacea. Rich. 

 Tree, attaining 50 ft., with spreading branches; allied to P. macro- 

 phylla: Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, 2-4 in. long: fr. ovoid. Jamaica. 

 Sometimes Cephalotaxus drupacea is cult, under this name. P. 

 dacrydimdes, A. Rich. Tall tree: Ivs. dimorphic, on young plants 

 linear, spreading, 2-ranked, J^-J^in. long, on older plants shorter, 

 imbricate, appressed or spreading: seed ovoid, small: receptacle 

 scarlet, jiin. long. Xew Zeal. G.W. 6, p. 594. P. formosensis, 

 Dummer, from Formosa, allied to P. Nagi, but with smaller and 

 thicker, lance-elh'ptic, obtusely truncate Ivs., is not yet intro. 

 G.C. III. 52:295. P. jamaicensis, Hort.=P. Purdieana. P. 

 koraiana, Sieb. Cephalotaxus Harringtonia var. fastigiata. P. 

 montana, Lodd. (P. taxifolia, Kunth. Prumnopitys taxifolia, 

 Mast.). Tree, attaining 60 ft., with spreading branches: Ivs. 

 2-ranked, linear, acute or obtuse, abruptly narrowed into a short 

 petiole: fls. in spikes: no thickened receptacle. Peru, Colombia. 

 P. Xdgi, Pilger (P. Nageia, R. Br. Xageia jappnica, Gaertn.). 

 Tree, attaining 90 ft., with spreading, sometimes pendulous 

 branches: Ivs. mostly opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, short- 

 acuminate, 2-3 Yi in. long, bright green and glossy: fr. Jiin. across, 

 subglobose. Japan. S.Z. 2:135. R.H. 1914, p. 77. P. pectinate, 

 Panch. (Acmopyle Pancheri, Pilger). Tree, to 60 ft.: Ivs. dimorphic, 

 either linear, obtuse or acute, with 2 white bands beneath, about 

 Jiin. long, or minute, acuminate, scale-like, appressed: staminate 

 fls. terminal: seed globose, J^in. across, with a thickened recep- 

 tacle. New Caledonia. B.M. 7854. P. Purdieana, Hook. Tree, 

 to 120 ft., with whorled horizontal branches: allied to P. macro- 

 phylla: Ivs. oblanceolate, obtuse, mucronulate, bright green, 2-5 

 in. long, %in. wide. Jamaica. H.I. 7:624. P. saligna, Don (P. 

 chilina, Rich.). Tree, attaining 60 ft., allied to P. macrophylla_: Ivs. 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, slightly falcate, 34 % in. long: staminate 

 fls. 'clustered, about 1 in. long. Chile, Peru. P. spicata, R. Br. 

 (Prumnopitys spicata. Mast.). Tree, attaining 80 ft.: Ivs. 2-ranked, 

 linear, obtusish, sessile, Ji-Jiin. long: fls. in spikes; receptacle not 

 thickened. Xew Zeal. H.I. 6:543. P. spinuldsa, R. Br. (P. Bid- 

 willii, Hoibr.). Allied to P. macrophylla. Tree: Ivs. upright, lin- 

 ear, acuminate and spiny-pointed, midrib distinct above, 1 ^-3 in. 

 long. Austral. P. taxifdlia, Kunth=P. montana. P. Totdrra, A. 



Cunn. (P. Totara, Don). Tree, attaining 90 ft. with spreading 

 branches: allied to P. alpina: Ivs. linear, acute or acuminate, Ji- 

 1H in. long. NewZeaL ALFRED REHDER. 



PODOLEPIS (Greek, foot and scale; referring to the 

 unusual fact that the involucral scales have a foot- 

 stalk or claw). Compdsitse. Australian herbs with yel- 

 low, pink or purple rays, a few of which are cultivated 

 as half-hardy annuals. 



Plants 6-12 in. high and bearing fls. which are chiefly 

 interesting as representing an intermediate stage 

 between the common type of composite with showy 

 rays and the "everlasting fls." like Helichrysum, in 

 which the rays are aborted and the showy parts are 

 the stiff involucral scales. In Podolepis the involucral 

 scales are generally colored, but are thin and nearly 

 transparent, and overlap one another instead of stand- 

 ing out like petals. About 16 species belonging to an 

 unfamiliar group of composites from Australia. Very 

 little in cult, in 

 America. The fol- 

 lowing species are 

 annuals with linear 

 or lanceolate Ivs. 

 and hemispherical 

 involucres /^-M m - 

 diara. They need a 

 porous soil with full 

 exposure to the 

 sun, and. they also 

 do well in pots. See 

 Annuals. 



A. Color of rays 



yellow. 



B. Involucral bracts 

 acute. 



canescens, A. 

 Cunn. (P. afflnis, 

 Sond.). Rarely 

 much exceeding 1 

 ft.: Ivs. mostly all 

 basal, linear or 

 linear- lanceolate, 

 1-2 in. long: involu- 

 cral bracts slightly 

 or not at all rugose; 

 claws with broad 

 scarious margins: 

 rays 3-4-lobed slightly longer than the disk-fls. 



BB. Involucral bracts acuminate. 



aristate, Benth. (P. chrysdntha, Endl.). Fig. 3084. 

 Often exceeding 1 ft. : Ivs. linear or lanceolate mostly 

 st.-clasping and decurrent : involucral bracts not rugose, 

 usually ending in a rigid. point or awn, the claws of the 

 inner ones narrow and glandular: rays longer than the 

 disk-fls., 3-4-lobed. R.H. 1857, p. 263. 



AA. Color of rays purple or lilac. 

 gracilis, Graham. Often exceeding 1 ft., the smooth 

 st. usually much branched: Ivs. linear, st.-clasping and 

 often slightly decurrent: involucral bracts obtuse; claws 

 narrow, glandular: rays entire or 2-lobed, H m - l n g : 

 pappus not thickened upward. B.M. 2904 (disk-fls. 

 mostly purple, some yellow). WILHELM MILLER. 



N. TAYLOR, f 



PODOL6BIUM: Oxylobium. 



PODOPHYLLUM (from Tournefort's anapodophyl- 

 lum, duck's-f cot-leaf; from a fancied resemblance in 

 the foliage). Berberidacese. MAY APPLE. MANDRAKE 

 (erroneously). Herbs common in rich woods and 

 copses throughout the eastern United States, a colony 

 of which is most desirable for a wild garden. 



Hardy perennials herbs: sepals 6, petal-like; petals 

 6-9; stamens as many or twice as many as the petals; 



3084. Podolepis aristata. ( X H) 



