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Fimbristylis globulosa. 



A perennial liaving 3 ir^tigmas, the spikelets terete or polygonal (not 2-sided), the 

 leaves either lacking or very minute. 

 References: 



Fi)iihrisU/Ils gloJndosa (Retz. ) Kunth, Enum. PI. 2: 231. 1837. 

 Scirpus glolntlosits Retz. 6:19.1791. 



Fimbristylis glomerata. Same as Fimbristylis spathacea. 

 Fimbristylis littoralis. Same as Fimbristylis miliacea. 

 Fimbristylis marianna. Same as Fimbristylis diphylla. 



Fimbristylis miliacea. 



An annual with 3 stigmas, the spikelets terete or polygonal (not 2-sided), the style 

 glabrous. 



References: 



Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Yahl, Enum. 2: 287. 1806. 

 Srirjyus miliacrus L. Syst. ed. 10. 808. 1759. 



Fimbristylis puberula. Collected by Gaudichaud. 

 References: 



Fimbristylis pnbenda (Michx.) Vahl, Enum. 2: 289. 1806. 

 Scirpits pubenihis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 31. 1803. 



Fimbristylis spathacea. 



Collected by Haenke. Stigmas 2; similar to F. diphylla, but the glumes with a 

 rounded hyaline tip. 

 References: 



Fiwt>ristylis spathacea Roth, Nov. PI. Sp. 24. 1821. 



Fimbristylis torresiana. Same as Fimbristylis globulosa. 

 Fimbristylis wightiana. Same as Fimbristylis spathacea. 

 Fish poison. See Barringtonia speciosa. 

 Fiso (Samoa). See Xiphagrostis floridulus. 

 Fisoa ( Samoa) . See Colubrina asiatica. 

 Flamboyant. See Delonix regin. 

 Flame tree. See Delonix regia. 



Fleurya interrupta. Same as Scltyrlioirskya interrupta. 

 Fleurya ruderalis. See Schychotrskya ruderalis. 

 Flor de Mariposa (Guam.) Same as Bauhinia. 

 Flower-fence. See Poinciana pulcherrima. 



Foeniculum foeniculum. Fennel. 



Family Apiaceae. 



Local names. — Anis hinoho (Guam); Anis hinojo. Haras (Philippines). 

 An aromatic herb often planted in gardens of the natives. Leaves 3 or 4-pinnate, 

 finely dissected; leaflets divided into linear segments. Bracts wanting; petals yellow, 

 emarginate; fruit oblong or ellipsoid, not laterally compressed; carpels half-terete, 

 ridges prominent, subequal; carpophore 2-parted. Seed somewhat dorsally com- 

 pressed, inner face slightly concave. A widely distributed plant, cultivated in India, 

 the Philippines, and many other tropical and temperate countries. The anise-like 

 seeds have a sweet taste. They yield l)y distillation an aromatic volatile oil resembling 

 oil of anise. 



References: 



Foenindum foenicidum (L.) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 837. 1880-83. 



Anethum foenicuhnn h. Sp. PI. 1: 263. 1753. 



Foeniculum vulgure Gaertn. Fruct. 1 : 105. t. 23. /. 5. 1788. 



