PHRYNIUM 



allied to Calathea and Maranta and is often confused 

 with them. The Marantas are New World plants with 1 

 seed-bearing locule in the fruit, whcriri-! Cnhitliea and 

 Phrynium usually have 3 seed-l"-:n'iTi- lucul. - In Cala- 

 thea, the ttower-cluster is teriinriiil mh ,, I. :,\s ^ti-m or 

 rarely on a leafless scape arisin:; Jmriii ii.in llie rhi- 

 zpme; in Phrynium, the clust. i- i-. I.in ral froni the 

 sheathing petiole. In Calathea the cDmlla-tulie is usu- 

 ally slender; in Phrynium it is usually short. Phry- 

 niums are grown the same as Calatheas and Marantas 

 (which see). It is probal)le that there are no true Phry- 

 niums in the Amer. trade. P. variegatum, N. E. Brown, 

 is Miiranta anindinaeea, var. variegata. It is a stove 

 plant of dwarf habit with ovate-lanceolate acuminate 

 green leaf-blades which are marked with cream-white 

 or white stripes and bands. I.H. 33:606. F.K. 3:469. 

 (!t. 46, p. .581. J.H. III. 28:27. It is a worthy plant, 

 now coming to be popular. For Phrynium eximium, 

 see Cahithea eximea. L, jj_ B_ 



FHYGfiLIUS iflhihl an 



species of 



Pentsteraou in looks, scarlet, with exserted stamens in 

 2 pairs, and a long, filiform declined style: fr. a many- 

 seeded capsule. The Ivs. are opposite and petiolatc, 

 i-dentate. 



Cap6nsi3, Meyer. Cape FncHSiA. Fig. 1770. Erect, 

 becoming woody at the base, glabrous, the stem with 4 

 angles or narrow wings: Ivs. ovate, rounded at the base. 

 Arm and veiny, bluntly small-toothed: fls. slender, 2 in. 

 long, somewhat curved, 2-Iipped, purple - scarlet, 1-4 

 together on the ends of straight-spreading peduncles, 

 drooping. Cape of Good Hope. R.H. 1857, p. 599; 



B.M. 4881. 

 blooming in summer and hard 

 far north as Philadelphia. In 

 becoming known as a greenhou 

 for planting out, enduring he;it 

 as geraniums, or even better. I 

 by 



pro 



fine subshrub 

 places as 

 is lately 

 I xcellent 

 '1- as well 

 i liy seeds 

 iken from 



the late fall shoots of outdoor plants. Phygelius is 

 showy plant, deserving to be better known, l^ jj^ g^ 



PHYLLiGATHIS (Greek, divine leaf). Melasto- 

 mAr.ew. Four species of herbs from the Malay Archi- 

 pelago belonging to a family noted for its numerous 

 stove foliage plants. The Ivs. of P. rnl„ti<1ifolifi are 

 praisecl f..r h,,.m- .-olors, both above and )i-|.nv, ft.t-ir 



ally 



■6. 



" Phi/Uagathis rotunditoUa belongs to the same family 

 as the better known Sphoerogiine tatifolia and Cyano- 

 phi/lhim spectabile. It somewhat resembles the former 

 in general appearance. A few plants of it were given a 

 test outside during the summer at Washington, D. C., 

 in 1899, in a position partly shaded from the sun. 

 They behaved well, and in such a situation, where 

 the surface of the soil is cov<-i-''.l ,',iili ~..iii. I.-w-grow- 

 ing plant, as Ilydrocotyle or 1,. :. ' : . i . 1.. .'p the 



sun from the rt>ots, it may I i ;l i : ■ feature 



for outdoor decoration. Butf"ii' i : , . Iim used 

 as a substitute for the more g:n]' I : i ; - .1:1 rngyne, 



as it succeeds in an atmosphere I I h i,. 1 1 n^rifyof 



greenhouse plants can be grown I ir small 



plants is by the leaf. the petiol. . rtid in 



sand, the blade lying flat on tip mi 1 ..r, 1 ihi- ribs 

 severed in several places. From the cut i>.'irts nearest 

 the petiole, numerous small growths are made; these 

 may be potted when an inch or so high. For making 



PHYLLANTHUS 1317 



specimen plants quickly, old subjects which have been 

 encouraged to branch may be cut up, and the pieces 

 inserted in pots in bottom heat. They send out roots 

 very quickly."— Oliver's "Plant Culture." 



rotiindifolia, Blume. Stem rooting at intervals, 4-sided, 

 dark purple: Ivs. 6 in. or more by i% in., roundish ovate, 

 abruptly acuminate, denticulate: floral parts in 3's or 

 4's. Sumatra. B.M. 5282. w m 





^5 1 



1770. Phyeeli 



PHYLLANTHUS (Greek, p7ii/»on, leaf, aiithox, flower; 



!■• Ml-, 'h. il.-wers are apparently borne on leaves). 



/ Herbs or shrubs, without milky juice: 



■M : . , , . rniite, entire, usually in 2 lateral rows on 



lii' -iiiitl li : hlets which then appear like pinnate 



Ivs.: tis. axillary, apetalous, monoecious or dioecious, 

 the staminate in small clusters without a rudimentary 

 pistil, pistillate solitary; sepals 4-6, separate from the 

 disk, imbricated; stamens 2-6 or more, usually 3: cap- 

 sule with 3 to many 2-seeded cells, often fleshy; embryo 

 large: cotyledons broad. 



More than 400 species, mostly in tropical regions. A 

 few only are cult., mostly for their graceful foliage. 

 Monographed by Mueller in DC. Prod. 15, 11:274, where 

 he divided the genus into 44 sections, some of which, 

 as Emblica, Cicca and Xylophylla, have been considered 

 by others as separate genera. 



