LUME XXVIIL NUMBER 6 
BOTANICAL GAZETTE 
| FUNE 1899 
PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM. 
A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY. | 
THEO. HOLM. 
(WITH FIGURES I-10) 
Podophyllum peliatum L., the Anapodophyllon canadense of 
| Tournefort,* is a common inhabitant of the rich woods in the 
‘astern parts of North America, ranging from Ontario to Florida 
_ and eastern Texas. On account of its social occurrence and very 
Conspicuous foliage it is one of the most characteristic sylvan 
ypes of American vegetation. Outside of North America it 
has but three congeners: Podophyllum Emoat (Himalayas), P. 
Wrsipelle (China), andP. pleianthum (China), which are the only 
‘pecies recognized by botanists, although Rafinesque described 
Wo others: P. montanum from the Alleghany mountains, and 
 callicarpum from Louisiana and Texas. Judging from the 
- {scription the last Of these appears to be a good species, but 
| has evidently not been collected by any one but Rafinesque. 
| hile the genus is commonly regarded as a member of the 
: Berberidex it exhibits but very few characters common to the 
_ Piicipal representatives of this order. It appears altogether as 
eration of Podophyllum, erroneously given im #6 eomaig 5 
rica, p. 72, as “ probably in reference to the very large footstor e 
r 
“ quasi plan 
me resemblance t 
may be found in his 
“ detruncatio 
— Podo- 
* ‘ sf Linnaeus. It is as stated by T ournefort 
— Web-foot natis accedunt,” and the leaf-blade does show so 
 ,, tofaduck. The reason why Linnaeus changed th 
ve, lotanica, where similar generic names are abbreviated by 
*” Oreoselinum = Selinum ; Melocactus = Cactus; Anapodophyllum 
; Hydroceratophyllum = Ceratophyllum. 
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