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in Berberidacece). The 



Order, is well-marked (as 

 bark forms the cinnamon 

 of commerce. Akas-bael 

 {Cassytha filiform is (fig. 

 244) is a leafless, thready, 

 greenish parasite. 



Nat. Order 15. — Aristo- 

 lochiacece includes isher- 

 mul {Aristolochia indica) 

 (see fig. 1 16), a common 

 climber, the roots of which 

 are supposed to frighten 

 away snakes, the flowers be- 

 ing distinctly protogynous 

 with pitfall arrangement 

 (see Chapter XVII). Gyn- 

 androus stamens and in- 

 ferior ovary form distinctive 

 characters of the Order. 



Nat. Order 16. — Loranthacece, a parasitic family, 

 includes barha- (large) and chhota- (small) manda 



Fig. 243. — Balanophora dioica 



Floral Diagram 



Fig. 244.— Akas-bael (Cassytha filiformii) 

 a. Valvular dehiscence of anthers. 



( C 946 ) 



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