XVIII. ELATINEiE.— XIX. HYPERICINE^. 49 



Portulaca — contd. 



australis, Endl- — " Me-mama " of Batavia River natives. 

 Rootstock roasted and eaten. 



napiformis, F. v. M. — " Karedilla" of Cloncurry natives. 

 Root tuberous, eaten; seeds eaten. 



filifolia, F. v. M.- — Root tuberous. 



digyna, F. v. M. 



Armitii, F. v. M. 



bicolor, F. v . M. — Heart-plant. Root tuberous. (Fig. 33.) 



oligosperma, F. v. M. 

 Calandrinia, H. B. et K. 



uniflora, F. v. M. 



balonensis, Lindl. 



polyandra, Benth. 



quadrivalvis, F. v. M. 



pusilla, Lindl. 



voiubilis, Benth. 



calyptrata, Hook. 



pumila, F. v. M. 



pogonophora, F. v. M. 



ptychosperraa, F. v. M. 



spergularina, F.v.M. (Fig. 34.) 



pleiopetala, F. v. M. 

 *Talinum, Adans. 



patens, Willd. — Garden weed introduced from South America. 



Alliance V.—GUTTIFERALES. 



Order XVIII.— EL ATINEiE. 



Elatine, Linn. — Waterwort. 



americana, Am., var. australiensis, Benth. 

 Bergia, Linn. 



ammannioides, Roth. (Fig. 35.) 



perennis, F. v. M. 



Order XIX.— HYPERICINE^]. 



Hypericum, Linn. — St. John's Wort, 

 gramineum, Forst. (Fig. 36.) 

 japonicum, Thunb. (Fig. 37.) 



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