H8 BOTANY OF BIHAR AND ORISSA. 



135. The Reed-mace Family. ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ 



spadix above the female «W 



us pericarp Typhacece (p. . 



Sub-order III. PALMALES. 



Trees or S Ar«6 a with distichous or spiral large fiat* 

 pitnately compound plicate leaves^ J^l^^Tor^sytZ 

 1-3-celled. „ , wniWP 



3 1 -celled carpels or syncarpous and l-s- 



7. The Cyelanth Family (Carludovica only described).* 

 ,....■ f „ M ike shrub. Flowers of both sexes den. 

 . the same simple spadix. Male perianth toothed. I . 

 s rAocAw. Ovary 1-celled with 4 sessile *%™-°™" ft), 

 any on 4 parietal placenta Oyclanthacem (p. »»J 



Order III. GLUMIFLOR/E. 



(Grasses and Sedges.) 

 Herbs with grass-like leaves or, if woody, then with long ski 

 mostly hollow" culms "wh 



1 bracts (glumes) on the slender axis of a fP™™'^ 

 sexual. Perianth reduced to scales or bristles or 0. Stamens in 

 normal 2 whorls of three (some Bamboos) or usually 3 or li 

 Qcnrit <.f :i 1 united i-.u : lrult usuau J 



',.. -,...,1 fused with tin ; ■•'";» C °P 10 „ U „" „ 



A highly evolved group probably derived from low down on 

 Monocotyledonous stock, and flowers much reduced. 

 Families: 138. Cyperacece ; 139. Oraminece. 



