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CALYCERACEAE 
4 — 6-merous. Calyx leafy. Filaments of sta. united, anthers free 
or slightly coherent at base. Ovary i-loc. ; ovule i, pendulous, ana- 
tropous; stigma capitate. Embryo straight in slight endosperm. 
Genera: Boopis, Calycera, Acicarpha. [Placed in Asterales by 
Benth.-Hooker, in Dipsacales by Warming.] 
Calyciflorae (Benth.-Hooker). The 3rd series of Polypetalae (p. 134). 
Calycinae (Benth.-Hooker). The 4th series of Monocotyledons (p. 137). 
Calycocarpum Nutt. Menispermaceae. 1 sp. atl. N. Am. 
Calycogonium DC. Melastomaceae (1). 20 sp. W. Ind. 
Calycolpus Berg. Myrtaceae (1. 1). 10 sp. W. Ind., S. Am. 
Calycophyllum DC. Rubiaceae (1. A. 4). 3 sp. W. Ind., S. Am. 
Calycorectes Berg. Myrtaceae (1. 1). 12 sp. S. Am. 
Calycoseris A. Gray. Compositae (xm). 2 sp. Calif, to Mexico. 
Calycotome Link. Leguminosae (ill. 3). 4 sp. Medit. 
Calydorea Herb. Iridaceae (11). 4 sp. Texas to S. Am. 
Calypso Salisb. Orchidaceae (8). 1 sp. cold N. temp. 
Calyptranthes Sw. Myrtaceae (1). 70 sp. trop. Am. 
Calyptrocalyx Blume. Palmae (iv. 6). 2 sp. Austr., Moluccas. 
Calystegia R. Br. Convolvulaceae (1. 4). 7 sp. temp, and sub-trop. 
2 in Brit., C. Soldanella R. Br. on the coasts, and C. sepmm R. Br., 
the large convolvulus of our hedges. The fertilisation of this sp. 
depends largely on the visits of a particular hawk-moth ( Sphinx 
convolvuli ) and the distribution areas of the two correspond to some 
extent (cf. Aconitum). Often united to Convolvulus (q-v.). 
Calyfchrix Labill. (Calycothrix). Myrtaceae (11. 3). 40 sp. Austr. 
Camarea St. Hil. Malpighiaceae (1). 10 sp. S. Am. 
Camaridium Lindl. Orchidaceae (27). 15 sp. trop. S. Am., W. Ind. 
Camassia Lindl. Liliaceae (v). 2 sp. N. Am. The bulbs (quamash) 
form a food for the Indians of N.W. Am. 
Cambessedesia DC. Melastomaceae (1). 15 sp. S. Brazil. 
Cambogia Linn. =Garcinia Linn. 
Camelina Crantz. Cruciferae (iv. 14). 8 sp. Eur., Medit. C. saliva 
(gold of pleasure) in Brit. This sp. is used as a source of fibre in 
S. Eur. 
Camellia Linn. Theaceae. 8 sp. Ind., China, Japan. C.japonica L. 
and others are largely cultivated for ornament, and many varieties 
and double flowered forms exist. The genus is often united to Thea 
(q*v.). C. Thea Link., C, viridis Link., and C. Bohea Lindl. = 
T. sinensis. 
Cameraria (Plum.) Linn. Apocynaceae (1). 2 sp. W. Ind. 
Camoensia Welw. ex B. and H. Leguminosae (in. 1). 2 sp. W. trop. 
Afr. C. 7 tiaxhna Welw. is a magnificent flowering creeper. 
Campanales (Benth.-Hooker). The 3rd cohort of Gamopetalae (p. 135). 
Campanula (Tourn.) Linn. Campanulaceae (1. 1). 250 sp. N. temp, 
and trop. Mts., esp. Medit. 8 in Brit. The commonest sp. is C. ro- 
tundifolia L. the blue-bell of Scotland (in England the harebell). The 
