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PEUMUS 
Peumus Molina. Monimiaceae. i sp. Chili, P. Boldus Molina, the 
Boldo. The wood is hard, the bark yields a dye and the fruit is 
edible. 
Phaca Linn. = Astragalus Linn. 
Phacelia Juss. (incl. Cosmanthus Nolte, Entoca R. Br., Whitlavia 
Harv.). Hydrophyllaceae. 120 sp. N. Am., Andes. Often cultivated 
as border plants and for bee-feeding. The flr. is a bee-flower with 
honey secreted below the ovary and guarded by stipule-like flaps at 
the base of the sta. The large-flowered sp. are highly protandrous, 
and are not self-fertilised ; the smaller less protandrous and with 
self-fertilisation. The anther as it dehisces turns inside out, and 
changes its shape from ellipsoidal to spherical ( Linn . Soc. Journ ., 
1893, p. 53 )- 
Phaedranassa Herb. Amaryllidaceae (1). 4 sp. S. Am. 
Phaenocoma D. Don. Compositae (iv). 1 sp. Cape Colony. 
Phagnalon Cass. Compositae (iv). 20 sp. Eur., Afr., W. As. 
Phaius Lour. (Phajus Hassk.). Orchidaceae (15). 15 sp. trop. As., 
Malaya, Austr., &c. Terrestrial plants. 
Phalaenopsis Blume. Orchidaceae (31). 50 sp. Indo-mal. Epiphytes 
with flattened aerial roots. 
Phalangium (Tourn.) Adans. = Anthericum Linn. 
Phalaris Linn. Gramineae (vn). 10 sp. Eur., Am. P. canariensis L. 
is the canary grass, whose seeds are used for cage-birds. P. arundi - 
nacea L. (reed-grass) is common in Brit. 
Phaleria Jack. Thymelaeaceae. 12 sp. Indo-mal., &c. 
Phanera Lour. = Bauhinia Linn. 
Phanerogamae see Spermaphyta. 
Pharbitis Choisy = Ipomoea Linn. 
Pharnaceum Linn. Aizoaceae (1). 20 sp. S. Afr. 
Pharus P. Br. Gramineae (vi). 5 sp. trop. Am. 
Phaseolus (Tourn.) Linn. Leguminosae (111. 10). 150 sp. trop. and 
warm temp. The floral mechanism is like that of Vicia, but compli- 
cated by the spiral coiling of the keel with the inclosed style. P. 
multifloriis Willd. (Mexico) is the scarlet-runner, P. vulgaris L. the 
French or kidney bean, P . lunatus L. the Lima or duffin bean 
similarly used in the trop., P. Mungo L. (P. Max L.) the ‘ green 
gram 5 of India, used like kidney beans, or roasted, and as horse lood. 
The var. radiatus of the last, with darker beans (black gram) is a 
highly valued pulse and horse food in India. 
Phebalium Vent. Rutaceae (ill). 35 sp. Austr., N. Z. 
Pliegopteris Fee = Polypodium Linn. P. Dryopteris Fee = Polyp. 
Dryopteris; P. polypodioides Fee = Polyp. Phegopteris. 
Phellandrium (Tourn.) Linn. Oenanthe Tourn. 
Phelypaea Tourn. ex Linn. Orobanchaceae. 2 sp. Cent. As. 
Philadelphus (Riv.) Linn. Saxifragaceae (111). 13 sp. N. temp., &c. 
