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WENDLANDIA 
WendlandiaBartl. Rubiaceae (i. 3). 20 sp. Indo-mal., China. Leaves 
sometimes whorled. 
Werneria H. B. et K. Compositae (vm). 30 sp. Andes, Himal., 
Abyssinia. 
Westringia Sm. Labiatae (11). 12 sp. Austr. 
Wbipplea Torr. Saxifragaceae (m)- 2 sp. West U.S. 
Whitlavia Harv. = Phacelia Juss. 
Widdringtonia Endl. = Callitris Vent. Cf. Masters, Notes on W., in 
Linn. Soc. Journ. 37, p. 267. 
Wigandia H. B. et K. Hydrophyllaceae. 6 sp. Mts. of trop. Am. 
Wikstroemia Endl. Thymelaeaceae. 20 sp. Indo-mal., China, Austr., 
Polyn. Some are parthenogenetic. 
Willdenowia Thunb. Restionaceae. 10 sp. S. Afr. The stems of 
some sp. are used in making brooms. 
Willisia Wmg. Podostemaceae. r sp. S. India. There is a small 
thallus, with closely crowded erect shoots with 4 closely packed ranks 
of scaly leaves, and ribbon-like leaves at the tips. Each shoot bears 
one flr. (cf. Willis in Ann. Perad. I, p. 369, 1902). 
Willughbeia Roxb. Apocynaceae (1. 1). 10 sp. Indo-mal. Some 
e.g. W. edulis Roxb. (Assam — Borneo), and W.Jirma Bl. (Java, &c.) 
contain rubber in their latex, and are used as sources of rubber. 
Winterana L. = Canella P. Br. 
Winteranaceae = Canellaceae. 
Wissadula Medic. Malvaceae (11). 10 sp. trop. Am., 1 palaeotrop. 
Hardly distinct from Abutilon. 
Wistaria Nutt. (. Bradburya Rafin. in part, Kraunhia Rafin.). Legu- 
minosae (ill. 6). 5 sp. China, Japan, N. Am. IV. chinensis DC. 
(China) is a climbing shrub often grown on houses in Brit, for its 
beautiful and sweet-scented firs. The floral mechanism is like that 
of Trifolium. The pods explode violently. 
Withania Pauq. Solanaceae (11). 5 sp. palaeotrop. and subtrop. 
W. coagtdans Dun. is used in India in preparing cheese. 
Witsenia Thunb. Iridaceae (11). 1 sp. Cape Colony. Several sp., 
cultivated as W., belong to Aristea and other genera. 
Wolflia Horkel. Lemnaceae. 6 sp. trop. and temp. W. arrhiza 
Wimm. in Brit, (the smallest of flowering plants). 
Woodfordia Salisb. Lythraceae. 2 sp., one Abyss., and 1 (W. flori- 
btinda Salisb.) Madag., Ind., Ceyl., China, Timor. 
Woodsia R. Br. Polypodiaceae. 1 5 sp. alpine and arctic. W. ilvensis 
Br. and W. hyperborea Br. are rare alpine ferns in Brit. 
Woodwardia Sm. Polypodiaceae. 6 sp. N. Hemisph. 
Wormia Rottb. Dilleniaceae. 20 sp. trop. As., Afr. Included in 
Dillenia in Nat. PJl. The bud is enclosed in a sheathing petiole, 
from which it emerges as the leaf becomes more mature. 
Wrightia R. Br. Apocynaceae (11. 5). 10 sp. trop., Afr., As., Austr. 
Wulfenia Jacq. Scrophulariaceae (ill. 10). 3 sp. Eur., As. 
