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ANCISTROCLAD US 
Ancistrocladus Wall. Ancistrocladaceae. 8 sp. trop. Afr., As. They 
are lianes, with sympodial stem-structure, each member ending in a 
tendril of a watch-spring pattern. Leaves alt., lanceolate, entire, 
with minute stipules. Racemose infl. of $ regular flowers. K 5 with 
unequal teeth ; C (5) very slightly united, convolute ; A 5 or 10. G, 
1 -locular, with 1 basal erect semi-anat. ovule. Nut. Endosperm. 
Andersonia R. Br. Epacridaceae. 20 sp. W. Austr. Incl. in Spren- 
gelia in Nat. Pfi. 
Andira Lam. ( Vouacapoua Aubl.) Leguminosae (ill. 8). 20 sp. trop. 
Am. A. inermis H. B. et K. is one of the ‘ rain-trees ’ (see Pitheco- 
lobium). 
Andraehne Linn. Euphorbiaceae (A. 1. 1). 8 sp. Medit., China, 
Cape Col., Am. 
Androcymbium Willd. Liliaceae (1). 13 sp. Medit., S. Afr. 
Andrographis Wall. Acanthaceae (iv. b). 20 sp. trop. As. 
Andromeda Linn. Ericaceae (11. 4). 6 sp. boreal. A. polifolia L. in 
peat bogs in Brit. 
Andropogon Linn. Gramineae (11). 180 sp. cosmop. A. Schoenanthus 
L. (trop. As., Afr.) is the Rusa grass of India ; when distilled it yields 
an aromatic oil known as Rusa oil or geranium oil. A variety of it 
is the lemon grass, yielding lemon-grass oil. A. Nardus L. (trop. As., 
Afr., Austr., cult, in Ceylon) yields citronella-oil (for a full account 
see Semi-ann. Rep., Schimmel and Co., Oct. 1898). All are largely 
used in perfumery. A . squarrosus Linn. f. (A. muricatus Retz.) 
is the khus-khus of India, the roots of which are woven into fragrant 
mats, baskets, and fans, which give off scent when they are sprinkled 
with water. [A. Sorghum Brot.:^. vulgare Pers.] 
Androsace (Tourn.) Linn. Primulaceae (1). 50 sp. N. temp., chiefly 
alpine. Tufted xerophytic plants, often heterostyled like Primula. 
Androsaemum Tourn. = Hypericum Linn. 
Andryala Linn. Compositae (xm). 12 sp. Medit. 
Aneilema R. Br. Commelinaceae. 60 sp. trop. 
Aneimia Sw. Schizaeaceae. About 30 sp. trop. Am. The leaf divides 
at the base, in a way which has been compared with the behaviour 
of the fronds of Ophioglossaceae, into a sterile and a fertile portion. 
The two lowest pinnae form a pair of panicles bearing sori (cf. 
Osmunda), and resembling the infl. of many Spermaphyta. 
Anemarrhena Bunge. Liliaceae (ill), r sp. China. 
Anemone Linn. Ranunculaceae (3). 90 sp. N. and S. temp. A. ne- 
7 norosa L. (wood anemone) and A. Pulsatilla L. (Pasque flower) 
in Brit. Herbs with rhizomes and ‘radical’ leaves. Firs, solitary 
or in cymes, apetalous ; the involucre of green leaves in the common 
Hepatica ( A . Hepatica L. ) is so close to the flr. as to resemble a 
calyx. The flr. of the first named sp. contains no honey, is white, 
and visited for pollen by insects of low type ; that of the third is 
blue and bee-visited, whilst in Pulsatilla there is honey secreted by 
