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MASCAGNI A 
Mascagnia Bert. = Hiraea Jacq. 
Masdevallia Ruiz et Pav. Orchidaceae (12). 100 sp. trop. Am., Mexico. 
Petals small ; sepals drawn out into long processes (Darwin, Orchids , 
p- 135)- 
Massonia Thunb. ex Linn. f. Liliaceae (v). 20 sp. S. Afr. 
Matayba Aubl. = Ratonia DC. 
Mathiola R. Br. = Matthiola R. Br. 
Matricaria (Tourn.) Linn. Compositae (vn). 50 sp. S. Afr., Medit., 
Orient ; 2 in Brit, (wild chamomile or feverfew), inch M. Chamoi7iilla 
L. (officinal). 
Matthiola R. Br. Cruciferae (iv. 19). 50 sp. Medit., Eur., S. Afr. 
2 in Brit, (stock) on the coasts, incl. M. incana R. Br., the parent sp. 
of the garden stock (see p. 101). 
Maurandia Orteg. Scrophulariaceae (11. 5). 6 sp. Mexico. Leaf- 
climbers with sensitive petioles (p. 172), cultivated for their firs. 
Mauritia Linn. f. Palmae (ill. 4). 9 sp. trop. Am., W. Ind. (Moriche, 
see Kingsley’s At Last). They furnish wood, leaves for thatching 
&c., wine, fruit, fibre, &c. 
Maxillaria Ruiz et Pav. Orchidaceae (27). 100 sp. trop. Am. Epi- 
phytes. 
Maximiliana Mart. Palmae (iv. 7). 3 sp. trop. Brazil. 
Mayaca Aubl. Mayacaceae. 7 sp. Am. 
Mayacaceae. Monocotyledons (Farinosae). Only genus Mayaca. 
Placed in Coronarieae by Benth.-Hooker, in Enantioblastae by 
Warming. See Nat. Pfl. for details. 
Mayepea Aubl. = Linociera Sw. 
Maytenus Molina. Celastraceae. 70 sp. S. Am. M. Boaria Molina 
is used as a fodder-plant, the tree being cut down. 
Mazus Lour. Scrophulariaceae (11. 8). 6 sp. China to Austr. 
Meconopsis Vig. Papaveraceae (11). 10 sp. N. temp. M. cambrica 
Vig., the Welsh poppy, in Brit. 
Medicago Tourn. ex Linn. Leguminosae (ill. 4). 50 sp. Eur., Medit., 
S. Afr. ; 6 in Brit, (medick, nonsuch, burweed). The fir. has an 
explosive mechanism like Genista (q.v. and see Burkill in Proc. 
Camb. Phil. Soc. 1894). The fruit is usually twisted, often spirally 
coiled up into a ball or disc, and frequently provided with hooks for 
animal-distribution. M. sativa L. (lucerne or alfalfa), M. lupulina 
L., and others, are useful fodder-plants. 
Medinilla Gaudich. Melastomaceae (1). 100 sp. W. Afr., As., 
Polynes. 
Megacarpaea DC. Cruciferae (11. 5). 5 sp. Steppes. Sta. > 6 in 
some sp. 
Melaleuca Linn. Myrtaceae (2). 100 sp. Austr. M . Leucadendron L. 
reaches into Indo-mal. region, the Philippines, &c. Its leaves yield 
Cajeput oil. Sta. in bundles opposite the petals. Several sp. yield 
oil; the timber is useful. 
