An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . o 4 broad reticulated membranous wings. [Greek, three-wingedcalyx.] About 5 species, natives of western North America, the following the generic type. I. Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) .-\bronia. Fig. 1732. Triplcriditim micranthum Torr. Frem. Rep. 96. 184S. Abronia micrantha Chois. in DC. Prodr. 13: Part 2, 436. 1845. Tripterocalyx micranthus Hook. Kew Jo
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . o 4 broad reticulated membranous wings. [Greek, three-wingedcalyx.] About 5 species, natives of western North America, the following the generic type. I. Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) .-\bronia. Fig. 1732. Triplcriditim micranthum Torr. Frem. Rep. 96. 184S. Abronia micrantha Chois. in DC. Prodr. 13: Part 2, 436. 1845. Tripterocalyx micranthus Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. 5261. 1853. [By typographical error .nual, glabrous below, more or less glandular-pubescent above, stem ascending, branched, i°-2°high. Leaves quite similar to those of Abroniafragrans in size and outline; involucral bractsovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate;flowers several or numerous, about 6 long,greenish-white; calyx-limb about 4 broad; fruitnearly l high, its 2-4 membranous wings 4-7broad, entire-margined <inining. very conspicuous,glabrous, unitsd over body of the fruit, beauti-fully rcticulate^ein. In dry scM -Soutt .)akota to Montana, Nevada,Kansas and ^Vw Mexico. 34 AIZOACEAE. Vol. II. Family ;i. AIZOACEAE A. Br.; Aschers. Fl. Brand. 60. Family. Flerbs, rarely somewhat woody, mostly prostrate and branching, with (in ourspecies) opposite or verticillate leaves and solitary cymose or glomerate perfect,small, regular flowers. Stipules none or scarious, or the petiole-bases 4-5-cleft or 4-5-parted. Petals small or none in our species. Stamensperigynous, equal in number to the sepals, fewer, or more numerous. Ovaryusually free from the , 3-5-celled, and ovules numerous in each cell in ourspecies. Fruit a capsule with loculicidal or circumscissile dehiscence. Seeds am-phitropous; seed-coat crustaceous or membranous; endosperm scanty or copious;embryo slender, curved. About 22 genera and 50
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