. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. Fig. 245.—Piper Bctle (^aw) or Betel Vine II, Enlarged female spike, o, Spike (catkin). (Loranthus longiflorus and L. globosus), common on Mango and other trees, and the well-known English parasite Mistletoe {Vis- curn). Nat. Order 17. Piper- acece. — Shrubs erect, scandent or twining; branches with swollen nodes. Leaves entire^ often oblique. Flowers usually dioecious, in spikes. Perianth o. Sta- mens 2 to 4. Ovary usually i-celled. Fruit a i-seeded berry. Embryo surrounded by both en- dosperm and perisperm. Chiefly tropical. Common plants: pan or Betel Vi
. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. Fig. 245.—Piper Bctle (^aw) or Betel Vine II, Enlarged female spike, o, Spike (catkin). (Loranthus longiflorus and L. globosus), common on Mango and other trees, and the well-known English parasite Mistletoe {Vis- curn). Nat. Order 17. Piper- acece. — Shrubs erect, scandent or twining; branches with swollen nodes. Leaves entire^ often oblique. Flowers usually dioecious, in spikes. Perianth o. Sta- mens 2 to 4. Ovary usually i-celled. Fruit a i-seeded berry. Embryo surrounded by both en- dosperm and perisperm. Chiefly tropical. Common plants: pan or Betel Vine (Piper Betle) (fig. 245), a stout climber, culti- vated largely for its leaves, which are used as a mas-. Fig. 246.—Kabab-chini {Piper caninurn) a, Male catkin, h, Enlarged catkin ^.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bose, G. C. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.
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