. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 183 13. Scitamineae. The Banana family. These plants have irregular flowers; a six-parted perianth ; six stamens (generally), few of which are fertile; fruit with no endo- sperm, but with much perisperm. They are found princi- pally in the Tropics. The Banana {Mvsa eapientwm) and the Plantain (Jf. paradisiaca) are large herbs, ten to fifteen feet high. Their fruit constitutes almost the entire
. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 183 13. Scitamineae. The Banana family. These plants have irregular flowers; a six-parted perianth ; six stamens (generally), few of which are fertile; fruit with no endo- sperm, but with much perisperm. They are found princi- pally in the Tropics. The Banana {Mvsa eapientwm) and the Plantain (Jf. paradisiaca) are large herbs, ten to fifteen feet high. Their fruit constitutes almost the entire food for millions of people in the Tropics. Large quantities are also exported. The Manilla Hemp is ' obtained from M. textUis of the East Indies. The dye Turmeric is the yellow-colored rhi- zome of Cureurma | longa of the East Indies and Pacific Islands. The Gin- ger-plant (Zingi- ber offleinale),proh- ' ably a native of India, is cultivated in most tropical countries. Its aro- matic rhizome, dried and powdered, constitutes the ginger, of commerce. From the fleshy rhizomes of Maranta arutidinaeea, & native of Tropical America, the starch called Arrow-root is obtained. Common cultivated plants of this family are the many species of Canna (Fig. 294) and Strelitzia Regina, the latter from South Africa. Fig. 294. Canna; rhizome and flower natural size; plant 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 Kellerman, William Ashbrook, 1850-1908. Philadelphia, J. E. Potter and Company
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