. A manual of botany. Botany. 354 MANUAL OF BOTANY stigmas 3, sessile, 2-lobed. Fruit winged, capsular. Seeds numerous, with a thin reticulated testa, and without albumen. Distribution and Nwmbers.—Natives chiefly of India, South America, and the West Indies. Illustrative Genera :—Begonia, Linn.; Diploclinium, imdL There are more than 160 species. Properties amd Uses.—They are generally reputed to possess astringent and bitter properties, and occasionally to be purgative. Order 155. Datiscace^,theDatiscaOrder.—Character.— Herbs, or in the case of Tetrameles a large tree. Leaves alter- nate, ex
. A manual of botany. Botany. 354 MANUAL OF BOTANY stigmas 3, sessile, 2-lobed. Fruit winged, capsular. Seeds numerous, with a thin reticulated testa, and without albumen. Distribution and Nwmbers.—Natives chiefly of India, South America, and the West Indies. Illustrative Genera :—Begonia, Linn.; Diploclinium, imdL There are more than 160 species. Properties amd Uses.—They are generally reputed to possess astringent and bitter properties, and occasionally to be purgative. Order 155. Datiscace^,theDatiscaOrder.—Character.— Herbs, or in the case of Tetrameles a large tree. Leaves alter- nate, exstipulate. Flowers diclinous, apetalous. Male flower with a 3—4-cleft calyx. Stamens 8—7 ; anthers 2-celled, linear, bursting longitudinally. Female flower with a superior 3—4- FiG. 1113. Fig. 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 Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill
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