. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. MARCGRAVIACEAE 237 two previously unknown species in British Guiana, throws doubt on this. He points out that the nectaries are so arranged that birds tend to approach the inflorescences from above and do not become coated with pollen. Furthermore, in the two species described and figured by him, the stamens dehisce before the corolla falls, at which time the stigma is coated with pollen; he suggests that the flowers are Fig. 114. Marcgravia Brownei. A. Portion of climbing shoot, shewing under- side of leaves next the supporting
. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. MARCGRAVIACEAE 237 two previously unknown species in British Guiana, throws doubt on this. He points out that the nectaries are so arranged that birds tend to approach the inflorescences from above and do not become coated with pollen. Furthermore, in the two species described and figured by him, the stamens dehisce before the corolla falls, at which time the stigma is coated with pollen; he suggests that the flowers are Fig. 114. Marcgravia Brownei. A. Portion of climbing shoot, shewing under- side of leaves next the supporting trunk with rootlets, x |. B. Portion of flowering shoot, x i. C. Flower-bud cut lengthwise, nat. size; s, sepal, c, corolla. D. Flower after the fall of the corolla, nat. size; a, ring of spreading anthers, E. Ovary cut across, x 4. F, Fruit cut lengthwise, nat. size. G. HoUow bract containing nectar adherent to pedicel, p, which bears at its apex an abortive flower,/, x f. (From Flor. Jam.) The family was included by Bentham and Hooker as a tribe of Ternstroemiaceae, but its peculiar characters entitle it to be regarded as a separate family. Family IV. TERNSTROEMIACEAE (Theaceae) A family of 18 genera with about 200 species distributed through the warmer parts of the world. It comprises trees and shrubs, with. 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 Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938. Cambridge, University press
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