. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. V] PANDANACEAE 195 The inflorescence is terminal. The bracts are arranged in thi-ee rows; the lower resemble the foliage-leaves, the upper become smaller and more spathe-like; they are often showy. In Fandanus they are separated by moderate internodes, but in Freycinetia form an involucre, the inner members of which are generally coloured and often project above the green outer Fig. 80. Arborescent species of Pandanus ; /, head of fruits. After Solms- Laubach, in Engler and Prantl, Pjianzenfamilien. A. Male inflorescence of P. Candelal
. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. V] PANDANACEAE 195 The inflorescence is terminal. The bracts are arranged in thi-ee rows; the lower resemble the foliage-leaves, the upper become smaller and more spathe-like; they are often showy. In Fandanus they are separated by moderate internodes, but in Freycinetia form an involucre, the inner members of which are generally coloured and often project above the green outer Fig. 80. Arborescent species of Pandanus ; /, head of fruits. After Solms- Laubach, in Engler and Prantl, Pjianzenfamilien. A. Male inflorescence of P. Candelalrum, much reduced. After Palisot de Beauvois. B. Female inflorescence of P. racemosus, | nat. size. After Gaudichaud. C. Male flower of P. Lais, nat. size. After Solms-Laubach. D. Longitudinal section of carpel-aggregation of P. militaris, the three fore- most carpels cut longitudinally shewing the laterally attached ovule in the ovary-chamber. After Gaudichaud. E. Fruit of P. Barkhji, formed of four ripe carpels ; the lower figure cut across shews the foar seed-cavities ; reduced. After Gaudichaud. The male inflorescence is generally branched, forming in Fandanus and Samranga a panicle, in Freycinetia a small cluster of spikes. The branches of the panicle in Fandanits are true spikes, or appear spike-like from the crowded arrange- ment of their branchlets. The most perfect flow^er occurs in 13—2. 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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