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Title: On the Apocynaceae of South America, with some preliminary remarks on the whole family ..
Identifier: cu31924001735277 (find matches)
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Miers, John, 1789-1879
Subjects: Apocynaceae; Botany
Publisher: London, Williams and Norgate
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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Plate X
A. Rhigospora quadrangularis, portion of a plant. Fig. 1, the inflorescence. Fig. 2, a flower: both natural size. Fig. 3, the corolla in bud, showing the pyramidal form of the erect segments in aestivation. Fig. 4, the same cut open when expanded, showing theiir simple sinistrorse convolution and the nearly basal position of the stames: both magnified. Fig. 5, the calyx, disk, very short style, clavuncle, and stigmata, natural size. Fig.6, the same, magnified. mFig. 7, a stamen, much magnified.
B.
Stemmadenia insignis, portion of a plant in flower. Fig. 1, the calyx, with its bract, pedicel,and its five unequal sepals, the two exterior shorter. Fig. 2, the same, with the sepals thrown back to show the coronal ring of very numerous inner scales, divided disk, ovaries, style, clavuncle, and stigmata:
both natural size. Fig. 3, the same parts,
magnified. Fig. 4, the corolla cut open, showing the position of the stamesn,
natural size. Fig. 5. a stamen,
magnified.