The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... Essential character : seed one . There are two species , viz . P. leptostachya and P. dehiscens ; the former is a native of North America , the latter was found at the Cape of Good Hope , by Thunberg . PHRYNIUM , in botany , a genus of ...
... Essential character : seed one . There are two species , viz . P. leptostachya and P. dehiscens ; the former is a native of North America , the latter was found at the Cape of Good Hope , by Thunberg . PHRYNIUM , in botany , a genus of ...
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... Essential character : male an ament ; calyx five - cleft ; corolla none ; female distinct ; calyx trifid ; corolla none : styles two ; drupe one - seeded . There are six species , among which we shall notice the P. lentiscus , mastick ...
... Essential character : male an ament ; calyx five - cleft ; corolla none ; female distinct ; calyx trifid ; corolla none : styles two ; drupe one - seeded . There are six species , among which we shall notice the P. lentiscus , mastick ...
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... Essential character : heads . calyx none ; corolla none ; seeds four , Rung heads , in a ship , are made a little pedicelled . There is but one species , bending , to direct the sweep or mould of viz . R. maritima , sea ruppia , or ...
... Essential character : heads . calyx none ; corolla none ; seeds four , Rung heads , in a ship , are made a little pedicelled . There is but one species , bending , to direct the sweep or mould of viz . R. maritima , sea ruppia , or ...
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