. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. ERICACEAE 431 through central and tropical South America to Chile; a few species occur in the Himalayas and I]astern Asia, extending south to Australia and New Zealand. Arbutus Unedo (Straw- berry-tree), so called from its orange-scarlet berry, is a South European species which extends into South Ireland; Arcto- staphylos alpina, A. Uva-ursi and Andromeda polifolia are arctic and alpine species occurring in Britain. Epigaea repens is the Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower of Atlantic I'iG. 209. Rhododendron lanatum. A. Flower. B. Stamen. C
. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. ERICACEAE 431 through central and tropical South America to Chile; a few species occur in the Himalayas and I]astern Asia, extending south to Australia and New Zealand. Arbutus Unedo (Straw- berry-tree), so called from its orange-scarlet berry, is a South European species which extends into South Ireland; Arcto- staphylos alpina, A. Uva-ursi and Andromeda polifolia are arctic and alpine species occurring in Britain. Epigaea repens is the Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower of Atlantic I'iG. 209. Rhododendron lanatum. A. Flower. B. Stamen. C. Pistil. D. Ovary cut across. B, C, D enlarged. (After Hooker.) Subfamily III. Vaccinioideae. Ovar}- inferior, fruit a berry. Petals united, corolla often globose, bell-shaped or tubular, deciduous. 23 genera with about 330 species, extending from the north temperate zone, in which several species have a wide circumpolar distribution, to the mountains of the tropics. Vaccinium, the largest genus, has about 100 sj)ecies, four of which are British; F. Myrtillus is the Bilberry and V. Oxycoccos the Cranberry. Epiphytes are frequent in tropical mountain genera, such as Thihaudia (South American Andes) and others. Subfamily IV. Ericoideae. Fruit usually a loculicidal capsule; seeds round, not winged; corolla persistent; anthers often. 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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