. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Manchineel 603 tered staminate flowers occupy the upper portion of the spike and are subtended by broad bracts; the perianth is small, membranous, 2- or 3-lobed; stamens 2 or 3, their filaments more or less united into a short column below, separate and spreading above; anthers exserted, yellow, ovoid, extrorse, opening lengthwise. The pistillate flowers are very small, few or solitary, in the axils of the bracts be- low
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Manchineel 603 tered staminate flowers occupy the upper portion of the spike and are subtended by broad bracts; the perianth is small, membranous, 2- or 3-lobed; stamens 2 or 3, their filaments more or less united into a short column below, separate and spreading above; anthers exserted, yellow, ovoid, extrorse, opening lengthwise. The pistillate flowers are very small, few or solitary, in the axils of the bracts be- low the staminate flowers and consist of an ovoid, 3-parted perianth surrounding the glandular, 6- to 8-celled ovary, which is contracted above into a short, cyhn- dric style, with 6 or 8 stigmatic lobes; ovules solitary in each cavity. The fruit is drupaceous, globose, to cm. in diameter, shghtly 6- to 8-lobed, yellow- ish green or light yellow and shaded with red; flesh thin, pulpy and milky juiced;. Fig. 554. — Manchineel. pit depressed, bony, 6- to 8-celled, with many thom-like projections on its thick walls; seeds ovoid, flattened, dark brown. The wood of the Manchineel is soft, close-grained, dark brown; its specific gravity is about It is said to be harder and heavier in the tropics, and to be used thejre for cabinet work. The acrid milky juice is very poisonous and was used by the Caribs to poison their arrows. The juice, and the smoke from the burning wood is very injurious to the eyes. The genus is monotypic; its name is Greek, and was applied to this tree by Linnaeus, but used by ancient authors for some wholly different plant, reputed to excite 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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