Botany General
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about 8 pr.; leaf stems 0.25 - 0.5 in. Long; fruit yellow to red or pink to purple Ficus retusa L. Lvs. 2-4 in. long AA. Tree. Lvs. longer than 3.5 in., lobed or cut Arctocarpus incisus (Thunb.) L.f. Tree 30-60 ft.; lvs. 12-36 in. long, lobed or cut; monoecious, large fruit. 25. Musaceae Treelike, nonwoody herb, flrs. somewhat irregular, stamens 5, calyx and corolla look alike. A. Fruits on hanging stem, eaten raw B. Trunk to 7ft. high; fruit yellow 4-5 in. Musa nana Lout. B. Trunk more than 7ft. high, fruit yellow or red 6-12 in. Musa paradisiaca L. ssp. sapientum (L.) O. Ktze. 26. Nyctazineaceae A. Tree B. AA. Herb Pisonia grandis R.Br. BB. Smooth perennials, branching from base, spreading one to four feet or more, lvs. 0.5 to 1.5 in. long, opposite narrow. Pilk tubular flrs. 1. Boerhaavia diffusa Lo. lvs. nearly round 2. Boerhaavia diffusa L. var. tetrandra (Forst.) Heimerl 27. Palmae Trees, lvs. palmately divided, stiff, evergreen, leaflets sharp pointed, midrib present, fruit one-seeded. A. Lvs. fan shaped, palmately veined or divided, perfect flower ......................... Pritchardia remota AA. Lvs. long, feather-shaped, pinnately divided .......B B. Trees bearing dry or pulpy fruit, shell of fruit with three pores ..................... Cocos nucifera L.