Field notebooks : Mallorca, 1930-1935
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5-12-32 superior, surrounded by slightly shredded outside (which are the stamens) still outside the female parts. Female 5 distinctly separate parts (if opened wide would look like a Ranunculus but all seen have been erect) oblong 12x4 mm. These are thin- edged and regularly over-lapping (outer edge vers inner edge) greenish-faintly tinged salmon-yellow. When open inf. female part is nearly white but faintly green at base or ners. No sign of any organ which could be called a ovule. Stamens about 15. Filaments 5mm long, irregularly hairy at base, anthers linear 4mm long, tralixed, yellowberry apicies 3mm light, 3 celled with many ovules in each cell or axillary placenta. Style + stigma 7mm long, 3-parted more than half-way to base. Note: involucres ± glandular on inner surface persp. this and not the female like the one mentioned earlier in desk. [Peganum Hormala L. (Rue Family) ident by Kew] 5-13-32 Lythrum Graefferi Ten Kn II 216, Bae 172, Bos 106, CoXett 91 FL. River of Etablimento. This is plant seen before without the fls & parts same as ?? 4-20-30 (not sure about 11-3-30). Lvs to 35'x/2 mm. Fls 15 mm diam. Calyx 6 mm high. Style ± twisted, stamens hardly 20