Field notebooks : Bermuda, 1926-1929
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2-20-27 Emetichys petaloides, Deer. Wet Indian Grass p. 37 So. Se near Pat Royal Cove 2-20-27 Galium ? au p. 367 (See 1-3-27) Hill left Empire Barv 3 Cos on way to Warwick Camp - left limb side a mid ball ever mst. 1/2 leaf weak stem or has leafed but lost not strong. I noticed it at 4pm x ? min. Margins widely leafed. Fl petal uncles, gen long. Fl less than Gending from x to x ? min. Dense fr. & in lay. Surface very rough & tubercled. Dist & bristles. Minute tridently nt & piparene v not in B. Pittosporum undulatum West Mole Range 2-16-27 Toget Neckl. Fr 2 brd. Shrub to 10 ft, petiole more. Lev inflated end. Branches evergreen. Fl long to 6 cm x 1/3 in, markedly undulate. Caulis apex, narrowed at base into petiole 1/2 to 3/4 in long, globose. Stigma ? Lvs spiny, odd when crushed. Fls small, few in terminal panicle (studied from buds). Calyx campanulate, 7mm long about ? half as long, 5 sharp lobes, pubescent (lobes pubescent & red at base of calyx) lobes seem to be split down to different lengths. Petals 5, white, subrect in brk. Edges curly, lufogenous. Stamens 5, long stamens. Anthers seems to be centrifugal. Filament red? Petals have yellow. Whorl apex densely pubescent. Style & fruit ? simple, shining somewhat like ? (? at base of fruit). Stigma bimulticellular. Number cells not divident. Fr. Panicle 4 to 3 cm. Folio like berry ? on long x ? in. unrel yellow. Edge? vertical lines indenting surface as the dividing it into quarters. Apex at later stage turns brown, splits with 2 reflexed calyx, disclaim light rim, sulphated surface very attached.