Swan Orchid
"2. Cycnoches ventricosum; 4 and 5. C. Egertonianum (Swan Orchid); the others intermediate forms." -Lindley,…
Bulbophyllum bufo
"Megaclinium Bufo; 1. a portion of a spike magnified; 2. flowers in various positions, more magnified."…
Apostasia Orchid
"Apostasia odorata; 1. a flower; 2. the stamens and style; 3. a cross section of the ovary; 4. a seed."…
Hetaeria Orchid
"Hetaeria pygmaea; 2. a flower; 3. the fertile stamen and two lateral sterile ones; 4. a cross section…
Yellow-Eyed Grass
"Xyris operculata; 1. a flower seen in front; 2. a style, stigmas and stamens." -Lindley, 1853
Spiderwort
"Aneilema crispatum; 1. a flower; 2. the calyx and pistil; 3. the capsule; 4, 5, seeds; 6. a section…
Mayaca
"Mayaca vandellii; 1. a flower; 2. a cross section of its ovary; 3. a seed vessel; 4. two seeds, one…
Sharp-Flowered Rush
"Juncus acutiflorus; 1. a flower; 2. the pistil; 3. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 4. seeds;…
Marsh Calla
"Calla palustris; 1. a flower; 2. a section of the ovary; 3. a perpendicular section of the ripe fruit;…
Miersia chilensis
"Miersia chilensis; 2. its flower; 3. the interior coloured petaloid bracts; 4. a perpendicular section…
Autumn Crocus
"Colchicum autumnale. 1. A corm in flower; 2. The same stripped of its outer coats, and showing the…
Pale Vanilla Lily
"Arthropodium paniculatum. 1. A flower magnified; 2. a ripe capsule; 3. a transverse section of it;…
Xanthorrhaea Hastilis
Xanthorrhaea hastilis is a flowering plant native to Australia also referred to as Xanthorrhoea resinifera…
External Wall of Nasal Cavity
External wall of right nasal fossa, parts of the turbinates having been cut away to show the orifices…
Fairy Shoemaker
In some parts of Ireland the people tell strange tales about a little shoemaker who lives by himself…
Lattice Leaf Plant
"1. Leaf of Ouvirandra fenestralis; 2. a flower cut open; 3. section of a ripe carpel of O. Bernieriana;…
Arrowgrass
"Triglochin palustre. 1. A flower; 3. a ripe fruit; 4. one ripe carpel opened and exhibiting a seed;…
Sweet Sarsaparilla
"Smilax glycyphylla; 1. a male flower seen from above; 2. a female flower; 3. a transverse section of…
Philesia and Copihue
"Philesia buxifolia; 2. stigma of Lapageria rosea (Copihue); 3. its ovary cut across; 4. its ovule."…
Herb Paris
"Paris quadrifolia. 1. A transverse section of an ovary; 2. perpendicular section of the ripe fruit;…
Roxburghia
"Roxburghia gloriosoides; 1. the fruit; 2. a seed; 3. the same divided longitudinally." -Lindley, 1853
Queen Sago
"Cycas circinalis; 1. a portion of a female frond; 2. section of the naked ovule; 3. ripe fruit; 4.…
Sago Cycad
Cycas revoluta or sago cycad is known as the king sago palm but is not a palm; it is a cycad.
Mediterranean Cyprus
"Cupressus sempervirens; 1. a scale of a male cone with pollen; 2. a scale of a female cone with naked…
Biota
"Thuja orientalis; 1. a magnified fragment of a branch bearing a cone of male flowers; 2. a portion…
Bishop Pine
"Cone of Pinus muricata, showing the difference between the outer and inner sides of the same strobilius…
Prince Albert's Yew
"Saxe-Gothea conspicua; 1. male spike; 2. anther; 3. scale of galbulus with ovule; 4. ripe galbulus."…
European Yew
"Taxus baccata loaded with male flowers; 1. a male flower; 2. an anther; 3. a female flower; 4. a vertical…
Beefwood
"Casuarina female; 2. male; 3. male flower; 4. female flower; 5. the ripe valves of the calyx, from…
Sweet Birch
"Betula lenta. 1. male flowers; 2. female flowers; 3. perpendicular section of a ripe fruit; 4. transverse…
Nettlewort
"Branch of Procris splendens; 2. cluster of male and female flowers; 3. a male flower about to expand;…
Common Hop
"Humulus Lupulus. 1. male flower; 2. female; 3. section of ovary; 4. ripe fruit; 5. section of it, showing…
White Mulberry
"Morus alba. 1. A male flower; 2. clusters of females; 3. a female flower separate; 4. the same with…
Doveweed
"Eremocarpus setigerus. 1. a young pistil; 2. a ripe fruit after dehiscing." -Lindley, 1853
Medusa's Head Spurge
Euphorbia caputmedusae or the Medusa's Head is a spurge from the diverse genus, Euphorbia.
Florida Rosemary
The Florida Rosemary: "Ceratiola ericoides. 1. a male flower; 2. a female; 3. a view of the ovary, with…
Turtleweed
"Batis maritima. 1. a male cone; 2. a male flower; 3. the same forced open to show the petals; 4. on…
Pitcher Plant
"Nepenthes distillatoria. 1. male; 2. female; 3. ripe fruit; 4. a section of a seed very highly magnified."…
Common Beech
"Fagus sylvatica; 1. male catkins; 2. female do.; 3. the latter, with the scales of the involucre stripped…
Acorn
"Acorn and cupule of Quercus Skinneri, natural size; 2. cross section of the acorn, showing the lobed…
Platycarya
"Fortunaea chinensis; 1. a female cone; 2. ripe nut; 3. perpendicular section of do.; 4. female flower;…
Boldo
"Boldoa fragrans. 1. a section of the ripe fruit; 2. the embryo shown separately." -Lindley, 1853
Hedycarya
"Hedycarya dentata. 1. male flower; 2. female ditto; 3. section of carpel; 4. ripe fruit." -Lindley,…
Nutmeg
"Myristica fragrans. 1. a flower; 2. a column of stamens; 3. a section of a female showing the ovary…
Lardizabala
"Lardizabala triternata. 1. petals and stamens of male flower; 2. carpels; 3. fruit of a Lardizabala;…
Kadsura
"Kadsura japonica. 1. a calyx; 2. a head of stamens; 3. a pistil; 4. a section of a seed." -Lindley,…
Cissampelos
"Cissampelos tropaeolifolia. 1. a female flower; 2. a portion of a fruit, with the seed laid bare; 3.…
Moonseed
"Cocculus macrocarpus. 1. male flower; 2. a petal and stamen; 3. a cluster of fruit; 4. seed; 5. section…
