PODOCOCOUS.  A  genus  of  Palms  of
the  subdivision  Arecinece,  and  distin-
guished from  its^nearest  allies  by  its  pedi-
cellate ovary,  and  by  its  fruit  which,
when  mature,  stands  almost  at  right
angles  with  the  pediceL  The  flowers  are
inserted  in  depressions  of  the  spadix.  P.
Barteri  is  described  by  Mann  and  Wend-
land  as  a  slender  palm  covered  with
reddish  down,  five  to  eight  feet  high,  and
with  pinnatisect  leaves,  the  segments  of
which  are  elliptic  and  toothed  at  the
upper  portion;  the  flower-spikes  are
simple,  iateraljj)endulous.  The  plant  is
a  native  of  Western  Tropical  Africa.
The  fruits  are  edible.  [M.  T.  M. J

PODOSTIOMA.  A  genus  of  Aaelepi-
adacece,  distinguished  from  Aaclepicu  oy
the  erect  coroUa-lobes,  and  from  Metaa-
telma  by  the  erect  stems,  the  smooth
wavy  corolla,  and  the  long-pedicelled
stigma  (whence  its  name).  The  only
species.  P.  piibescem,  is  a  low  pubescent
si  in  pie-stemmed  perennial  herb,  with
opposite  sessile  lanceolate  leaves,  and
few-flowered  umbels  of  orange-coloured
flowers  on  lateral  peduncles.  The  folli-
cles ar3  linear-lanceolate,  tomentose,  four
to  six  inches  long,  containing  numerous
oval  winged  comose  seeds.  It  is  a,  native
of  the  low  pine  barrens  from  Florida  to
North  Carolina:  and  was  named  Sty-
landra  by  Nuttall.  [J.  Bk.]


PCECILONEURON.  A  genus  con-
sisting of  two  arborescent  species  endemic
to  Southern  India,  originally  referred  to
Temstrfitniacece,  but  now  placed  with
more  propriety  amongst  OtUti/erce,  in  the
tribe  Calophylleoe.  The  leaves  are  op-
posite, withclose-setlateral  veins.  Flowers
yellowish-white,  in  a  terminal  panicle,  or
solitary  at  each  node ;  sepals  four  to  five ;
rietals  five  to  six;  stamens  indefinite.
