Horticultural Reviews, Volume 44

1. IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOMORPHS IN THE VOYNICH CODEX 47

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Fig. 1.44. Passiflorasp.: (a) fol. 23v; (b) flower ofP. morifolia(Source: Anke and Ralf
Schlosser); (c) leaf showing petiolar gland ofP. morifolia(Source: Hans B., https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passiflora_morifolia3.jpg, used under CC-BY-SA 3.0,
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en).

Z. Penthoraceae

1. Fol. 30v.Penthorum sedoides(Fig. 1.45).The cymose inflorescence,
   dentate leaves (Fig. 1.45a), and stolons matchPenthorum sedoidesL.
   (Figs. 1.45b and 1.45c), quite well. This is a New World species native
   from Canada to Texas. The artist, though, has apparently illustrated this
   in very early bud (or glossed over the details of the flowers) because
   the prominent pistils emerge later, and are very obvious in fruit, often
   turning rosy.

AA. Polemoniaceae

1. Fol. 4v.Cobaeasp., cf.C. biaurita (Fig. 1.46).With a basally
   woody stem, pinnately compound elliptic leaves, campanulate corolla,