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(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.45. Penthorum sedoides: (a) fol. 30v; (b) inflorescence and leaves ofP. sedoides
(Source: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penthorum_
sedoides_-_Ditch_Stonecrop.jpg, used under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.
org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en); (c) botanical painting ofP. sedoidesfrom Millspaugh
(1892 1:t. 57).
segmented calyx, and exserted style (Fig. 1.46a) the best match would be
aCobaeasp., most probablyC. biauritaStandl. (Figs. 1.46b and 1.46c)
which is closely related to the cultivatedC. scandensCav. This vine
is native to Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico and has elliptic leaflets with
acute to acuminate apices and flowers that emerge cream-colored but
later mature to purple (Standley 1914; Prather 1999).
BB. Ranunculaceae
- Fol. 95r.Actaea rubraf.neglecta(Fig. 1.47). The crenate pinnately
compound leaves and noticeably white, globose fruits in a raceme
(Fig. 1.47a) fit quite definitely anActaeasp., probably the white-fruited