octandria

Updated: July 8, 2026

Hence has probably arisen the long list of plants, such as the Ophioxylon serpentinum and Ophiorhiza mungos, the Aristolochia Indica, the Mimosa octandria, and others, each of which has been asserted to be the ichneumon's specific; whilst their multiplicity is demonstrative of the non-existence of any one in particular on which the animal relies as an antidote.

Sir James Emerson Tennent - Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon

CLASS I. ONE MALE, Monandria; includes the plants which possess but One Stamen in each flower. II. TWO MALES, Diandria. Two Stamens. III. THREE MALES, Triandria. Three Stamens. IV. FOUR MALES, Tetrandria. Four Stamens. V. FIVE MALES, Pentandria. Five Stamens. VI. SIX MALES, Hexandria. Six Stamens. VII. SEVEN MALES, Heptandria. Seven Stamens. VIII. EIGHT MALES, Octandria. Eight Stamens.

Erasmus Darwin - The Botanic Garden. Part II.: Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem.: With Philosophical Notes.