barclaya

[Named by Wallich after Robert Barclay, of Bury Hill.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Nymphæace and tribe Barclayidæ. They are aquatic plants with root-stocks like tubers; the flowers consist of five sepals, distinct from each other; five red petals, united at the base into a tube; stamina and carpels, many. They are found in the East Indies. bar-clay-i-dae, s. pl. [BARCLAYA.] Bot. A tribe belonging to the order Nymphæaceæ, or Water-lilies. Type, Barclaya (q.v.).