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AMARYLLIS hyacinthina. 
Hyacinthine Amaryllis. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Nancissi. Jussieu gen. 54. Div. IT. 
AMARYLLIDE&E. Brown prod. 996. Sect. T. 
AMARYLLIS. Supra col. y. fol. 23. 
Div. bi-multiflore, irregulares, infundibuliformes, nutantes. 
A. hyacinthina, umbellâ subsessili: foliis petiolatis lamina nervosâ; 
limbi laciniis lateralibus 2 supremis connivenubus: staminum summo 
remoto. 
Bulbus funicatus, ovatus. Folia 2-8, inflorescentia dit tardiora, bifaria, 
recumbentia, coriaceo-crassa, ovato-oblonga acumine abrupto, plana, nervoso- 
striata, venis cancellata, saturatà viridia, costá carinata, uncias 8 longa, 
9 circiter lata: petioli crassi, plano-converi, 3-plo breviores.  Scapus 
longior foliis, cylindricus, estriatus, infra rubescens. Spatha sphacelata, 2- 
valvis, multô brevior floribus. Umbella subcapitato-arctata, 9-10-flora, brac- 
teato-distincta : flores erecto-nutantes, uncias 2% longi, albo et rubro-cya- 
neo variegati, inodori. Cor. infundibuliformi-ringens, incqualis ; tubus 
viblabeo-albienns, pluriês brevior limbo, antrorsúum curvatus, cylindricus, dorso 
planiús depressus cum nervo prominulo ; limbus de fauce brevi nudá staminigerá 
et subtüs gibbosá semiradiato-divaricatus, lacinize lanceolata, pliis miniis un- 
dulate, exteriores 3 una cum interiorum imá mediá angustiores subeguales 
concolores violaceo-albicantés, labii summi 3 arrecto-conniventes, 2 laterales 
latiores firmiores planiores saturatê hyacinthine macula ampla alba oblonga de 
supra medium disco usque ad basin pictae margine interiori invicem contin- 
gentes ut mediam pene excludant, labii infimi 3 stellate, laterales 2 apice revo- 
lute, media deflexa. Stam, X parte breviora limbo v. magis, declinato-assur- 
gentia, alterne sublongiora, albicantia, unum distans et summo limbi labio 
accumbens: anth. breves, oblonga, incumbentes, albicantes. Stylus formå 
colore directione et fer crassitudine filamentorum : stigma punctum simplex : 
germ. subelobosum, tubi concolor, crassiusculum, 3-loc.; loculamenta colla- 
terali-disperma, ovulis erectis oblongis fundo infizis, feré ac in PANCRATIO 
amboinensi aliisque nonnullis ejusdem generis. 
A recent and unrecorded acquisition, of great curiosity, 
and due with so many others to the zeal and intelligence 
of Mr. Griffin in his botanical pursuits; which have en- 
abled him to form the most extensive assemblage of this 
fine tribe of plants of any perhaps in Europe. Having ob- 
tained information of the existence of the present species, 
he did not remit his researches until it was 1n his possession. 
It was discovered in the Brazils, by Mr. E. Woodford, 
while residing in that country. In relation x pa mn. 
as at present known, it exhibits several anomalous features; 
