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CALATHEA longibracteata. 
Long-bracted Calathea. 
MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Cannes. 
CALA THE A . Suprd, vol. 11. fol. 932. 
C. longibracteata; caule simplici, foliis oblongis acuminatis lucidis conco- 
loribus subtills pubescentibus, capitulo subrotundo bracteis acuminatis 
floribus longioribus squarroso. 
Planta tripedalis, erecta. Caulis simplex, teres. Folia suberecta, longe 
petiolata, basi vaginantia, petiolo terete, lamina ovato-oblonga, supra lucida, 
subtils tenuis simb pubescente; venis primariis patentibus, costalibus tenui- 
oribus parallelis, in margine diflluentibus, venulis propriis parallelis, con- 
tiguis, simplicissimis, communibus nullis. Capitulum terminate, breviter 
pedunculatum, b vagind folii superioris, qua brevior, erumpens. Bracteee 
d lata basi acuminates, squarrosee, pallidb virides, floribus duplo longiores. 
Sepala lanceolata, acuminata, canaliculata, viridia, corolla paulb breviora. 
Corolla violacea, infundibular is, limbo exteriore tripartito regulari: lacmus 
ovatis acutis; labello antico, obovato, emarginato, limbo exteriore longwre. 
Stamina petaloidea, quorum duo sterilia, alterum fertile ad latus labe i, 
anticb alatum, posticb depauperatum, antherd pared uniloculan; sterinum 
alterum ad latus labelli, apice cucullatum, stigma retinens, hinc cornutum: 
posticum lamind plana lanceolatd, disco excavato ad stigma ex cucullo 
prosiliens recipiendum. Stylus arcuatus; stigma concavum, prommens, 
infrd. -apicilare. 
This further addition to the genus Calathea was sent 
from Rio Janeiro, by Mr. David Douglas, to the Horticul¬ 
tural Society, in 1824 . It is a neat stove plant, flowering 
abundantly during most of the summer months, and easily 
propagated by division of the roots. Our drawing was 
made in the Chiswick Garden, in June last. 
In a future Number we shall endeavour to explain the 
generic differences which exist between the South Amerit an 
Calatheas and the Asiatic Phryniums. 
