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Cm. Iatae insidens , Inferne subtus ad nersum medium brunneo- 
puherula vel glaberrima, longitudinafiter nervosa, (nervas 
medius ufringue prominens, religui nervi nervis transver- 
sariis eonjuneti), viridis. Peduneulus plerumque solitarius 
(raro bins), compressus, anceps, auguste membranaceo-alatus, 
apice dilatatus, costulatus, brunneo - puberulus vel glaher, 
foliis multo brevioer, 26—42 Cm. longus, medio 3—8 Mm. 
apiee 8—20 Mm. latus. Spathabivalvis; valvis e hasi late- 
ovata vel truncafto- rotundala vel suheordata vel exacte cor- 
data 3—6,7 Cm. lata longissime acıminafis capitulum mnl- 
toties superanfibus versus hasim brunneo - puberulis ve] gla- 
berrimis Jongitudinaliter nervosis basi eonnatis demum saepe 
dissolutis 10-20 Cm. Jongis, altera paullo hreviore. Gapi- 
tulım 3-7 Cu. Jatum.  Receptaculum  perbreve. Flores 
pedicellati; pedicelli basi hractea lanceolata acruminata temwi- 
membranacea fulti, eostulati, pilis appressis hrevihus rigi- 
dulis fuseis conspersi vel glahriusculi, usque 1,5 Gm. longi. 
Bracteae Mlores ipsos., singulos eingentes 8—-12 dense im- 
brieatae, ovatae, in acumen herbaceum vel rigido - pungen- 
tem saepe nervoso- striatum Jongiusenlum vel longum subsu- 
bito velsensim attenunatae, slahrae, pergamenae vel superne 
kerbareae, in sieco Navidae (versus apicem saepius vires- 
eentes) rare rufescentes, exteriores gradatim hreviores, Se- 
yala 3 in tuhum tenui-membranacenm hyalinum  trjlobum 
connata; lobis pergamenis ovato -lanceolatis acuminatis quin- 
quenerviis navieulari-concavis, ante anthesin in conum im- 
brieatis, Aavidis. Petala 3 flava (in sieco suhalhida) in tu- 
hum trilobum connata: lohis patentibus Jatissime ohovatis 
rotundato abtusis (apienlatis?), in alabastro exsieeato summo 
apice macula brunnea parva notatis. Stamina 6; lilamenta 
eorollae adnata; antherae lanceolato -oblongae, superne paullo 
attenwatao, albidae, Apice exieriore atrofuseo -verrucosae, 
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