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Lam. Encycl. I. 426. 



MUSACEAE : KELICOXIA. 



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Heliconiopsis Ml(i. Fl. iml hat. 

 III. 590. 



Flores perfect! , irregulares. Sepala 3 sublibera 

 V. duo lateralia petalis adnata, apice tantuni v. usque 

 medium libera , lanccolata v. linearia, intermcdio bre- 

 viore v. longiore vel omnia aequalia. Petala in tubum 

 postice fissum apice trifidum dentibTis ut plurimum 

 elongatis acutis connata, inter se et cum sepalis late- 

 ralibus subaequalia, vel lateralia v. intermedium minora. 

 Stamina 5 filamentis filiformibus tubo corollae inferne 

 adnatis supcrne liberis ; antlierae liuearcs 2-loculares 

 filamentis 2 — 3-plo breviores; stameu sextum (posticum) 

 in staminodium petaluideura parvum sacpe acuminatum 

 reductum. Stylus filifurmis stamina fere aequans in 

 stigma apice sacpe truncatum , rarins acutiusculum in- 

 crassatus. Ovarium inferuin elongatum, subobconicinn, 

 obtuse trigonum, apice truncatum, triloculare, loculis 

 uniovulatis. Ekuctus siccus capsularis septicidc dehis- 

 cens vel in cocca 3 secedens. Semina in loculis solita- 

 ria, erccta, hilo excavato, ossea, rugosa ; embryo brevis, 

 rectus, in cavitate albuminis centralis. 



Herbae perennes spectahlles, nonnunquam gignnfcac 

 usque 4- met rales, acaules^ foUis dkfkhiSj antHro])}s 

 (vide suh Marantaceis^ e rhlzomaic enatls. FOLIA longe 

 vag'mataf vag'mis arete convolufis caulem saepe menficn- 

 fibuSj superne in petiolum atfenuafiSf rarius laminam at- 

 tingentibus ; laminae ex Janeeolato per gradationes usque 

 late eJUptieae^ fere semper acuminatae vel acuiae, hasl 

 plerumque acutataej glabrae vel rarius varle vestUae, cosia 

 media valida nervisque JaferaJibus arete infra marylnem 

 apicem versus decUnanithus. IXFLORESCENTJA in scapo 

 apJiyllo foliorum vaginis inferne ahscondito tenninalis, 

 erecia v. rarius pendida, Iradels spafJiaceis cinnnnisque 

 midti — hifloris composita; spufliae stride distichae^ pa- 

 tentes vel divaricatae vel reclinafae, raro erecto-adpressaey 

 saepe specwsae, colorataey semper fere acuminatae v. 

 acutaCy concavae v. compUcatae v. pL m. profunde cymhi- 

 formes , raro suhplanae ^ flores nonnunquam veJantes. 

 Flores pedicellatl v, suhsessUes hradels speclalibus 

 suffulti iisque inclusi v. Uberi, aJbi v, flavi v. auran- 

 ilaci V. virides v. vdrle rubric 



Species 25, omnes americanae. 



CONSPECTUS SPECIEUUM OMNIUM. 



A. Spatbae iiubricatae, rljatbideui infloresc^eiitiae velaufes. 



a. Spatbae rigide coriaceae, 



a, Spatbae eretuie v, erecto-pateiites. 



K Lamina oluugato ovala, apire breviter acnniinata 



1. H. KPisooPAiJS Veil 



2. Lamiua oblougolauccoluta acuta 



2. H. FcRDiNANDo-CofiCBGi Szys. 

 p. f^patbae burizoiitaliter divaricaUe. 



1. iDflorescentift 47tdm* loiiga, Uuearis, spaibat CO 

 n*! 80 3. ]L Makiak Houk. f. 



2, Infloreeoentia circ, 2 dm. louga, cuuica vtl ub- 



longa, spftibae 20—30 . . 4. H. elegak^ O. G. Petcnieti. 

 b- Spatbae rigide chartieoae. 



a, Infloreseeatia fere aeque longa at lata 



5. H. COVFERTA O. 0. PeferwB. 

 p. Iiiflorescentia fere dnplo longior qnara latior. '^ 



I. Lamina basin versus sensim aDgaatata, in pelin- 

 lum gradatim abieus, apice roiundata, subito 



acamiuala 6. 11. Waqxhiuana O, 0. Peter«eii. 



% Lamina basi rotundata, vix protnicla, apicem ver- 

 sus c regioue infra medium 8en»im alteunata 



7. H. BocauAKAVA O. U. retcrwo. 



B. Spatbae reinotae (nonnnnqnam U\ H. Pihai aliisqne nnbinibriratae), 

 rbacbitt iullore8cenliae conKpirna. 



a. InflorcMceutia pendula, ttjkatliae recurvatae^ rbacbidi RuhjwrallelM, 

 puberulae v, basi el dono pubt'^^eut«8, 



a. Spatbae lauetubitae .... 8. If. riCKDULA Wawra. 



^. Spatbae brcviUT Qiubiformes 9. IL cuuTisrATiu 0. O.Pcterwu. 



b. Scapurs Hub iudurc.stTUtia piimum dcutbum, dcin buritum cuivatus. 

 flU Spatbae 4-plo bingiorcH t^uam iHUii lata* 



10. II. dabyantha K. ct Bourb^, 

 ^. Spathae 2— Spio longioreti quam baf^i hif.-ic 



11. H. v]u.o!^A Kloteicta. 

 C lofloreacenfta rrorfa v, snlwrevta, 



a. Spatbae profunde cymbiforniM, pro lon-^Uudtne lafae, rharbidt 



late a4lnntae, iunertione iutemmlHw rbacbidin -f" *^'""'''*** longiore. 



1. Spathae ghibrac. 



1. Lamina apironi vcnmn attiMiuatA, acnmioAte 



12. H. BiHAi Rw. 



IL Lamina apice rotuudaUi, ftubito acuminata 



13- IL Pufe:rniaANA Eiebl. 



2. SpiiihM T«llerc u»quc 1 cm. lougu vcbtitac 



14. IL vKM.KnuncKA Poepp. 



P Spatbae subravac nee cyubiAmiMS, lauwobitar, insertionc ltlto^ 

 mtiVuH rliachidit dopio— plarlet tH^vtorc (in furmit qnibnvdain 

 lit'ticomac bmsilicnsU e( IT. miguitjfoliae nee non in 7f. flrntir 

 fiora insortio fere nt in a). 

 1, Laminae snbtuH farlnotae vel purpurasceutcR. 

 T. Laminae Rnbtnn farinosae. 



* Laminae bawi obtu«ae, wpatbae roceineae 



15. H. rn.vKan.KKTA Lindl. 

 •• Laminae bawi acuminatae, wjMilliae lutco- 



virides 10. H. (;lau4:a Poil, 



n. Lamimie aublus purparaaoentoi 



17. H. MKTAUJCA Liud. et Plamb. 



S. Laminae ^ublus uec fariuosac ncc puipurMOMtM. 

 L Spatbae divaricalo-patentes. 



* IVdicclH birsnli pott aathcsiu vablc clongati , usque 



V< ^™- lottgi, 



I Lamina basi nblJqna, rotnndata v. 8ulv 



trnncjita^ apicem vereuf^^onnlm att«iiiiata 



18. H. SCHIF-nEAXA Klotzftch. 



ft Lamina baRiu versus alteunata, apice 

 rotnndatji, subito acuminata 



19. H. MKRLiH:vfti8 Klotzsch. 



** Pedioelli mediocritcr elougati, noa -I* ^ ^<^- longi- 

 t Lamina late lauceolata, apice cito acu- 

 minata; fiurcs viulacco-rubri 



20, IL ACUMINATA lii<b. 



tt lamina Linceolatai apkse acutal:i; nores 

 aibi, apice viridcscent'es 



21. H. AN*;rsTiFnT.iA Hook. f. 

 ttt Lamina elHpUca v. olongatoelliptira, 

 acnta^ vix acuminata 



22. H, BRARILIKNSIS Hoofc. f, 



n. spathae erect o-pat^^nt^n. 



* Petiolus inter vaginam et laminam pi. m. elongatns; 

 pliylla )>erigonii aurantiaca Kub apice macula nigra v. 

 uigro^purpurasceute nolata. 



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