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Marantaceae Zw/fL Nat. syst 1830. ah I. d Yegd. Knujd, UIH; X(f^ in TAiviafa VL 337; 

 Komnd-e, Monogr. Marant, imdr. I (IS'/J), II (ISG2) [vhk i>uh Calafhca] ; Ekhhr, Ddtr. z. MorpL 

 u. System, ihr Marautaucn in AhhandL J. /io/t/)//. prntss, A/mL d. Hm'>?. zu Berlin 1883 (EichL Marmif.); 



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Petersen in Enyl. ?^ PrantI, Naturh Pflanztnf. II H. 33, — Cannak Jim, Gm. p, fl2, — Cannkak 

 R. Br. Prodr. I, 307; Brongn. Emnn, guu\ p, 24, — Cannackak Linh, Eufun, I. 1; Agardh, Aphor, 

 p, 181 ; Bartl, Ord, uat, p, 01 ; Endl, Qui, 7. 22i) ; Mcissn, Gen, p, 38D, — SciiaJiiinouc irib, 



Mauantkae Bcntli, in Btnth, d Hook. Gen. /d. III 049, 



MoNOCOTVLKDONKAK FLOKIimS lHKi:(;ULArJI]US nKKMAraROWnS EriGYMS; rElUANTUlU RISKIUATO 

 INAKQUALI SUBllKUULAUi; ANimOKCKO niHKOri.AlU. STAMINE FERTIU 1 MONOTIiECO KEMU'ETALOIPEO STA- 

 MINODIISQUE 3 VEL 4 KARISSIME 2, OMNTNO l^ETAl^OIDEIS, INTIMO CUCULLATO ASYMMETRICO COMPOSITO ; 

 OVARIO E CARPELLIS 3 FORMATO GLANDULIS NECTARIFERIS SEPTALIRUS INSTRUCTO, 3-l.OCUIAni, 3-OVULATO 

 VEL ABOKTU 1-LOCULARI ET 1-OVULATU, OVULIS ANATRUriS; FRUCTU PLKRIMQUE CAFl^ULARI IN VAT.VULAS 3 

 VEL IRREGULARITER DEHISCENTE ; SEMrNlBUS IN LOCULIS 80LITARIIS. AI.BdMrNOSIS, EMBRYUNE CUUVATO IN 

 ALBUMINE FARINOSO PEUISPERMICO. — TTeRBAE PKnKXXF.S CAULESCKKTKS VEL ACAULES FOLTTS PLKRUMQUE 

 DISTICHIS LONGE VAGIXANTIBUS I'ETIOLIS SUB LAMIXA TVMIDIS STRUMAM VEL ARTICULUM EFFORMAXTIBUS, 

 LAMINIS INTEGERRIMIS SPVRIE PENNINERVIIS, IxFLORESCENTlA COMrOHITA BRAVTEIS RARJUS SUBSPATUACEIS, 

 DECIDUIS VEL SAEPIUS PERSISTENTIBUS. 



Flores i^emper heniiaphroditi. Calyx 3-plijllus scpalis liberis inter se aequalibus v, subinaecjua- 

 libus, intermedio a lateralibus paulluni discrepankj, lincaribus v. lanceolatis rarius ovatis y. irianijularibus. 

 Corolla e petalis 3 inforne in tubum brcYcm et aniplnm y. clongatum y. longisj^imuni gracilemque 

 connatis composlta, regularls pelalorunique parte libera tuljo longioro v. IjrcYiorc saepe oboYata y, clongato- 

 OYata. Audroeceum et stylus tubo corollae inferno adnata. Anbroecei scries exterior e i)liyllis duobus 

 (Maranta) v. unico (Galathm) mnstat, rarissiino (Gahtha snbgon. Monosfidir, StromantJic lutea, Schdtlana) 

 omnino deest; staminodia externa itaque duo adsunt \\ tantum ununi. sultstantia tonui ftigacequc plerumque 

 uervis subtilibus piunatis y. apice furcalls manifestc striata. Series interior androccei e phyllis 3 semper 



