110 MR, J. G. BAKEk's STSTEMA IRIDACEAKUM. 



culare, ovulis in loculo pluribus crebris ; stylus filiformis limbo 

 sequilongus, apice stigmatoso minute tricuspidatus, Capsula 

 parva oblonga glabra brumiea coriacea loculicide trivalvis, semi- 

 nibus pluribus turgidis. Frutex ramosus Capensis, liahifu 

 NiveniEe, ramislignosis acute ancipitihits^foJils cmilinis confcrtis 

 distichis linearihus dun's amplexicauJihus.Jlorihus dense capita- 

 tis, glomeriilis foliis rcdiictis lineari-naviciilarihtis magnis brac- 

 teatis, spatliis singulis ontdto minor ihus occult is l~2-JloriSy valvis 

 parvis scariosis incequalihus lanceolatis, 



1. K. PARTITA, Baker. — Witsenia partita^ Ker in Konig i^ Sims, Ann, 

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Soland. in Ait. Jlort. Keio. i. 67; Ker^ Gen. Irid. 10; Klatt in 

 Linncea^ xxxiv. 548. — Morsese sp., Tliunh. — Ixise sp., I^inn> 

 Sisyrinchium et Wredo\\'ia, FcM, Topog. Yerz, 16 — Cleanthe, 



- Salisl. in Trans. Hart. Soc. i. 312. 



Ferianiliium regulare rotatum csoruleum, tubo supra ovarium 

 subnullo, segmentis conformibus vel in Cleanthe iuterioribus 

 majoribus obovatis vel oblongis flore expanse patulis. Stamina 

 3 ad faucem aequilateraliter inserta, limbo multo breviora, fila- 

 mentis subulutis, antheris ligulatis basifixis. Ovarium clava- 

 tum, triloculare, ovulis in loculo pluribus crebris ; stylus fili- 

 formis, ex tubo longe protrusus rectus vel leviter declinatus, 

 summo apice obscure tricuspidatus. Capsula oblonga vel cylin- 

 drica, dura, coriacea, ssepissime acute triquetra, seminibus dis- 

 coideis vel globosis, testa castanea vel atrata. Herlce perennes 

 Capenses et Africance tropicales^ rhizomate hrevi lignoso.Jibris ra- 

 dicalihus copiosis duris gracilihus^foUis hasalibus multis elonga- 

 its distichis duris linearibus vel subteretibns, caulinis pluribus 

 reductis, injlorescentia corymhoso-paniculata vel interdum sptcata 

 vel capitata, spathis oblongis multifloris ventricosis, valvis per- 

 multis imbricatis omnibus scariosis vel €Xte7'ioribus viridulis^ 

 Jloribus fugitivis cceruleis post anthesin spiraliter tortiSy capsulis 

 in spatha sessilibus vel pedicellatis protrusis. 



