ME. J. G. baker's SYSTEAIA IBID ACE AEUM. 115 



segmentis subconformibus oblongo-lanceolatis flore expanse fal- 

 catis. Stamina 3 ad basin segmentorum a^quilateraliter inserta, 

 fi]amentis basi connatis, supra medium liberis subulatis, an- 

 theris lanceolatis profunde sagittatis. Ovarium oblongum tri- 

 loculare, ovulisin loculoplurimis j ^(yZw^ filiformis, ramis tribus 

 subulatis fulcatis integris. Capsula globosa coriacea loculicide 

 trivalvis, seminibus plurimis turgidis. Ilerha perennis perpu^ 

 silla glabra dense ccespitosa, foliis disfichis linearlhus, scapis 

 hrevissimis,Jlo7nhus solitainis terminalibus, spathce vahis oppositis 

 dtiabus lanccoJato-navicularibus Jirmis. 



1. T. magellanica, Ker, Gen, Irid, 9,— Ixia magellaaica, Lam, III. 

 i. 109.— Morrca mao;ellanica, fVilld. Sp. Plant, i. 241.— Witsenia 



magellanica, Fers, Syn, i. 42. —Ixia pumila, Forst. Comm. Gott. ix. 

 20, t. 8. — Witsenia puuiila, Vahl, Enum, ii. 48. — Sisyrinchium pumi- 

 lum, Hohk. fil, FL Ant. t, 129, — Echthronema pumilum, Herb, in 

 Bot, Reg, 1843, Misc. 85. — Galaxia obscura, Cav* Diss, t. 189. fig. 4. 

 Sisjrinchi um frigidum, Popp. Fragm, L Chili et Patagonia, 



31. SisrRiKCHTtTiT, Linn, 



\, Gen. No. 1017; Klatt in Linncea^ xxxi. 63, 371, excl. sp. 



Bermudiana (Tourn.), Adans, Fam. 60.— Souza, Vellozo^ FL 

 Flmn. vii. t. 1-3. — Marica, Ker^ Gen, Irid. 16, ex parte. ~Syo- 

 rhyachium, Hoffmann, Nach, ii. 216. — Hydastylus, Salisb. in 

 Trans, Ilort. Soc, i. 310. — Echthronema, Eriphlema, et Glu- 

 mosia, Herbert in Bot, Reg. 1843, Misc> 85. 



iPerianthium regulare infundibulare vel hypocrateriforme, tubo 

 Bupra ovarium nullo, segmeutis conformibus oblongis vel lau- 

 ceolatis acutis vel obtusis mucrouatis e basi patulis vel basi 

 diu in cupulam conniveutibus. Stamina 3 ad basiu segmen- 

 torum sequilateraliter inserta, niameutis basi vel prorsus coali- 

 tis, antheris oblongis basifixis. Ovarium triloculare, ovulis in 

 loculo crebris ; stglus filiformis, ramis stigmatosis tribus subu- 

 latis falcatis integris, antheris alternis. Capsula parva obloHga 

 vel subijlobosa membranacea loculicide trivalvis, seminibus ere- 

 bris minutis triquetris, testa brunnea, albumine corneo. Herb<s 

 annuce vel perennes haud balbifercBy radicibus fibrosis, foliis siccis 

 angusfe linearibus vel teretibus, caulibus nudis vel puree fi)liatis 

 ancipitibm vel 'teretibus^ spathis multifloris scepe solitariis vel 

 paucis pedunculaiis, valvis lanceolato-navicularibus, exterioribus 



