LAR. ‘Omak, 
APHELANDRA svuLPHUREA. 
Native of Guayaquil. 
Nat. Ord, Acantruacez.—Tribe, APHELANDREA. 
Genus ArHetanpra, 2. Br. ; (Nees in DC. Prod., vol, xi. p. 295). 
ApueLanprA sulphurea; caule teretiusculo, foliis breviter crasse petiolatis 
late ellipticis abrupte acuminatis, costa crassa, nervis validis superne 
lete viridibus subtus pallidioribus spica, sessili amentiformi elongato 
stricto angusto cylindrico glaberrimo, bracteis pollicaribus arcte imbri- 
catis ovato-lanceolatis acutis venosis apices sphacelatas versus pauci- 
serratis viridibus, bracteolis parvis ovato-subulatis calycis lobis anguste 
oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis $ brevioribus, corolla aureo-sulphuree 
tubo curvo, labio superiore stricto angusto convoluto, inferiore amplo 
3-partito, lobis lateralibus elliptico-lanceolatis subacutis, intermedio 
majore et latiore. . 
This is the second species of Aphelandra which has been 
introduced within the last few years by the Messrs. Veitch, 
from Guayaquil, the other being the far more showy A. 
nitens, figured at Tab. 5741 of this work. As a species, 
the present is more nearly allied to 4. aurantiaca, Lindl. 
(Tab. nost. 4224), which differs in the orange-red flowers, 
narrower lateral lobes of the lower lip, and long bracteoles 
nearly equalling the calyx. 
The Aphelandras, like other Acanthacee, are plants of easy 
cultivation with those who will pay ordinary attention to 
the requirements of their class, by giving them a proper rest, 
while their neat habit, showy colours, and protracted period 
of flowering render them admirably adapted for the shelf of 
a hothouse. As it is, of the ten or twelve species that have 
been introduced into England, few survive in cultivation, 
chiefly owing to the indiscriminate use of the watering-pot. 
Drscr. A perfectly glabrous, bright-green, erect, her- 
baceous plant. Svem stout, terete, sparingly branched. Leaves 
FEBRUARY 1st, 1872. 
