furnished with a distinct auricle on each Bide at the top of 

 the short claw. Starru - than half as long as the 



perianth- segments; filaments lilac; anthers small, oblong. 

 Ovary turbinate, trigonous; style as long as the ovary, 

 obscurely tricuspidate at the stigmatose tip. — /. G. Baker. 



Fig. 1, Outer spgment of the perianth, with a stamen from its base ; 2, inner 

 segment of perianth ; 3, a stamen ; 4, pistil : — all enlarged. 



