the root, spreading, recurved, about a span long, and one to 
one and a half inch broad, rather undulate, acutely toothed at 
the margin, under surface dull brown, upper green, with two 
broad, buff, longitudinal bands, which pass into dull red at the 
base of the leaf. FYowers collected into a short dense spike, 
which is wholly sunk amongst the leaves, white. Bract oblong, 
lanceolate, acute. Perianth superior. Calyx of three cuneate 
segments, each obliquely expanded, and mucronate at the apex. 
Corolla of three, white, spreading, spathulate lobes. Stamens 
six, three attached to the petals, short, with sterile(?) anthers 
in the pistillate flowers. Pisti/ absent in some flowers; where 
present filiform, expanding into three patent lobes. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Petal and stamen. 3. Pistil:—magni/ied. 
