Tas. 5563. 
HABRANTHUS FULGENS. 
Brilliant-lowered Habranthus. 
Nat. Ord. AMAryLuIpes.— HExanpria Monoayntia. 
Gen. Char. Perianthium campanulatum, tubo brevi ad faucem incrassato, 
squamuluso, limbi laciniis subiequalibus. Stamina fauci inserta, libera, fasci- 
culata, valde inequalia. Stylus declinatus, sursum curvatus, stigmate 3- 
fido. Capsula 3-sulea. Semina loculis 2-seriata, horizontalia, compressa ; 
testa crustacea, alia—Herbe Americe tropice et extratropice australis 
indigene ; radice bulbosa. Folia angusta, 2-faria, linearia, flaccida. Scapus 
cavus, multiflorus. Spatha apice 2-fida.— Herbert. 
Hasrantuvs fulgens; elata, robusta, foliis glaucescentibus 10-12-polli- 
caribus linearibus obtusis recurvis dorso convexis, scapo tereti glauco 
basi purpurascente, spatha lacera, floribus 6-8 pedicellatis amplis 4-5 
poll. diametro, perianthii tubo brevi extus flavo, lobis lineari-oblongis 
patentibus miniatis basi aureis, squamis 2-cruribus, filamentis flavis, 
stigmate minute 3-lobo. 
A truly magnificent plant, sent by Messrs. Backhouse, of 
York, with whom it flowered in April of last year. — 
As a species, it approaches nearest to H. phycelloides, Bot. 
Reg. t. 1417, but the whole plant is more than twice as large, 
and as far as can be judged from the indifferent figure given 
of that plant, this further differs in the brighter colour, yel- 
low filaments, larger broader perianth-lobes which spread 
widely, and in the character of the corona at the base of the 
lobes, which in H. phycelloides forms an annular bearded 
membrane, but in this consists of bifid fleshy scales. 
Descr. Bulb not seen. Leaves glaucescent, ten to twelve 
inches long, half to three-quarters of an inch broad, linear, 
recurved, obtuse, convex, and scarcely keeled at the beak. 
Scape one to one and a half foot high, as thick as the little 
finger, glaucous green above, purple below. Flowers seven 
in this specimen, four to five inches across, bright scarlet ; 
MARCH lst, 1866. 
