Tas. 5588. 
ANCYLOGYNE tonerrtora. 
Long-flowered Ancylogyne. 
Nat. Ord. AcantHace®.—Dr1anpria MonoeGynta. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-partitus, coloratus, laciniis subeequalibus v. insequa- 
libus. Corolla tubulosa, limbo brevi obliquo subregulariter 5-fido, laciniis 
patentibus v. recurvis. Stamina fertilia 2, exserta, cum 2 breviora anan- 
thera; anthere oblongsx, loculis parallelis hirtis ciliatisve basi calcaratis, 
calcaribus divergentibus. Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus filiformis, staminibus 
longior, apice uncinatus, stigmate bifido, lobo altero dentiformi v. deficiente ; 
ovula 8. Capsula 4-gona, cuspidata, 8-sperma, septo crasso. Semina sub- 
orbicularia compressa, nitida, retinaculis cochleariformibus suffulta.— 
Herbe Americe tropice, caule 4-gono. Folia glabra, raphidibus farcta. 
Spice v. racemi terminales, compositi. Flores sepe speciost, 2-bracteati. 
‘AncytoeYNe longiflora; foliis petiolatis ovato-oblongis obovato-lanceola- 
tisve acuminatis subsinuato-dentatis, panicula nutante, calycis laciniis 
subulato-lanceolatis longe acuminatis corolla tubo 2-pollicari tertiam 
partem «quantibus, corolie tubo lento curvo supra medium modice 
inflato, lete purpureo, lobis brevibus rotundatis recurvis, filamentis 
elongatis filiformibus longe pectinato-ciliatis, pilis recurvis. 
A most beautiful plant, with something of the inflorescence 
of Russellia juncea, introduced by Messrs. Veitch and Sons 
from Guayaquil, where it was discovered by their intelligent 
and most active collector, Mr. Pierce. It is undoubtedly one 
of the finest tropical Acanthacee ever introduced into this 
country, and cannot fail to be a most important accession to 
our stoves. ‘It flowered with Messrs. Veitch in April of the 
present year. : 
The genus Ancylogyne of Nees, as previously known, con- 
sisted of a few Peruvian and Brazilian plants, none of which 
had hitherto been in cultivation. 
Descr. A glabrous, apparently suffruticose plant. Stems 
four-angled, and leaves glabrous or minutely pubescent. 
Leaves four to ten inches long, petioled, ovate-oblong or ob- 
ovate-lanceolate, with long acuminate points, obscurely sinu- 
JULY Isr, 1866. 
