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~~ “FLOWERED GEISSORHIZA. 
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Clafs and Order. 
 Traranpria Monocynia. 
Generic: Charafer. 
_ Spatha bivalvis herbacea vel fubherbacea, fubinflata, tubo 
&qualis vel longior. Cor. regularis; tubus turbinatus; limbus 
fexpartitus, amplus, patens. Stamina reéta, fimul inclinata ; 
Stylus his altior ; Stigmata 3, filiformia, hirtula, revoluto- 
patentia, antheras fuperantia. Cap/ula membranacea, ovali- 
‘trigona; Semina numerofa, parva. G.— | 3 
Oss. Bulbus regularis, ovatus, tunicis putamineis plurimis Juggeflis 
awa imbricatis et ab imo margine furfum ala fis veftitus. Folia 
Yadtcaha bina, caulina 1—2 (rarifime plura), remota, dearfum Spathaceo~ 
convoluta, vaginantia et fubventricofa. Caulis fimplex vel ramafus, uni 
vel multiflorus ; rachis in multifloris preflexuofa fapiufque refracto-rectinata, 
fooribus Jecundis, ereétis. Spathe valvula extima firiatula, deorfum virens, 
fi upra {phacelata, plurimum truncata et fubtridentata, nunc etiam dente medio 
4rifiatim produéto. Corolla lacinie intime latiores (femperne?) Ex Taun- 
BERGIO femina reniformia. Huc aggregande 1xia rochenfis fupra 598, 
Ixta fublutea, Lamarck 3. 3995, Ix1a_ fecunda, fupra 597, Ix1A 
fetacea, Thunb. Ixra humilis, Thunb. (qua Ixra fetacea, p. Herb. © 
Linn. fil. apud Herb. Bankf.) Ix1a imbricata, de la oon db mers 
Ixta ramofa, fupra ad Ixia fynopf. f. 3. et Thunb. Ixta {cillaris 5. 
hec tamen Linn.) Ixia hirta, Thunb. Ix1a inflexa, de la Roche, 
‘(ciliaris Salif). 2). Ix1am humilem jam antea Tricnonemart hef- 
_ danter, at male, adjecimus ; vid. fupra 575+ (p. 2-) Genus ab Ixta fia- 
minibus inclinatis, TRicHONEMATI fligmatibus haud bifidis, SPARAXIDE 
Spathis haud laceris, TriTonia filamentis nec vel curvatis vel adfcenden- 
{ibus, omnibus babitu, apprime diftingtum. Ge 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
GEISSORHIZA odtu/atamultiflora; foliisenfiformi-linearibus, 
- rigidiufculis, denfe nervofo-liratis, obtufulis 5 
tubo germine breviore ; laciniis turbinato- 
campanulatis, unguiculato-oblongis, acutulis ; 
intimis latioribus. G. of eee iy 
EXTAS obiufata, Solana. in Herb. Bankf~ Synopf- noft. fupra 
4 3 
aS. if ing 
> Bulb ovate; fegularly fhaped, covered with many brown, ; | 
‘hell-like tunics *(not fibrous) "placed one over the other, : 
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