along the middle, } in. long. laments glabrous, about 
4+ in. long; anthers wide-oblong, ; in. long. Disk 
convex, verrucose, }—l in. wide; styles 5, erect, glabrous, 
very short and very slightly thickened at the tip. Fruit 
globose, about } in. across. 
Fig. 1, bract ; 2, flower-bud; 3, an expanded flower; 4 and 5, stamens seen 
from the side and from behind ; 6, ovary and styles :—all enlarged. 
