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OPpHIOPOGON JAPONICUS. JAPAN 
SNAKESBEARD. 
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Clafs and Order. 
HexanpDrRiA MonoGynia. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Cor. femifupera, rigens, hexapetalo-partita, rotata, regu- 
laris, aqualis, perfiftens. Anth. in germen fubfeffiles, fagit- 
tatim fubulate, ftylum compa&tim ftipantes.  Sty/us ubulato- 
pyramidatus, trigonus, ftri@tiffimus.  Stigm. fimplex  bujus 
cufpis. Germ: cum corolla tot6 turbinatim concreta. Baca 
aquofo-pulpofa, oblongo-rotunda, (abortu ?) unilocularis. Sem 
unum cartilagineum loculi cavitati conforme. G, 
Oss. E China et Faponia. Planta herbacea, cefpitofa, perennis, fub- 
fpithamaa ; radix repens, fibras promittens verfus finem tuberofo-nodifas 5 
folia perennia, radicalta, ambienter-fufciculata, numersfa, linearta, an- 
-— gufta, firiaiufcula, ftriata, obtufula, intus concaviufcula, deorfum craffiera, 
anguftata, convolutim compaéta, utrinque membrana {phacelata furfum diique- 
Seente alata, furfum recumbenter divergentia ; {capus centralis, ancipttt 
complanatus, iis duplo brevior ; inflorefcentia Jpicato-racemofa, ex racemults 
1—6-floris, fafciculatis, perque bracieas communes carinatas acuminatas 
eobibitis ; pedicelli uniflort, aggregati, floribus concolores horumque diametro 
breviores ; corolla ce@ruleo-albicans, nutans; \aciniis oblongiujeulis, obtu- 
Satis, fruétui accumbentia; bacca fubviolacea, pifi majoris magnitudine, 
pellucida, fplendens (vitreo globulo emula. Dulcamare fructui Jimilis 
Kzmpf.) femen (oculo pifcis proximam fimilitudinem referens Kampf.) 
(cdore alliaceo Thunb.) Differt CONVALLAPIA per corollam fem fuperam, 
per germen iftius ima parte toto connatum ; per antheras germini Jubmnpidentes, 
per fligma quod hic eft mera fiyli cufpis ; per herb atque radicis habitum. 
omen ex oQic, Twyav, planta ipfa Fapanenfium lingua vernacula ‘* Rjuno 
‘“ Fige,” i.e. ‘* Barba ferpentina” dida. G. 
Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 
OPHIOPOGON japonicus. G. 2 
CONVALLARIA japonica (.) Thunb, Flor. Fap. 140. Linn. 
Syft. Veg. Murr. 334- Suppl. 204. Hort. 
Kew. 1. 455. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. 160 Lil. 
a Redouté 2. t. 80.  Desfont. in Ann. du 
Muf, ann. 5. Cab. 1. P. 45> 
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