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Galaxia Ovata(&.) Large-Flowered 



Galaxia. 



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Triandria Mo.nogynia, ni mavis Monadelphia 



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Generic Character. 

 Spatha monophylla, membranacea, lanceolate folliculofa, 

 tmiflora, fefiilis, pedicellum includens. Cor. fupera, infundi- 

 buhformis vel angultior tubaeformis, e tubo gracili tereti pe- 

 (iunculoideo fuperne dilatefcente in lirabum fexpartitum 

 regulareni turbinato-campanulatum ampliata, Iaciniis a latiorc 

 lamina deorfum angultatis, fuboequalibus, recurvatis. -Fil. ori 

 tubi continuum, tubulofum, tereti-pyramidatum, denticulis 3 

 anthcriferis pervium, limbo longe brevius. Germ, oblohgum, 

 pemcellatum. Stylus triquetro-filiformis tubura difcrerc per- 

 currens, fuperne incrafcefcens, in laminas abeuns 3 (tigmatofas 

 c deorfum cucullatis atque intricate coadunatis furfum diicrctas, 

 explicates diyergentes, ftamen exfuperantes, ambitu rotun- 

 datas ac multifido-fimbriatas. Antb. ereQas, a bafi inftxae, 

 fegittato-lineares. Cap/, oblonga, trifulco-trigona, tri-locularis, 

 trivalvis valvulis feptigeris. Sem. plurima, bifcrialia, globofa, 

 loculamentorum angulo interno affixa. G. 



Oes. Plantulce pygmea. Radix Bulbo-tuber ov&ttghbofum iv.iclco 

 tiwygdalino annue renovato, plexubus fibrofi-organ : cis feffiftetttibui ex.'eu- 

 fiUbus cum ataie in conceptaculum corUcofum craffum cancrllahvi vd rett- 

 culatim fat'ifcem excrefcentlbus ; caulfculus teres, jlipitifonn'n, panon, vel 

 omnino non t extra terror* promin^s, memlrana (modi geminaj^ radj • 

 gmatus, foliorum fafcicuh terminatui ; folia ligni<ita,fenu-b';uncialia, per 

 paginam interiorem fioribus obverfata, e deorfum convoitUc-cmpaclis furfum 

 'Xftieat'tm divergentia> exteiiora 2 oppofi.'a frevhra, catera angufiora jub- 

 &ffufa; ftores'plures, fugaciffimi a limbo involute collabentes, neque caduci t 

 fuccej/roi, fani-triunciales, lutei, Vtolaai, pw Quafi monadclpbum 



hie habemus Crocum cum fitccrefccnte '-'■ -'• ' <'' ' cunt 



Mor.4Ea per Unas longifoliam ffuprafub No. Jt*J conneZitur. G. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. . 

 1 

 GALAXIA ova/a,- (BulH-titber ghhofitm cortice tcSIum ran- 

 cellalimfiffili ;) foHis lineari-Hgulatis, convoluted 

 concaviufculis, nitide glabratis, craffiufculis, ri- 

 gidiufcuiis, per oram denticulis mimitifiimi* 

 bris ciliato fcabratis, extiinis duobiM fubo 



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