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DRIMIA LANCEA&FOLIA (8.) LESSER PLAIN- 
LEAVED DrRiMIA. 
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Cla/s and Order. 
HeExanpDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Charaffer. 
Inflor. feorfim bra€teata. Cal.o. Cor. infera, perfiftens, erefta 
vel pendulo-cernua, regularis, zqualis, hexapetaloideo-partita, _ 
e tubulofo claufa reflexo-patens, laciniis ligulatis apice callofis 
inflexis. Fi/. ime corolla affixa, planiufcula, fubulata, reéta, 
equalia, fepius fafciculato-proftantia. Axth. oblonge, erefe. 
Germ. polyf{permum, rarius-curto ftipite nixum. Svy/us ftriato- 
gracilefcens, curvulus. S#ig. obfcurius muricato-trigonum. 
Cap/. ere€&ta, velata, f{cariofo-pergamea, turbinato- vel evato- 
oblonga, acute vel rotundatim trilobo-trigona, 3-loc., 3-valv., 
valvis medio feptigeris. Sem. in quolibet loculamento pauca 
(1—2) adolefcentia, oblonga deorfum attenuata, ere€ta;_ in- 
terdum (ide Jacquini) unicum reliquis compreffis loculamentis 
in amplitudinem totius capfule laxatum. G. 
Oss. Bulbus rarius complete tunicatus et membrana veflitus, fapius 
nudus ac vel tunicato-[quamofus ex femitunicis vel fquamis amplis ita inter fe 
_ compattis ut vix appareant junttura, vel ex iftis inequalibus Jurfumque im- 
bricatis laxius Squamofus ; folia plura carnofula, craffiufcula, ambientia, 
¢ fafciato-convolutis divergentia, a plano obverfa, linearia ad lato-lancealata, 
acuminata ; fcapus tardior illifve fimultaneus ; racemus continuus Spicatim 
elongatus vel brevis ac diffujus; pedicelli uniflori bracteis Jingularibus 
acuminatis aridis, aliis vacuis vagis haud infrequenter inter{perfis, fuffulti. 
A Lacuenatta facile Se defignat corolla equali reflexa ac ftaminibus rectis. 
ALBUCAM propius collimat ex illius phyfode ; (fupra No. 1049.) G, 
Specific Charaéer and Synonyms. 
DRIMIA Janceefolia ; bulbo tunicato, veltito ; foliis pluribus 
divaricatis, lanceolatis, {capo brevioribus ; racemo 
multi-paucifloro, recurvo-patentiflimo ; pedicellis 
braé&tea minuta fubulata aliquoties longioribus 
corolla cernua laciniis revolutis ; germine breviter 
ftipitato, oblato-conico, rotundato-fexlobo in mar- 
ginem fexdentatam deorfum direétam extenfo; ftylo 
_ fexftriato; capfula rotundato-triloba, fexfulca. G. 
(2) major; foliis lanceolato-acuminatis glaucis nigro-maculofis ; 
_ Facemo cylind -pyramidato numerofiore denfiore. G. 
el Aa heer ee sears LACHENALIA 
