C 1419 ] 



Pancratium amboinense. Amboyna 

 Pancratium, 



Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Inflor. umbellata in fcapo terminalis Jpatha bi-pluri ?-valvi, 

 rarius uniflora. Cal. 0. Cor. fupera, inferne tubulofa limbo 

 fexpartito radiatim patente. Fit. tubi fauci impofita, ere&o- 

 divergentia, deorfum a corona variae profunditatis turbinato- 

 connexa. Anth. inrroverfo-verfatiles. Germ, poly-definiteve 

 oligo-fpermum. Stylus fubulato-elongatus, tereti-trigonus, in- 

 clinato-aflurgens. Stig. 1 fimplex, 3-ve linearia. Cap/. 3-loc> 

 3-valv., valvis medio feptigeris. Sem. plurima-pauca vel abortu 

 folitaria, fepti margini interiori annexa; G. 



Obs. Radix tunicato-bulbofa ; folia radicalia bifaria vel ambient ia, 

 convoluto-ligulata, modo ianceolata i raro petiolata lamina orhiculata ; flores 

 ere fit limbo rariffime nutante. Seminum tejla minus Jape atricolor. ^uaji 

 monadelphum Crinum. Ad Amaryllides quafdam accedit fimbria 

 donat as fauci ali. Differt N a R c 1 s s o quod in eo corona fauci s ipji breviora 

 includat Jlamina t nee colliget longiora, G. 



Specific Char ail er ami Synonyms. 



PANCRATIUM amboinenfe ; (petiolatifolia ; muliifiora ;) 

 foliis pluribus, ambientibus, petiolis femicylindrico-cana- 

 liculatis lamina (modo maxima ac tranfverfe latiori) cordato- 

 orbiculata nervis concentrice Coftata cum brevi acumine; 

 fcapo fubtereti, iis longiori ; umbella fpatham fatis ex- 

 fuperante ; pedicellis corolla brevioribus faepius brafteis 

 interftinftis ; corolla hypocrateriformi ; germine elliptico 

 obfolete trigono laevigato loculis difpermis; tubo hoc 

 anguftiore, ftriBo, rotunde trigono, furfum vix dilatefcente, 

 laciniis parum longiore ; limbo flellato laciniis extimis 

 lanceolatis paulo anguftioribus, intimis fpathulato-lanceo- 

 latis lamina fubrhombeo-ovata ; corona ftaminilega parva 

 laciniis fub 4-plo breviore fubfemi-fexfida, 12-dentata 

 (e dilatatis et utrinque dente prafixis filamentorum bafibus 

 femicoalitis conftmcla ;) filamentis fubdeclinato-divergenti- 

 bus corolla fub una quarta brevioribus ; ftylo parum lon- 

 giore pun&o ftigmatofo obtufulo fad lentem) puberulo. G. 



PANCRATIUM 



