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_ HaMantuus MULTIFLORUs.. SrerRA LEONE 
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Class and Order. | 
Hexanpria Monoaynia. 
Generic Character. 
Involucrum polyphyllum, multiflorum. Cor. 6-partita, su- 
pera. Bacca 3-locularis. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Hamantuvs multiflorus ; foliis elliptico-lanceolatis, erectis, 
spatha reflexa, umbella globosa, staminibus divaricatis 
adscendentibus. 
Hamantaus muliiflorus ; foliis tribus ovato-lanceolatis acu- 
minatis carinatis undulatis erectis, umbella congesta 
globosa, petalis patentibus. Martyn & Nodder, single 
plate. Mart. Mill. Dict.n. 8. Bot. Mag. supra. ‘961. 
Hamantuus multiflorus ; foliis elliptico-lanceolatis acutis — 
concavis erectis, umbella multiflora involucro longiore, 
pedunculis articulatis, limbo patulo, staminibus adscen- 
dentibus. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. p. 25. Hort. Kew, ed. alt. 
1. p. 207. 
Hyacintuo affinis africana, caule maculato, Seba Mus. }. 
p. 20: t. 12. 7. 1, 2, 3. 
Satyrium e Guinea. Vallet Hort. t. 33. Swert. Floril. t. 
62. f.3. De Bry Floril. t.44. Moris. Hist. s. 12. t. 
12. f- 11. Rudb. Elys. 2. t. 210. f. 3. 
We have before given a figure of this Hamantuus, (No. 
961.) but drawn from so weak a specimen that it gives but 
an imperfect idea of this very brilliant flower, which, when it 
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