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ImaTopHyttum Artront. HANDSOME- 
FLOWERED IMATOPHYLLUM. 
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Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—AmaryiuipEz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Flores umbellati, spathacei, nutantes. Perianthium su- 
perum, subcurvatum, sexpartitum, tubulosum, laciniis sub- 
zqualibus. Stamina basi submonadelpha, tubo inserta, 
perianthio longiora. Germen globosum, hexagonum: ‘Sty- 
lus filiformis, exsertus: Stigma ities reg sie 
trilocularis, loculis trispermis. NN ase bs 
Habitus Cyrtanthi ; sed radix fibrosa: folia numere 
loricata, distucha, marginata: umbella multiflora, loribus — 
vix curvatis, limbo perianthii profunde peperins stamina 
exserta. 
Specific Name. 
IMATOPHYLLUM * Aztoni. 
Descr. Root perennial, consisting of numerous ire nat 
thick, fleshy, simply or branched fibres. Leaves Mews 
long, spreading out in a distichous manner, strap-s 
flat, striated, green, with a diaphanous, jagged margin 
apex blunt, almost retuse, the bases sheathing ez 
and purplish. On breaking a leaf, a greenish, gelatinous 
fluid exudes in considerable quantity, which has the flavor 
and smell of a fully ripe apple. From the centre of these 
leaves arise one or more erect, rounded scapes, with a large 
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* From Iwas, mares, a thong, or strap, and Quiver a leaf, from the shape of 
the foliage. = . 
