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LOPHIOLA AUREA. GOLDEN-CRESTED 

 LOPHIOLA. 



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Oafs and Order. 



Hexandria Monocynia. 



Generic Character. 



Inflor. erefta, divifa, bratleolis fingularibus pedunculo fingulo 

 fuboppofitis fquamata. Cat. o. Cor. infera, hexapetalo-partita, 

 vegularis, aequalis, radiato-reffafta, difco barbata. Stam. im- 

 mediate hypogyna, erefto-patentia ; fit. nuda ; antb. oblongs, 

 introrfse, ere&o-reclinatae. Piji. fublongius, inclufum ; genu. 

 ovato-pyramidatum, 3-loc, loculis biferiate polyfpermis ; jiylus 

 continuus, 3-ftriato-fubulatus (3-partibilis Pitrfh) ; Jligma punctual 

 fimpliciflimura. G. 



Obs. Heibafafciculatimcafpitofa; radix perennis, repens ; folia pauca, 

 collaterali-dijlicha, lineari-enfata, pilis rarls adfperfa, Jiriatula, fir inula ; 

 caul is altior, teres, JlriftiuJ cuius, fubuniarticulaius cum folio in nodo, 

 Janatus ; fiores cymofo-paniculati, ramuli ereclo-patenles, pedunculis paucis 

 unijloris Jubfajciculato-fecundis tenninati ; foJiolo bracleaceo Jphacelato ad 

 divifuras ; corolla parva, fujco-fuhicfccns, ante anlheftn imbncato-ovata , 

 laciniis lanceolatis, intus Juperne glabris ; barbae pili jiavi, fimplices, ad 

 lentcm injlar TradesCANTI arum articulofi ; anth. aurant'iaca, fila- 

 mento barba fubifometro aliquoties breviores ; cyma bracleola et corolla exiirne 

 pills albis fvnplicibus non articulrfis lanatce. Ex punclis nonnuliis collintut 

 Narthecium. ^Conostylide (Brown Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 1. 

 300 ab Anigozantho difficult er JejunclaJ ut et a Lan'ARIA (Argo- 

 l a s i a Juffi. )Jignh pluribus,prafcrtim corolla nonjupera, aperte dijlante. G. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



LOPHIOLA atirea. G. 



CONOSTYLIS amcrkana. Furfi Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1. 224; cum 



icone. 

 ARGOLASIA aurea. Furjh Catal. 



Desc. Leaves 2 — 4, fhortcr by the half than the flowcr- 

 ucm, about two lines broad, reddening towards the lower part ; 



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