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TUurPisTRA SQUALIDA. AMBOYNA TupPisTRA, 
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* Clafs and Order. 
Hexanpria Monocyrnia. 
Generic Charaéfer. 
Inflor. fcapofa, {picata, fimplex, brafteata. Cul. 0. Cor. infera, 
fexfida, imbricato-connivens, patentiffima, zqualis, rigida. Stam. 
dimidio breviora; j/. tota preter punGtum antheriferum corollx 
adnata; anth. biloculares, introverfx,; ovate, (in exemplario quod 
habemus parve atque cafiz). Pi. longitudine dupla ftaminum, 
columnare ; germ. depreffum, fubrotundum, folidum 3 Aylus hujus 
ifoperimetrus, 3-plo altior, continuus, tereti-trifulcus, tubulatus, 
ftigmate hians trilobo-labrofo, corrugato. rudus Bacca? G, 
Oss. Bulbus tunicatus, membranis telus, rhizomatis cylindrici de- 
Scendentis terminatrix ; folia pauca (2—3?), latius lorata, convoluton 
complexa, lamina lanceslato-oblonga, plana, nervofa, medio coftata s {capus. 
bis ultrave brevior, centralis, teres, durus, inclinatus ; {pica oblonga; 
cylindrica, conferta, divaricata; brattex arida, frorts Seffilis ifometra ; 
cor. horizentalis, bilabiato-campanulata, brevis, Jubrotato-explicanda 2 
laciniis medietate ferme tenus concretis , ovatis, dorfo convexis, labit Superioris 
planius extenfis, inferioris concavius contraéis. Flores in Spica inferiores 
numero partium addunt. Utrum eff prenotatus in antheris defecius fiirpis 
feminine indicium, an fpeciminis individui vitium fortuitum ? Anne ad 
SANSEVIERAM per pay feffilioram (Vide fupra No. 799) accedit 2 
Anne congener ORONTI1 japonici male cum aquatico, generis es prototypo, 
afficiati? G, 
Specific Name, 
TUPISTRA fqualida. CG. 
The prefent very curious and, as far as we can trace, unre- 
corded vegetable was introduced into this country fome years 
back from the Ifland of mboyna, by Mefirs, Loppices of 
Hackney, and has been ever fince preferved’ in their ftove, 
where it flowered for the firft time in April laft. The flowers — 
—— 3 : “ were 
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