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 Arum spirale. Spiral-flowered Arum. 



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Class and Order. 



MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 



Spatha monophylla, cucullata. Spadix supra nudus, infernc 

 femineus, medio stamineus. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Arum spirale; foliis lineari-lanceolatis, spadice lanceolato spa- 

 tha oblongo-lanceolata spiraliter torta breviore. WiUd. 

 Sp. PL 4. p. 487. 



Arum spirale; acaule, foliis lanceolatis spatha spirali sessili. 

 Rets obs. 1. p. 30. n. 104. 



Our drawing of this very rare plant was taken, by the late 

 Mr. Sydenham Edwards, at Mr Vere's curious collection at 

 Kensington Gore; but we had no opportunity of examining 

 the living plant. The spadix is said by Retz to be very 

 short, which is probably the reason that it does not appear in 

 the drawing; neither is it at all visible in the specimens pre- 

 served in the Banksian Herbarium. According to Retz the 

 Arum spirale is a native of Tranquebar. Mr. Vere's plant 

 was supposed to come from China. 



