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Arum tenuifolium. Scorzonera-leaved 



Arum. 



Class and Order. 

 Moncecia Monandria. Schreber. 



MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. fVUld. 



Generic Character. 



Spatha monophylla, cucullata. Spadix supra nudus, 

 inferne femineus, medio stamineus. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Arum tenuifolium ; acaule, foliis angusto-lanceolatis, spatha 



subrecurva, spadice longo vermiformi acuto declinato. 



Lamarck EncycL 3. p. 10. n. 10. Bot. Reg. 512. 

 Arum tenuifolium ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis, spadice subu- 



lato spatha lanceolata longiore. Willd. Sp. PL 4. p. 



486. Hort. Kew. ed. alt.b. p. 309. 

 Arum tenuifolium; acaule, foliis lanceolatis, spadice setaceo 



declinato. Sp. PL 1370. Excluso ubique synonymo 



Gronovii. 

 Arisarum angustifolium. Bauh. Pin. 196. Clus. Hist. 2. 



p.74.—Hisp.p.304.f.30b. Lob. Advers.26l. Lob. 



ic. 599. Dod. Pempt. 332. 



This very curious species of Arum blossoms in June and 

 July, but the leaves do not appear till after the flowers 

 decay. The spathe in our plant was very much lengthened 

 at the point ; was at first moderately, but afterwards very 

 much, recurved and spirally twisted, extending ten inches in 

 length ; externally green, striate ; internally of a dark 

 sordid purple colour, curiously chequered ; margin undu- 

 lated. The spadix at first more inclined to blood-colour, 

 but finally of the same sordid purple, protruded from the 

 spathe to the extent of fifteen inches, tapering towards 

 the point, and aptly enough compared to a worm. The 



length 



