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 Arum bulbiferum; Bulb-bearing Arum. 



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Class and Order. 



MONCECIA PoLYANDJRIA 



Generic Character. 



Spatha 1-phylla, cUcullata. Spadix supra nudus, infcrne 

 femineus, medio stamineus. 



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Specific Charactet and Synonyms. 



AruM bulbiferum ; acaulej foliis decompositis bulbiferis, 

 spadice oblongo-ovato spatha ovata obtusa venoso-striata 

 breviore. 



Arum bulbiferum; radtce tuberosa, foliis decompositis bul- 

 biferis, spatha cucullata spadice cylindrico longiore, nec- 

 tariis nulhs. Roxb. Ft. Ind. orient, ined. 



Native of Bengal. Plentiful in the woods in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Calcutta, flowering in May. Soon after the 

 decay of the flowers the leaves make their appearance, and 

 continue during the rainy season. 



The flower was drawn in May 1813 ; the leaf some weeks 

 after, in the stove of James Vere, Esq. of Kensington-Gore. 



