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CoNANTHERA BIFOLIA. VIOLET-FLOWERED 
| CoNANTHERA. 
KKK EEE ERE EKER EEK 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Character. 
Cor. supera. Petala sex reflexa. Anthere in conum 
-acutum coalite. Caps. ovata, 3-locularis, 3-valvis. Sem. 
_ pauca, subrotunda. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
‘Conantuera bifolia ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis, scapo su- 
perne ramoso, pedunculis bifloris, petalis alternis 
ciliatis. 7 
Conantuera bifolia ; pedunculis bifloris, petalis variegatis, 
bulbo articulato solido. Flor. Peruv. 3. p. 68. t. 301. 
Poirét Encycl. Suppl. 2. p. 326. 
_ ConANTHERA bifolia ; pedunculis bifloris, foliis 2. radica- 
libus lineari-ensiformibus. Pers. Syn. 1. p. 370. 
Bermuprana bulbosa; flore reflexo ceruleo. vulgo Inumu 
Feuill. Obs. v. 3, p. 8. t. 3. 
Conanruera bifolia is a native of the mountains of Chili, 
and our plant was raised from seeds, which came from that 
Country, by the late Joun Waker, Esq. of Southgate, 
Where it flowered in June last year, 1823. Z ‘ae 
_ The figures in the Flora Peruviana, and in Feuillée, re- 
Present the petals narrower and more reflexed than they 
‘Nere in our plant; but the descriptions agree so well with 
\tthat we cannot consider them as aistioet species. The 
“aves on the flowering plant decay before the blossoms 
‘Xpand ; those represented in the figure, belonged to a 
bulb that did not flower, which is probably the reason of 
‘third leaf being produced. 28 
The bulbs are eaten by the natives both boiled and raw; 
Fevrirée found them very good in soup. 
