acuminate, and coloured like the flower, pubescent. Cal. 
about as long as the pedicel, pubescent within and without, 
nearly cylindrical, with five strongly projecting ribs on the 
outside, leading to five slightly connivent acute teeth. 
Corolla inferior, hypocrateriform, pubescent without, smooth 
within ; tube nearly an inch long, dilated a little upwards, 
and contracted at the throat: limb five-cleft, segments 
ovate, acute, spreading at right angles to the tube, each 
with two strong ribs projecting behind. Stamens, five: 
Jilaments inserted immediately above the middle of the tube, 
each having a tuft of matted hairs projecting from the 
inside at their base, above this straight and smooth, nearly 
reaching to the faux. Anthers bilobular, short, connivent, 
bursting laterally : pollen yellowish-white. Stigma sap- 
green, nearly round, but flattened a little at the top, raised 
above the anthers, and projected into the faux. Style 
three-quarters of an inch long, nearly colourless, filiform. 
Germen roundish or obovate, smooth, yellowish-green, ob- 
scurely furrowed, seated on a small yellow disk. Ovules 
numerous, obovate. GRAHAM. 
This plant was received by Dr. Granam, under the 
name here adopted, from the Botanic Garden of Berlin, in 
June, 1828; but from what country was not stated, pro- 
bably Brazil. 1t blossomed in the stove of the Edinburgh 
Botanic Garden, in December, 1829. There was a suc- 
. cession of flowers which continued to expand for a length 
of time, and were rather ornamental. 
Fig. 1. Flower and Bractea. 2. Stamen. 3. Pistil, 4, Calyx. 5. Pistil, 
with its Gland at the base.—Magnified. 
