COMMELINACEA. 395 
| 6. CALLISIA. 
Callisia, Linn. in Loefl. Itin. p. 305, et Gen. Plant. n. 63; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iii. p. 854. 
Four herbaceous species restricted to Tropical America, and ranging from Mexico 
and the West Indies to Bolivia and Brazil. 
1. Callisia insignis, C. B. Clarke in Hemsl. Diag. Pl. Mex. iii. p. 56; DC. 
Monogr. Phanerog. iii. p. 311; S. Wats. in Proc. Am. Acad. xviii. p.167. (Tab. XCV. 
figg. 12-21.) 
Nort Mexico, near Morales, San Luis Potosi (Schaffner, 522); SoutH Mexico, near 
Guadalupe, valley of Mexico (Bourgeau, 889). Hb. Kew. 
DESCRIPTION OF TAB. XCV. Fiee. 12-21. 
Fig. 12, portion of a plant of Callisia insignis, natural size. 13, a flower; 14,a petal; 15, astamen; 
16, an ovary with the style; 17, a capsule; 18, horizontal section of a dehiscing capsule; 19, 
vertical section of capsule; 20, back view of a seed; 21, front view of a seed, the hilum short, 
linear, almost dot-like: all more or less enlarged. 
2. Callisia martensiana, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. iii. p. 312. 
Tradescantia martensiana, Kunth, Enum. Pl. iv. p. 697; Bot. Mag. t. 4849. 
Commelina multiflora, Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. ix. (reprint, p. 3). 
Sours Mexico, valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 2095), Jalapa at 3000 feet (Galeotti, 
4964; Linden, 4), Orizaba (Botteri, 964); GuaTemata (Skinner). Hb. Kew. 
3. Callisia repens, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, p. 62; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. p. 524; 
Lam. Ill. Pl. t. 35. fig. 1; C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. iii. p. 310. 
Hapalanthus repens, Jacq. Sel. Stirp. Am. p. 11, t. 11. 
Tradescantia callisia, Swartz, Fl. Ind. Occ. i. p. 603. 
South Mexico, Orizaba (Botteri, 537), Yucatan (Schott); GuaTEMALA, cultivated 
ground (Bernoulli, 201).—VEnezveLA to Peru and Brazit, and in the West Inpizs. 
Hb. Kew. 
4, Callisia umbellulata, Lam. Ill. Pl. i. p. 180, t. 35. fig. 2; Schl. in Linnea, 
xxv. pp. 618-621; C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. iii. p. 312. 
Callisia morandra, Roem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. vii. p. 1178 in adnot. 
Callisia delicatula, Kunth, Enum. Pl. iv. p. 63; Mart. Fl. Bras. i. 1, p. 257, t. 35. 
South Mextco, Orizaba (Botteri, 967), near Cordova (Bourgeau, 1683); Nicaragua 
(Tate, 450)—VENEZUELA to Braziu and in the West Indies. Hb. Kew. 
7. SPIRONEMA. 
Spironema, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1840, t. 47, et Misc. p. 26; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. iii. p. 854, 
A Mexican herbaceous monotype. 
1. Spironema fragrans, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1840, t. 47; C. B. Clarke in DC. 
Monogr. Phanerog. ili. p. 313. 
Spironema orthandrum, Lindberg in Act. Soc. Fennic. x. p. 127, t. 4. 
SoutH Mexico, valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 2096). Hb. Kew. 
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