698 CLXXIIH. IRIDEJZE. [Sisyrinchiec., 
multiovulatis ; styli rami lineares, plani, glabri, indivisi v. rarius ramulus unus ad medium 
2-fidus.—Caulis e bulbo evolutus, 4-b-phyllus. Folia. ensiformia, decrescentia, inferius 
v. 2 inferiora solitaria, superiora 3 in apice caulis conferta, alterna, subspathiformia, 
supremum minutum. Flores dense spicati, spicis pedunculatis axillaribus ovatis, spatha 
2- valvi (spatha cum braciea): suffultis, apta , herbacea, ovata, pupicucaniis spicam 
involvens. Bractes sub p hyalins, imbricatze, 
pedicellos paullo sup t (Char. ea: 2) 
Species unica, Natalensis, a nobis non visa. Ex descriptione auctoris affinis videtur OrtArosantho 
et Bobartie, que genera tamen sepius ebulbosa. An Bobartie species P. filiformi (pariter bulbos) 
affinis? ; an ad Orthrosanthum referenda ? 
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28. Bobartia, Ker, Gen. Irid. 29.— Perianthi lanatum, tubo 0; Et m 
oblonga v. ovata, sequalia, patentia. Stamina basi peri ii affixa, fil tis brevibus 
liberis ; antherz lineares, erect». Ovarium ol vy. turbinat 3-loculare, loculis 
co-ovulatis ; stylus brevis ; rami longi, filiformes v. superne leviter applonaM: indivisi, 
apice breviterque introrsum papillosi, Capsula globosa v. turbinafa, peer locu- 
lieide 3-valvis. Semina mutua pressione angulata, testa — 
Rhizoma fibrosum ; caulis in B. filiformi basi in cormum globosum incrassatus, in czeteris 
speciebus NRUBN Folia radicalia pauca, anguste linearia, ensiformia v. subteretia, 
caulina perpauca v. 0. Spice ad apicem caulis plures fasciculatz, v. unica terminalis, 
folio florali erecto quasi caulem. continuante stipatz. Spies ipse e bracteis pluribus 
coriaceis tis bifariam. i tantes, quarum exteriores vacuse, ab extima. 
brevissima gradatim. auct», ad. multo longi seu spatham flores 2-3 brac- 
teasque totidem minores arcte involventem. Flores pedicellati. Capsule e spatha 
exsertze. 
Speeies ad 6, Afrieze australis ineole. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, xvi. 114. — Klatt'in Linnea, 
xxxiv. 054. Thunb. Diss. de Morea, t. 1, f. 1, 2, 1. 2, f. 1. — Bot. Reg. t. 229 (Marica). Lodd. 
Bot. Cab. t. 1900 (Xyris). 
BozanriA, Linn. Fl. Zeyl. V7 ; Lam. Illustr. t. 40, est Cyperus arenarius, Retz, descriptio ulterior 
tamen in Amen. Acad. i. 387, pro parte ex icone Plukenetiana et deseriptione Sehefferi sumpta fuit, 
pro parte e specimine Moree spathacee, Thunb., ut jam indicavit Schumacher in Skriv. Nat. Hist, 
Selsk. Kiobenh. iii. 8, qui genus delendum dixit. Ker (eo tempore Gawler) primum genus 
Jridearum constituit sub nomine Linneano Zobaríie, 
29. Sisyrinehium, Linn. Gen. n. 1017. (Souza, Vell. Fl. Flum. 213, Ic. vii. t. 1 ad 
3.)—Perianthium tubo subnullo explanatum concavum v. latissime campanulatum ; lobi 
subzequales, obovati v. oblongi. Stamina basi perianthii affixa, filamentis basi v. alte in 
tubum connatis v. rarius (in sect. Nwno) a basi liberis ; anthers varism, erects v. versa- 
tiles. Ovarium globosum v. breviter oblongum, 3-loculare, loculis co-ovulatis ; stylus 
filiformis, brevis v. antheras longe superans ; rami indivisi, nunc brevissimi, nunc elon- 
gato-filiformes, antheris alterni, summo apice stigmatosi. Capsula globosa obovata v. 
TUI oblonga, ssepius truncata, loculicide 3-valvis.— Radices in rhizomate brevissimo 
lato-fibrosze, fibris interdum carn iis. Caules basi sequales v. leviter in 
cormum Yi Rdtil ieretes v. ancipites. Folia radicalia v. ad basin caulis conferta, 
lineari-teretia v. plus minus ensiformia, semper angusta, caulina pauca v. 0. Spatha nune 
unica terminalis, nunc rarius prster terminalem nonnulle secus caulem sessiles. Flores 
in quaque spatha plures, pedicellati. Capsule e spatha exsertee. 6k 
Species ad 50, omnes Americans, tropieze v. extratropiem, quarum una "wu in variis 
regionibus inquilina in Hibernia indigena dieitur. aer in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 118. Klatt in 
Linnea, xxxi. 63 e£ 371 ; in Mart. Fl. Bras. iii. i. 534; Ergünz. und eiÁ 42. 
Sectiones 2, a Lemaireo propositas et a Klattio acceptas, Sisyringi 
nequimus. Baker sectiones 4 distinxit, imprimis ad caulis foliorumque ditas et infloreseentiam 
plus minus compositam, quz tamen vix satis definite, Sequentes,pro maxima parte a Herbertio 
indieatz, ad floris strueturam stabilize, nobis certiores videntur. 
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