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iura) depresso-globosa v. angulata.—Bulbi v. cormi tunicie fibroswe; . Folia plana, angusta, 
Evi rigida, supra basin. caulis conferta. Jnflorescentia. simplex v. parce ramosa ; spathi 
iore patente d ise ovate. Flos in spatha. unicus, 
wai, Practón spathe subzequali 2-carinata. 
Species 2, Afriez australis incole, Baker im Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 163. — Jacg. Jc. Rar. t. 241 
(Gladiolus). Red. Lil. i. 194, 419 (Gladiolus). Bot. Heg. t. 186 (Tritonia) ^ Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 
1820 (Tritonia). Reg. Gartenfl. t. 808. — Klatt in Zeitschr. Schweitz. Gartenb. 1881, t. 3. 
46. Lapeyrousia, Powrr. i» Mem. Acad. Sc. Toulouse, 186, ex eod. in. Jowrn. Plus. 
xxxv. (1789), 425. (Meristostigma, A. Dietr. Sp. PL, i. i Peyrousia, Sweet, Hort. 
ZI 499. Ovieda, Spreng. Syst. i. Hi I-PR thi undibulif v. fere hypo- 
hum, tubo tenui interd imo recto v. indie leviter incürvo in faucem 
brevem sepius dilatato ; lobi subrequales, patentes, v. 2 paullo longiores. Stamina ad 
faucem affixa, filamentis Wievibus liberis ; antherse oblongo-lineares. Ovarium 3-loculare, 
loculis oo-ovulatis ; stylus filiformis, da ssepius elongatus, ramis filiformibus 2-fidis, 
lobis introrsum in longitudine panuloer. Capsula globosa v. ovoidea, loculicide 3-valvis. 
Semina parva, subglob v. angulat —Bulbi seu cormi tunics fibrosm v. 
rigide striatze basique cireumscissze. Habitus valde varius, foliis seepius paucis. Spathse 
herbaces, nunc inter folia conferta sessiles, nunc secus pedunculum seu ramos inflores- 
centiz plures sessiles approximate v.dissite. Flos in spatha unicus, sessilis, bractea 
spatha breviore 2-nervi v. 2-carinata. 
Species ad 18, Africw australis et tropiez incole. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 164. — Klatt in 
Linnea, xxxii. 776 (Ovieda) ; Ergünz. und. Bericht, 25. 
. Genus imprimis ad inflorescentiam in series sequentes dividitur :— 
l. Galazioidee. Caulis humilis. Spathz herbacee, densissime confertze et. foliis floralibus quasi 
involuerátz, habitum fere Galacie pret Hue LL. fasciculata, Ker, et affines.  Jacg. Jc. Rar. 
t. 292 (Galazid). SovmRoNiA, Licht. in Rom. ét. Schult. Syst, 1. 482. 
2. Haplostachye. Caulis humilis, simplex.  Spaths herbacew, seeus peduneulum simplicem 
plures, approximate, Hue Z. fissifolia et affines. — Jacq. Jc, Rar. t. 268 (Gladiolus). Bot. eec y 
1246, et; L. odoratissima, Baker in "Trans. Linn. Soc. 'Bot. i. 973, t. 36. 
3. Spathacee. Caulis medioeris v. brevis; Spath:e secus ramos divaricatos plures, herbacec. | Jacq. 
Xe, Rar. t. 269, 270 (Gladiolus). - Bot. Reg. t. 1903... Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard, t. 148, et ser. 2, t. 89. 
4. Anomathecee. Folia longa. /Spathsz parvz seeus ramos paucos elongatos subdissitz. Bof. 
Mag. t. 600, ANoMATHROA, Ker in. Kan. et. Sims, Ann. Bot. i. 227. Klati in. Linnea, xxxii. 774; 
Ergünz. und. Bericht, 21... Baker in. Journ. Linu. Soc, xvi. 163. ANoMAZA, Salisb. in Trans. Hort, 
Soc. i. 2328, gagne slar. 
5. 
Smwpe Spath;e parvs, seeus 
ramulos breves pauce, EE Jaeg. Ic. E t. 288 rita Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 85 (Ixia). 
A Mas. É 595. A usd Reise dMottemh, fief, t. 58. 
jeg : 
Spathte longw, anguste, ad apices ramorum 
Ke v. rarius 2, inferiore distante. Perianthiüm longum. Hue L.fragrans, Baker in Trans. 
Linn. Soe. Bot. i. 272, antheris valde inzequalibus, Z. cyanescens, Baker, 1. c., antheris subsequalibus, 
et L, fistulosa, Baker. 
47. Watsonia, Mill. Dict... (Neuberia, £Eckl. Verz. Pfl. Samml. 97. Meriana, Trew, 
PL. Sel. Ehret. 11, t. 40.)—Perianthii tubus basi tenuis, eurvus v. recurvus, superne 
liatus ; lobi subsequal,  ovati oblongi v.  láneeolati, peranthesin patentes. Stamina 
intza fuucom affixa, fil is liberis fi lis ; antherc' oblongo-lineares, 
b Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis oc-ovulatis ; stylus filiformis, 
superne lateralis, ramis brevibus swpe inzqualibus 2-fidis, lobis filiformibus interdum 
brevissimis superne introrsum papillosis. Capsula globosa ovoidea v. breviter oblonga, 
loculieide 3-valvis. Semina globosa v. angulato-compressa.— Bulbi tunicze rigide fibross. 
Caulis sspe elatus. Folia longe ensiformia, rigidula, venosa, costa sspe: prominente. 
"Spies longs, simplices v. parce ramos. Spathis lanceolats oblongs v. anguste, sape 
numerose, secus ramos q v. subdisti dissitie v. subimbricate. Flos in 
spatha unicus, sessilis, Tdi interdum 2-fida, 
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