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MON 



MONOGYNI 



Globba. 



Caulis simplex, tripedalis, folus^ellipticis; acutis, alternis petiola- 

 tis (marantae) vaginis apice truncatis. Spica? floribus confertis, 



involutis. Bractea ovata flore longiore. In 



luteis, singulis 



Ind. orient. Bengala. 



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a. G. versicolory racemo subcorymboso , appendice fila* 

 menti miadriloba , divaricata. Smith exot. Bot. t. 117. f. a-c* 

 partes floris. Hura Siamensium Koenig ap. Retz, 



Obss, bot. IIL p. 49. 



Racemus brcvis, s. corymbosus; corolla varicgata luteo, albo cf 

 violaceo. Differt a Gl. marantina et a sequenti IxibiQ versus me- 

 dium filamenti corollam superante. In graminosis umbrosi* 



Ins. young Ceylon^ et ad urbem Malaccae 2j.. 



racemo elongato cylindrico, appendice 

 Smitk Exot. Bot. t. 117. 



Caulis trlpedalis, foliis vaginantibus vestitus , utrinque pubescenti- 

 bus, oblongo-ovatis, attenuatis- Racemus terminalis, pedunculis 

 trifloris , iloribus aurantiacis. In sylvis Nepal superioris. 



Buchanan. 



3. G. racemosay 

 filamenti sagittiformi- 



4. 



G. erecta JD ecaniL^ racemo terminali erecto, Lrac- 



Redoiitc 



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teis flore brevioribus, foliis subsessilibus. . 

 jbiliac. in. t. 17Z1. 



Kad. fibrosa, repensj culml plures lierbacei rccti sjmpllces superue 

 pubcscentes , crassitie digiti Aiinimi, bipctlaleS circiter; foHa al- 

 terna, vaginantia, demum plana, lanceolata, acuminata, basi in 

 petlolum aUenuata: vaginae foliorum inferiorum rufescentes^ sca- 

 riosae; flores terminalcs , racemosi, pedunculi breves, crassi, 

 pvibescentes , 2-3flori, bractea sub.singulo pedicello parva fusca 

 caduca, braclels vero sub singulo flore ovarium involventib.us 

 albis, diaphanis, caducis, maioribus. Calyx albus, extuspubesccn^ 

 basi tubUlosus, brevis, latere fissus in lobos tr^s parum profun- 

 dos. Corolla alba, calyce triplo longior, tubulosa, basi atte- 

 iiuata, ultrai medium partlta in iacinias 5obIongas, obtusas', irre; 

 gulares. Nectarium album, tubulosum, basi liirtellum, dilatatum 

 in limbum ovatum, concavum , rubro flavoque varium , Wndula- 

 tum, apicc in lobos duos breves divisum , basl cornubus duobus 

 parvis subul^itis, Glandula flava nectarifera in apice germinis. 



« Stamen nectario aflfixum , latum , sulcatum , aplce in annulum 

 callosum medio^ fissum dilatatum, cui ad latus titrumque loculus 

 linearis , pollJne farctus. Germen inferum, |)ubescens, globo- 

 sum, subtrigonum. Stylus in fissura annuli staminis. Floruit 

 itt Hort. reg. Parisiuo, sub nomine Heneai-miae minoris^ Patria 

 ignota; fors India orientalis- 



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1) uL i a e. 

 6* G. japoriicd Thiinb.^ racemo terminali cernuo, foliis 

 cnslforxnitus integerrimis. Thunb, jap. 23» Raempf. 



amoen, V. p. 827, PVilld. Spec, I. p. 154. 



Scapus simplex, bipedalis , folia pauca, petlolis vaglnantibus paulo 

 lo^Qgioraj rhachis flexuosa, palmaris. Caps. ovala rubra, magor- 

 tadine Cynosbati. luxta jVagasaki. %: 



6. Gl^OBBi 



