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puberulis, ovulis in loculis solitariis.— Calycis laciniæ exteriores ovato- 
oblongæ, puberulæ, fructu paulo longiores. Stamina 2 fertilia; an-* 
there aurantiacæ. Stamina effota glanduliformia 4, glandule flavæ. 
Stylus cæruleus. Capsula obtuse trigona, rotundata, glabra, nitida ; 
ovula in quoque loculo, solitaria; semina tuberculata.— A. vagi- 
nato, Br., affine, sed folia multo longiora, et capsulæ loculi 1-spermi. 
— Crescit in Concano australiore ; fl. tempore pluviali. 
Sect. 2. Floribus paniculatis. 
. A. elatum; 8—4-pedale, caule erecto tereti glabro folioso, foliis 
lineari-lanceolatis acutis glabris planis albo-marginatis marginibus 
undulatis 6-8 poll. longis 2 poll. latis, vaginis integris pollicaribus 
ore puberulis vel subglabris, pedunculis terminalibus dichotomo- 
ramosis, ramis ramulisque distantibus paucifloris basi bracteis integris 
vaginantibus suffultis, floribus ternis. 
Sepala exteriora profunde concava, ovalia, obtusa, interiora petaloidea, 
obovato-cuneata, concava, sub anthesi reflexa. Stamina fertilia 
3, filamentis longis subulatis, antheris flavis. Stam. glanduliformia 
3 breviora, glandule luteæ, cordato-bilobze : filamenta omnia infra 
medium barbata. Capsula sepalis exterioribus inclusa, ovalis, obtuse 
trigona, nitida, loculis 3-spermis.—Crescit in sylvis umbrosis regni 
Warreensis; fl. Augusto. A. giganteo, R. Br., et À. elato, Kunth, 
Enum. vol. iv. p. 70, valde affine; a priore differt staminibus om- 
nibus barbatis ; ab 4.elato, Kunth, sepalis exterioribus non linearibus. 
This remarkable species has cylindrie fleshy, or rather tuberous, 
roots, and blue metallic bead-like fruit; it is very probably the 
Commelyna elata of Vahl, and that there are errors in the short 
description ; I have, therefore, kept the specifié name. 
5. A. canaliculatum ; 6-1-pollicare, radice fibrosa, caule simpliciter i 
ramoso erecto striato uno latere linea pubescente alternatim notato, 
foliis inferioribus late lineari-lanceolatis, superioribus eordato-oblongis, — 
omnibus amplexicaulibus glabris 10-18 lin. longis 4-5 lin. latis 
medio canaliculatis, pedunculis terminalibus et ex foliorum supe- 
riorum axillis solitariis vel geminis dichotomo-ramosis paucifloris, 
floribus longiuscule pedicellatis bifariis distantibus, pedicellis fructu 
longioribus bracteis minutis persistentibus oppositis. 
Sepala exteriora sub anthesi patentia, interiora majora, petaloidea, rotun- 
data. ipi quine tnm. antheris apice apiculatis, cyaneis ; 
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