Sinribefs MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ` 51 
length from three to twelve itiches, and breadth about four—Sheaths 
smooth; from the mouth of each rises a remarkably large long strap, 
or ligula; which bv the growth of the Plant becomes bifid, and by age 
scariose.— Spikes radical, half hid in the earth, oblong, loosely im- 
bticated with ciimeiform, pink-coloured, one-fowered, exterior scales 
ot bractes; and the same aumber of inner colourless, tridentate 
shorter bractes ; or, as/they may be called, inferior petianths.—Calyr 
superior; onesleared, spathiform, about half the length of the tube of 
Ahe corel, irieg: »iarly tridentate.— Curol. Tube slender, the length of 
ue 
the. exterior r seali s id the hese incurved. . Ext "riót border of three, 
low the twvo-lobed ks linear, hy above in rite usual long, 
taper, curved, grooved beak — Germ oval, villous, three-celled, each 
contaming many ovula attached to a central receptacle. Style very 
slender, and so long as to elevate the. funnel-shaped, ciliate stigma to 
àn equal height with the apex of the fitament.— Nectarial scales long 
and slender, embracing the base of the style within the bottom ofthe ` 
tube of the corol.— Capsule ovate, size of a large olive, three-sided, 
C fbr.celied, three-valved, opening from the apex down the angles ; 
inside of the cells crimson.—Ca/yz leathery, striated, pale, dull yel- 
lowish straw colour.— Seeds many, oval, blackish brown;.a little 
 rugose , arilled. Aril white, nearly complete, and ragged at the upper 
end.— Perisperm conform to the seed, — aaghg - 
dric, central, nearly as PS as the perapan. 
.6. Z. rubens. 2 
. Leaves lanceolaz. Spikes lex, half Seat in the e Bras. : 
tes linear-lanceolate, straight. Lip narrow-ovate, entire. » 
À native of the interior of Bengal; from the district of vungpori 
Dr. Buchanan sent the plauts to the Botauic is Gi, vhere the; 
blossom in August. 
Root tuberous, Xc. as in the other peces Stems | 
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