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1378 TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Commelina, 
oval, the third lames sterile. Style S ascending.— Capsules 
three-celled, with two scabrous seeds in each. £s 
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7. C. cespitosa. R. = | 
Polygamous, creeping. Leaves lanceolate. Spathe cordate, pee 
:duncled, few-Bowered ; ; petals nearly Ae Capsules three-celled, 
with one or two seeds in each. 
A native of Chittagong, from thence the plants were sent to the 
Botanic Garden by Mr. W. Roxburgh. It is in blossom most part - 
of the year. a 
Stems and branches numerous, slentdar, smooth, jointed, creeping. 
close over a space of some feet and striking deep root at the joints. 
Leaves alternate ; sessile on their smooth cylindric sheaths, ovate 
lanceolate, the upper ones narrower. and longer; all are entire, and 
smooth on both sides.—Sheaths, besides the usual leaf-bearing one, 
there is a second or inner annular one wherever there is a peduncle. | 
— Peduneles- solitary, leaf-opposed, about an inch long, round, and 
smooth. Spathe cordate, or rather semi-cordate in their natural fold- 
ed state, each embracing two common pedicels ; the superior one bear- 
ing two, three, or four, pedicelled male flowers; and the lower about 
as many hermaphrodite ones ; all blossoming in succession.—Caly? 
of three, equal, obovate, concave, pale blue, pellucid leaflets. —Pelals a 
three ; the upper two reniform and pedicelled ; the lower one cordate, 
and sub-sessile, all of a most beautiful light blue colour. Ne ctaries 
three, erect, on the upper side opposite to the stamens.— Filaments — 
three, equal, ascending. Anthers, the middle one larger, and sagittate.— 
Germ ovate, (in the male flowers wanting.) Style ascending, as long 
as the stamens. Stigma incurved, simple.—Capsules oblong, threes 
celled, with one or two seeds in each. vC 
8. C. scapiflora. R. UM eee 
Root perennial. | Rtacemes, radical, erect, with alternate, many- 
flowered spathes. Petals equal. meti in a tuft, ensiform. - 
Beng. Kurelli. . 
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