170 TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Commelina, 
IRIS. Schreb. gen. N. v.97. 
Corol six-petalled, petals unequal, alternate, jomted wa 
spreading. Stigmas (petals, ) from cowled to bilabiate. 
‘1. I. chinensis, Curtis’s Bot. Mag. N. 373. — : 
Root creeping. Leaves ensiform, drooping ; 3; scape ramous, 
many-flowered. 
This elegant species has been introduced from China into 
the Botanic garden, where it thrives best in cool, moist, shady 
situations. Flowering time the beginning of the hot lio 
viz. March and April. 
MOREA. Schreb. gen. N. 80.0 60> 
Corol six-petalled ; the three inner siren. _ narrow- 
er. Stigma three-cleft. 
1. M. chinensis. Linn. sp. pl. ed. Willd. 245, Thunb, Diss. 
N-19. a 
Herbaceous, stems compressed. Leaves bifarious, ensiform. 
Umbels terminal, proliferous, all six-petals expanding. ol 
Belameanda-shular mini. Rheed. Mal. 11. t, 37. | 
Ixia chinensis. Curt. Magaz. 171. : 
Pardanthus chinensis. Amals of Bot. 1. 416. ves 
Beng. Dusbaba, or Dusbichundi, — 
‘A native of India, China, &c. Flowers in ‘the a re 
in the Botanic garden near Calcutta. _ ae 
Is common in gardens over India, where it blossoms dur- 
ing the rains, and ripens its seeds in the cold season, 
COMMELINA. Schreb. gen. id a 
in erior, three-leaved, Coral three-petalled, ¢ saci 
EERE: nas ss 
