Achyranthes, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA: 671 
broad. Rib protuberant, and pale, Pedtioles from three’to 
six feet long, the lower half sheathing, those within smooth 
in every part. Scape rising through the centre of thé sheath- 
ing of the petioles, and elevated but litte above them. 
_ Spadix about a foot long, flexuose, hairy, compound, of from 
six to ten, alternate, bifarious branches. Spathes from six 
to ten, alternate, bifarious, diverging, smooth, lanceolate, 
boat-shaped, each embracing a small raceme, of from six to 
twelve, pedicelled, pretty large, pale yellow flowers, which 
expand in succession, Bractes numerous, bifarious, imbri- 
cated, linear-lanceolate, acute, villous, each of the most in- 
ferior ones embraces a single flower; the superior ones are 
smaller and abortive. Ca/ya none, except what I take for 
_ the corol’ be so called. Petals from six to three. interior, 
and three exterior, unequal in breadth, but, of the same 
length, linear-lanceolate, all united at the base. Nectary or 
sterile-stamen, a single, oblong, acute leaflet, inserted on the 
base of the largest of the three exterior petals, and into this, 
petal no stamen is inserted, %i/ements five, inserted on the 
base of the. petals on the inside. Anthers linear, erect, with 
their apices nearly as high as the stigma. Germ pedicelled, 
inferior, three-sided, three-celled, with one ovulum in each, 
attached to the bottom of its cell. Style nearly as long as 
the petals. Stigma simple, 
ACHYRANTHES. Schreb. gen. N. 404. 
Calyx five-leaved, and calycl.d. Corol none.) Neetary 
and stigma various. Germ superior, one-celled, one-seeded ; 
attachment inferior. Capsule utricular, one-seeded. ek 
3 ne annular, with central perisperm. 
je A, incana. R 
_ Annual, erect, hoary. Leaves lanceolar. Spikes pasion: 
terminal. Nectary ten-toothed. 
Illecebrum javanicum, Willd. spec. i, 1205. 
