Ambrosinia. |= MONOECIA MONANDRIA, 493 
six to twelve inches long. Petioles enlarging at the base into 
sheaths for those within. Seape scarcely any. Spathe inverted 
round the base of the germ, and rising amongst the leaves to 
nearly the same length, below the part where the fructification 
is lodged a little swelled, and half hid in the earth, the next 
four or five inches erect, cylindric, completely closed, and 
twisted to the right ; above this there is still about one third 
of the spathe which is open, and much twisted to the left, the 
whole of a dull green colour on the outside, and streaked with 
~ dark purplewithin. Corol none. Filaments none, Anthers nu- 
merous round the stigma or apex of the style, immediately be- 
low them are several, sub-cylindric glands in a verticel round 
the style. Pistt/s in the swelled base of the spathe. Germ, 
superior, conical, five or six-lobed, each lobe crowned with a 
large gland. Sty/e cylindric. Stigma firmly united to the 
semi-partition, which crowns the chamber of fructification. 
Capsule conical, from five to six-celled, from five to six-valv- 
ed, opening from the apex. Seeds a few in each cell. 
It comes exceedingly near A. spirale in appearance, yet 
differing very widely fromit. First, in the lower part of the 
spathe being closed and twisted to the right, then the upper 
portion to the left and open ; and in the partition thereof be- 
ing incomplete, Secondly, in having nectarial glands round 
the style beneath the anthers. Thirdly, in having a capsule of 
five or six cells, and a few large seeds in each. 
4, A, unilocularis. R. 
 Stemless. Leaves linear-lanceolate. Spathe as long as 
the leaves, twisted. Capsule one-celled. 
Teling. Pechika, boora-gadee. 
A native of Coromandel, in marshy places, and borders of 
lakes, where it is partly in sweet water. Flowering time the 
rainy season. 
Root fibrous, stoloniferous, Stemless, Leaves radical, erect, 
ensiform, smooth, below expanding to. embrace those under- 
neath; from nine to eighteen inches long, and aboutone broad. 
