BURMANNIACEJE. 



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Burmanniaeeae. 

 jBurmannia Lixx. 



Burmannia liukiuensis HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 77-A). Saprophytica 

 maxima 14 cm. alta gracillima erecta efoliata basi densiuscule squamata deor- 

 sum sursumque remotissime squamata, squamis inferioribus prope basin caulis 

 sitis a se 1-2 mm. distantibus ovato-tri- 

 angularibus 2 mm. longis 1^ mm. latis gla- 

 bris caulem semi-amplectautibus ecoloratis 

 squamis superioribus ecoloratis oblongis 

 subplicatis 3 mm. longis in explicato 

 2i mm. latis caulem semi-amplectantibus 

 apice obtusis a se 3-4 cm. remotis. Caulis 

 toto glaber maximus 14 cm. altus subteres 

 vel subtetragonus a basi usque ad fere 

 apicem hand ramosus prope apicem furca- 

 tim 2-3-plo ramosus, ramis a se angulo 

 45 egressis, ad basin ramorum squamis 

 singulis sitis, ramis apice floribus singulis 

 terminatis, ramis ultimis (vel pedicellis rio- 

 rum) 3-5 mm. longis plus minus tortuosis 



Fig. 77-A, Burmannia liukiu- 

 cnsis HAYATA ; a, a flower ; b, apic- 

 al portion of the perianth, expanded ; 

 c, an appendage with stamens ; d, stig- 

 ma ; e, f, seeds ; g, a bract, with 

 young flower in it. 



glabris. Perianthii tubus ovoideo-cylindri- 



cus 3^ mm. longus trigonus ad angulos alatas, alis meclio latissimis utraque 

 extremitate gradatim augustioribus ; limbo urceolato-clauso 1^ mm. longo 3- 

 lobato, lobis late triangularibus ^ mm. longis 1 mm. latis, lobulis secundariis 

 singulis inter lobos sitis. Stamina 3 sessilia, sub lobulis secundariis limbo affixa, 

 connectivis T-formibus ^ mm. longis utroque latere ad medium antheriferis. 

 Stylus erectus 2 mm. longus, stigmatibus 3-lobatis, lobis leviter deorsum recurvis. 

 Capsula perianthio persistent! coronata cum alis obovoidea supra basin usque ad 

 tubum perianthii alata, medio inter alas transverse fissa, valvis tenuissimis 

 hyalinis ecoloratis. Semina cum catidis fusiformi-linearia 1mm. longa utraque 

 extremitate caudata caudis exceptis ^ mm. longa ellipsoiclea longitudinaliter 

 striata, striis plus minus tortuosis. 



