PKLTANDHA. 89 



In Carolina, not well described, but very near 

 P. latifolia, said to be larger than P. kastata 

 with similar flowers. 



8. Peltandra angustifolia Raf. Calla Vir- 

 ginica Var. Michaux. Leaves hastate cordate 

 narrow oblong, lobes obtuse, spatlia elongate 

 incurved — Virginia &c, in this sp. Michaux 

 has blended probably the sp. 1, 2 aud 4, but the 

 narrow leaves and incurved spatha indicate a 

 peculiar species. 



MONOGRAPH OF LECHEA. 



AND THE SUBGENERA MENANDRA, EUDIEXA ^C» 



Linneus had only two sp. of Lechea^ having 

 reduced to that Genus the Menandra of Gro- 

 vonius. His L. minor and major jfigured in 

 Amer. Acad. 3. tab. 1. have been apphed at 

 random by nearly all the botanists to any other 

 Species, till Michaux who added 3 sp. and 

 Wildenow L. verticill^ita of India, which I 

 doubt to be of this Genus, as it appears to be 

 strictly North American. I shall now increase 

 it to 21 sp. and divide it into 3 subgenera that 

 miglit perhaps become as many Genera. 



The essential characters of this Genus were 

 also widely mistaken. Linneus put it into tri- 

 andria trigynia, altho' the stamens vary from 3 

 to 12, and there are not 3 styles, but a single 

 trilobe sessile plumose stigma ! The Capsule 

 is not one seeded as stated by most of Authors, 

 unless sometimes by abortion ; but it has 3 or 

 6 seeds : nor is that capsule 31ocular nor with 

 double valves as stated by others, it is strictly 

 unilocular, with 3 free placentas mistaken for 

 valves, or partitions. The calix is not single 

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