160 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. SaUSeviCYa. 



when it is about the size, and appearance of a fine red 

 cherry. Seed solitary, conform to the berry, perisperm 

 conform to the seed, horny, as in the palms. Embryo sim- 

 ple, lodged in the base of the perisperm on the outside. 



9. D. airopurpiirea. R. 



Shrubby, erect. Leaves lanceolar, acuminate, (highly 

 coloured.) Panicles terminal ; branches few, long, simple, 

 and diverging -, flowers solitary. 



Lall Bun-amtol, the vernacular name in Silhet, where 

 it is found wild in the forests, growing to be a tall, scan- 

 tily branched, caulescent species, with dark purple leaves 

 and inflorescence of from six to eight feet in height ; flow- 

 ering in March and April, and the berries ripening the 

 January following. 



Leaves about the ends of the branchlets, short-petioled, 

 lanceolar, acuminate, polished, striated lengthways with 

 innumerable, fine, parallel veins, colour an enchanting, 

 rather dark ferruginous purple ; from six to eight inches 

 long, by one to two broad. Panicles terminal, solitary, 

 composed of a few, long, diverging branches toward the 

 base, length of the leaves, colour purple, and particular- 

 ly dark when young. Flowers solitary, on jointed pedi- 

 cels ; the part below the joint permanent, and shorter 

 than the bractes. Bractes two to each pedicel ; one ex- 

 terior and larger than the other, inserted on the base of 

 the pedicel laterally, and smaller. Corol, stamina, pistil" 

 lum, and berries, as in the genus. 



SANSEVIERA. Thunh.prod. 



Calyx none. Corol six-parted, with. the stamina insert, 

 ed on their base. Germ superior, three-celled. Cells one- 

 seeded ; attachment interior. Berries from one to three, 

 united, one- seeded. 



