4 MONANDRiA MOXOGYNiA. Phrynium. 



2. p. t'lrgatum. R. 



Stems simple. Leaves bifarious, lanceolate. Spikes terminal fili- 

 form compound. 



A native of Ma ''aba)', from thence sent to the late Dr. Anderson of 

 Madras for the Ca-damom plant, and by him presented to the Bota- 

 nic Garden at Calculta, where it blossoms during the rainy season. 



Moot a stout, crooked, toiigh, fibrous, horizontal main body, with 

 numerous, thick, strong fibers therefrom ; every part void of odour. 

 — Stems numerous, erect, 6-8 feet high, slender, jointed, lov^^er joint 

 or two much swelled; invested in the sheaths ofthe leaves, fistulous ; 

 the largest are about as thick as a slender walking cane near the 

 base, and at the top as thick as a common quill. — Leaves bifarious, 

 short-petioled on their sheaths, lanceolate, polishftd ; length from 6 

 to 18 inches. — Sheaths and petioles smooth and even> except the in- 

 side of the petioles, where there are a few long, soft hairs.— -: Spikes 

 terminal, two or three together, and they are very generally two, or 

 three cleft, very slender, and often near a foot long, jointed, with a 

 two flowered pedicel at each joint — Flozoers pure white, inodorus. — 

 Bractes two or three at each division ; and also embracing the two- 

 flowered pedicels, size very various, but the shape ensiform, and chan- 

 nelled. — Calif X of three, small, distinct, acute, conic, leaflets. — Corol 

 with a very short X.\xhe\ exterior borderofthree,nearly equal, oblong, 

 reflexed segments ; within are two w hich are unequal, and much larger ; 

 they form the conspicuous portion of the flower, one is obcordate, 

 the other is obovate ; inner segments 3, and smaller, the two long- 

 est of them form yellow margined hoods for the anther and stigma. 

 — Filament inserted between two of the inner segments of the corol, 

 erect. Anther one-celled, ovate. — Germ inferior, hairy, 3-celled, 

 with one ovulum in each, attached to the base of the axis. Style 

 growing to the short tube of the corol, above free, and uncinate. 

 Stigma funnel-form. — Capsule obi ong-ob ovate, size of a field-bean, 

 rugose, when ripe pale yellow, 3-celled, 3-valved. Partitions op- 

 posed. — Seed solitary, oblong ; a small lobate aril round the umbi- 

 licus at the base of the seed. Integuments two j exterior brown, and 



