488 GYNANDRIA HEXANDRIA. Aristolocfliu. 



surrounding ihe insertion of" the germ with the joint of the 

 branchlet. Carol slipper-shaped, split on the under side to 

 the apex of the large horn, the inner two petiils small and ad- 

 joined as if distinct. Lip obovate cuneate, emarginate ; in- 

 terior margins crenulate, and slightly waved. 



15. D. calceolum. Roxb, 



Parasitic. Stem and branches straooHngf thin, two-edoed. 

 Leaves bifarious, stem- clasping', fleshy, ensiform. Flowers 

 suspended from the joints of the extremities of the leafless 

 slender twigs. Lip three-lobed ; middle lobe emarginate. 



Herba supplex. Rumph. Amb, vi. p. llO.y. 3. 



A native of Amboyna, from thence brought to the Botanic 

 garden, where it blossoms during the rains. 



Root perennial, consisting of numerous, fleshy fibres adher- 

 ing to the parent tree. Stems and branches perennial, long, 

 slender, jointed, flat, two-edged, straggling or hanging to a 

 length of many feet, frequently striking root from the joints, 

 for the most part invested in the permanent withered sheaths 

 of the leaves. Leaves on the young shoots only, bifarious, 

 sessile'on their permanent sheaths, ensiform, firm, fleshy, vein- 

 less ; from two to three inches long, and about half an inch 

 broad. Sheaths as long as the joints, smooth, compressed, 

 fleshy, withering. Floivers from the joints of the extreme nak- 

 ed twigs, pretty large, pendulous on the slender peduncle- 

 like germs, of a dull orange colour and slightly veined with 

 dull red. Bractes several, minute. Coro^ slipper-shaped. 

 Lip with the apex two-lobed ; the exterior lobe emarginate, 

 all are slightly crenulate and curled. 



GYNANDRIA HEXANDRIA. 



ARISTOLOCHIA. Schreb. gen. N. 1383. 



Calyx none. Coral one-petal led, with a tongue-shaped 

 border and gibbous base. Gerjn six- celled; cells many- 



