AmhroHinm. monoecia monandria. 493 



six to twelve inches long-. Petioles enlar<>ing- at the base into 

 sheaths for those wilhin. Scape scarcely any. Spnt/ie inverted 

 round the base of the germ, and rising amongst the leaves to 

 nearly the same length, below the part where the fructification 

 is lodged a little swelled, and half hid in the earth, the next 

 four or five inches erect, cyh'ndric, completely closed, and 

 twisted to tbe right ; above this there is still about one third 

 of the spatlie which is open, and much twisted to the left, the 

 whole of a dull green colour on the outside, and streaked with 

 dark purplewithin. r'o?*o/ none. Filameyifs none. AtitJiei's nn- 

 merous round the stigma or apex of (he style, immediately be- 

 low them are several, sub-cylindric glands in a verticel round 

 the style. Pistils in the swelled base of the spathe. Germ, 

 superior, conical, five or six-lobed, each lobe crowned with a 

 large gland. Style cylindric. Stigma firmly united to the 

 semi-partition, which crowns the chamber of fructification. 

 Capsule con\cn\ , fromfive to six-celled, from five to six-valv- 

 ed, opening from the apex. Seeds a few in each cell. 



It comes exceedingly near A. spirale in appearance, yet 

 diflfering very widely from it. First, in the lower part of the 

 spathe being closed and twisted to the right, then the upper 

 portion to the left and open ; and in the partition thereof be- 

 ing incomplete. Secondly, in having nectarial glands round 

 the style beneath the anthers. Thirdly, in having a capsule of 

 five or six cells, and a few large seeds in each. 



4. A. vnilocvlaris. R. 



Stemless. Leaves linear-lanceolate. Spathe as long- as 

 the leaves, twisted. Capsule one-celled. 



Teliny. Pechika, boora-gadee. 



A native of Coromandel, in marshy places, and borders of 

 lakes, where it is partly in sweet water. Flowering time the 

 rainy season. 



Root fibrous, stoloniferous. Stemless. Leaves radical, erect, 

 ensiform, smooth, below expanding to embrace those under- 

 neath ; from nine to eighteen inches long, and about one broad. 



