AMARYLLIDEAE hrown. (Polyanthes.) 847 



tropa; intcgumento duplici, apice foraminato; foramine axim 

 spectante. Colnmna stvlina crassa, frisulcato-subpvramidafa, 

 erecta, inclnsa, glabra, alba, canali cenfrali triquetro pertusa. 

 Sfigmata 3, abbreviala, biloba, lobis obtusis, intcrnc papillosa, 

 patula. Descr. juxta specimen cnlt. 



2. P. GRACILIS Link. Enum. 1. 330. Link. et Olfo, Ahbild. 

 (. 24. Praeccdente gracilior; tubo perigonii longiore. (Ex Link.) 

 — Brasilia. 2\. — Polia radicalia linearia, carinata, integerrima, 

 glaberrima, longissima, laxa. Scapus 3-pedalis et ultra altus, 

 basi foliosus, supernc vaginis brevibus tectus, simplcx, tercs, 

 glaber. Flores spicati, sessilcs (in diagnosi racemosi), subinde 

 bini. Bracteae ovatae, acutiusculae. Corolla infundibuliformis, 

 alba; tubo incurvo, 1 poll. 10 lin. longo ; limbo 6 liu. lougo; 

 laciniis 2 lin. latis, acutis.*) Stamina 6, corollae adnata, an- 

 therae in fauce. Germen (in icone superum) bblongum; stylus 

 tiibo paullo brcvior; stigma partitum. Valde affinis praecedenti, 

 a< differl corollae tubo longiore, tenniore, habitu ^raciliore; co- 

 rolla minus odora ; frigoris quoque magis impatiens est. Link. 



3. P. MEXICANA Zuccarini in Aohandl. der Bayerschen 

 Akademie d. IVissenschaflen. 2. (1837 ) p. 319. Foliis iincari- 

 bus; scapo spicato ; floribus gcininis; limbi laciniis e basi sub- 

 cordata ovatis, apice callosis ct tenuiter pedicellatis, Zncc. — 

 Mexico. (Karwinski.) 24- — Radix bulbosa. Folia radicalia pauca, 

 2-3, linearia, aeuta, integerrima, tota glabra, paruin glaucesccn- 

 tia, laxa, superne concava, subtus subcarinata cl basi sordide 

 rubro-punctata, pcdeui circiter loiiiia, 8-12 lin. lata; cauiina ra- 

 dicalibus conformia, sed sensim minora, alterna, erccta, strictius- 

 cula, stiinma vix bipollicaria, scnsim mutata in bracteas folia- 

 ccas viridcs lincari - lanccolatas 6-12 lin. longas, flores gcminos 

 fulcientes. Caulis herbaceus, erectus, tripedalis ct altior, tcrcs, 

 glabcr, viridis. simplex. Florcs vcrsus apicem caulis in spicam 

 10-12-floram laxain dispositi, gemini cx axilla cujusvis bractcac, 

 sessiles, singuli muniti bractcola minuta lanccolata acula albida. 

 Pcrianthium ovario adnatum, tubulosum, scxfidum ; tubiis 18 lin. 

 circilcr longus, ad mcdium usque cvlindricus, rectus, virescenti- 

 albus, glaber, intus lactifluus, parnm supra medium curvatus 

 indcquc limbum versus (ab inscrtioue sfaminum) ampliatus, cam- 

 panulatus, candidus. Limbus 6-fidus; laciniis c basi subcordata 

 ovatis, acutiusculis, integerrimis, erecfo-patentibus, intcr se ae- 

 qualibus, apice intus callo flavescente et supra eum pcuicillo 

 luinuto c pilis albis tcncris facto instructis, candidis, 3-4 lin. 

 longis. Stamina 6, ampliatae tubi perianthii partis basi affixa, 

 laciniis opposifa iisquc brcviora. Filamenfa filiformia, alba, gla- 

 bra. Anfbcrac longae, lineares, iitrinquc acutiusculae, mcdio 

 dorso affixac iudcqiic versatilcs, introrsum quadriloculares, anti- 

 eac, quadrivalves, sulphureae. Ovarium perianthio innatum, ob- 



°) In icone laciniae ovatae, obtusae, ncc ut in diagnosi lincarcs. 



