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FLOR. TELLUR. 



Stani. G petaloideis bifidis, antheris lincarib. ad 

 basis intiis adnatis. Ovar. adherens obi. scabro 

 Ggono tiiberc. stylo conico trigono aciito, stigm. 

 3 glandulos. adnatis ad medio stylo, caps. 31oc. 

 polysp. Caudex foliosls^ sccqns lateralis r a d- 

 icalls ni.'lflcris. — Fine G. of family Narcissides, 

 near Pancratiifm, not Hemodorea as stated by 

 Hooker. The fruit is very peculiar with 3 

 large stellate partitions, bearing in their angles 

 3 placentas and many seeds. Barbacenia dif- 

 fers by anthers in the fork of stamens and differ- 

 ent style. 



369. Pleurostlma purpurea,, Raf. Barba- 

 cenia do Hook, b. m. 2777. Fol. lin. acum. car- 

 inatis spinuloso serratis. scapo fol. longiore, 

 scapo trigono scabro imiiloro, capsulis scabris 

 angulis 6 tiiberculatis. — In Brazil, flower large 

 violet purple, base green. 



370. TiiLisMA, Raf. (warty cleft) diffl Ges- 

 neria by Cal. adher. 5dent. Cor. tubulosa, basi 

 5gibbosa, apice 51oba, subeq. verrucis ad sinu- 

 bus, stam. didyn. epicorollis, antheris coalitis, 

 ovario apice libero, dorso bigland. stylo filif. 

 stig, obt. Ilerha fol. verticil, fl. term. — Real- 

 ly distinct from Gesneria, and not of same fam- 

 ily, unless it has staminiferous corollas as this. 



371. Tidisma veriicillata, Raf. Gesneria do 

 Hook. b. m. 277G. Pubescens, fol. quaternis 

 petiolatis ovatis subcord. serratis, pedunc. 2-4 

 term, unifl. recurvis, florib. pendulis. — Brazil, 

 fine plant one foot high, stem terete, petiols co- 

 lored, flowers large, 3 inches long, red with 

 darker spots. 



372. Menadena, Raf. (moon gland) Orchidea 

 difl*. Maxillaria. Fetalis connivens non resupi- 

 natis, labello basi cuculato cum basi Col- adnato, 

 ad medio costato. Col. semiteres, stigma 4ang. 



