CENT. VII. (>9 



venture the following characters — Cal. 3part. 

 equalis coloratis, cor. petalis 3 eq. stam. 3 fer- 

 tilia, 3 stcrilia. nectarit'orme, stylo 4, stig. sim- 

 plex, caps. 31oc. Svalvis 3sperma, valvis oppo- 

 sitis. Spatha plicata muliijlora. Types the 

 tropical species C. cuculata, fasciculata, ner- 

 vosa, bracteolata, spirata Slc, but all must be 

 examined again. 



687. Stick3iannia Necker. diff. G86. cal. 

 3part. eq. cor, petalis 3 ineq. uno minor, stam. 

 Gineq. omnis fertilia, caps. 31oc. oligosperma — 

 Types C. ?nollls, longicollis, ajricana ? guya- 

 nensis or C. communis of guyana,^'C. 



G88. DiTELEsiA Raf. ( 2 perfect) diff. 686, 

 stam. 2 fertilia, 4 sterilia nectarif. spatha nul- 

 la — Type D. nudiflora Raf. 



689. DiRTEA Raf. (Nymph) diff. 686. Poly- 

 gama, cal. et petalis ineq. stam. 2 fertilia, 4 ste- 

 rilia, stig. capitate, capsula loculis ineq. poly- 

 spermis — Types D. japonica R. and several 

 sp. of N. America blended as Com. erecta, 

 communis, hirtella &c, see mv new flora, 



690. Anantiiopus Raf fl.lud. 1817 diff. 686. 

 cal. 3sepalis scariosis, petalis ineq. 2 major, 

 stam 6 ineq. difformis, una lanceol. stylo coahta, 

 stylo reflexo declinato. Spatha gelatinosa, 

 multifl. pedunc. uno obortivo — For an ample 

 account see my fl. ludov. page 21, 22. Several 

 types, but chiefly A. clandestinus. 



691. Ananthopus clandestinus R. fl. lud. 

 58. fol. lanceol. retrorsum scabris subtus glau- 

 cis, spatha saccata mucron. demum plana reni- 

 forme. — Louisiana, petals blue, the spatha 

 changes in form. 



692. Ananthopus cordatus R. fl. lud. 59. 

 caulib- virgatis, fol. lanceol. supra basi scabris, 

 spatha cordata — Louisiana, an Dirtea ? 



