50 FLORA TELLUJt. 



cor. triplex, ext. 3parf, eq. media 3part. ineq. 

 interna 3part. ineq. 2 segm. latior. 1 labellif. 

 cucul. anthera unica Hoc. ferens, stylus filif. 

 basi coalito, stigma infundib. capsula 31oc. 3sp. 

 Scaposa, Jl. congestis panicul. in spatha cam' 

 panulata. — Type E. zebrinum Raf. Maranta 

 do bot. mag. 1926, bot. reg. 385. fol. longe pe- 

 tiol. ellipt. obt. raaculatis, scapis fol. brevior, 

 spathis erosis 2-3j9. Brazil, singular habit akia 

 to Calathea. 



945. Zelmira R. (nymph) diff. Calathea,ca.\. 

 Ssepalus, cor. duplex, infundib. limbi 3part. la- 

 cinia 1 major difformis cuculata cornuta, filam. 

 bilob. lobo unico antherifero, stigma fistulosuin- 

 rostratum, caps. 3loc. 3sp. caulescens, fl- capi- 

 talist spathis concentricis. — Type Z. violacea 

 Raf. cal. doLindl. b. reg. 961. fol. ovatis petiol. 

 capitulo ovali multiioro. Brazil. The real G. 

 Calathea has corolla regular, 3 petaloid sta-^ 

 mens, 2 sterile, style curved, stigma concave, 

 type C. grandifl. C. longibraeteata, unless the 

 G. Calla and Thea. become Provenzalia and my 

 Theaphyla 1830, this will be an erroneous com- 

 pound. 



946. SiPiTOTRiA R. (tubes 3) diff. Alpinia^ 

 cal, duplex utrinque tubulatis bilabiatis vel. 

 ineq. 31obo, labio l-2dent. cor. tubulosa labio in- 

 cluso, stam. sessilis. Caule folioso diviso ad 

 scapo squamosa. — Type S. squamosa Raf. 

 Alp. tubulata Edw. b. reg. 777. fol. lanceol. 

 undul. acutis, scapo radic. brevis squamoso. 

 Guyana, fl. redish. Quite distinct from Alpinra 

 by tubular perigones. 



947. BcJERiA R. (bot.) diff. Alpinia, cal. 3 

 fid- ineq. stylo filif. pubesc. basi glarda biloba, 

 stig. capit. lissm'a transv. caps. 31oc. sem. pyrif. 

 in pulpa. — Type B. magnijica R. Alp. do. Ros- 



