6 FLORA OF SEYCHELLES AND ALDABRA 



Flores ampli, ad 5 cm. expansi, albi ; raphides nullae. Sepala 

 2, ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 5-7-nervia, viridia. Vexillum 

 ampliim, orbiculare v. late obovatura, 2-2-5 cm. diametro, apice 

 emarginatum v. bilobum, costa dorso carinata, carina mutica 

 viridi. Alae latae, sessiles, ad 3 mm. longae et latie; lobus basalis 

 late obovatus v. obcordatus, 2-5 cm. longus distalis paullo minor, 

 obovato-oblongus, apice rotmidatus ; auricula dorsalis nulla. Labelli 

 limbus scaphiformis, ovatus, acuminatus, 1-5-1-7 mm. longus, 

 reflexus ; calcar gracile, 6-7 cm. longum, rectum, pendulum. 

 Filamenta brevissima, late linearia ; antherse minimae, in capitulum 

 decurvum connatse, polline purpureo. Ovarium fusiforme, rectum. 

 Capsula anguste ellipsoidea, utrinque attenuata, recta, acuminata, 

 2-5 cm. longa, polysperma. Semina minima, pyriformia, com- 

 pressa, 2 mm. longa, laevia, glabra. 



Make : Morne Blanc, Thomasset, 205. 



The above description is drawn up from a single specimen 

 and an excellent drawing by Mr. Thomasset of leaf and flower. 

 The specimen may be either the summit of a simple stem or a 

 branch. It is 11 cm. long, and bears ten spreading leaves, several 

 large flowers, and a fully formed capsule. 



Impatiens Gordonii Home ex Baker, Flora, 38 ; herba succu- 

 lenta, glaberrima, longe petiolata et pedunculata, foliis alternis, 

 floribus amplis longe calcaratis. 



Herba annua v. biennis, 3-4 ped alta, glaberrima, succulenta, 

 grandiflora, caule ramoso. Folia apices versus ramorum conferta, 

 6-10 cm. longa, alterna, exsiccata firma ovato-lanceolata vel 

 oblonga, spinuloso-crenato-serrata, basi in petiolum gracilem 

 3-12 cm. longum angustata, nervis utrinque 6-7 gracillimis ; 

 glandulae infrapetiolares nullse. Inflorescentia pedunculata ; 

 pedunculi petiolis subsequilongi, graciles, 3-6-flori ; pedicelli 

 2-5 cm. longi ; bracteae lanceolat£e, 3-5 mm. longae. Flores 

 4-5 cm. expansi, albi, petalis basi roseis. Sepala 2, ovata, acumi- 

 nata, 4-5-nervia, viridia. Vexillum amplum, orbiculare, 2-2-5 cm. 

 latum, dorso medio carinatum, muticum. Alse sessiles, 2-5 cm. 

 longae ; lobus basalis rotundatus, distalis duplo major, oblongus ; 

 auricula dorsahs ?. Labelli limbus parvus, scaphiformis, orbicularis, 

 8mm. diametro; calcar 5-7 cm. longum, gracile, pendulum. 

 Filamenta brevia, lata ; antherse majusculae, decurvae. Ovarium 

 fusiforme, obtusum. Capsulae anguste ellipsoidese, utrinque attenu- 

 atas, 2-2-5 cm. longae, rectae v. lente curvae, teretes, glandulosae 

 polyspermae. Semina obovoidea, ad 2 mm. longa, glabra. 



Mah6 and Silhouette : Margins of woods. Home, 439, 1874 ; 

 Cascade Estate, Thomasset, 5. 



Impatiens Balsamina L. ; forma 4-5 dm. alta, caule stricto 

 simplice v. ramoso-folioso, fohis 8-10 cm. longis, lanceolatis, 

 sorratis, floribus ad 2-5 cm. expansis, sepalis petalisque textura 

 permolli, calcare labelli limbo duplo longiore, capsuHs 2-5 cm. 

 longis acutis. 



Mahe : Morne Blanc, Thomasset. 



The habit, foliage, and flowers of the specimen is that of var. 



