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MOiNOECiA POLYANDRIA. 629 



1. Dracontium. Lin. 



A. acaule; foliis pe- 

 datis, foliolis ianceola- 



Stemless; leaves pe- 

 date, leaflets ianceo- 



tis, oblongis; integerri- late oblong, entire; 



mis; spadice subulato, spadix subulate, longer 

 spatha oblonga convo- than the oblong convo- 

 luta longiore. | lute spathe. 



teen^Jnl'^^^l'^f' r'r"'^^; ^^'"' ^- ^'"f^" Petiole twelve to eigh- 

 teen mones high, sheathing for one half of its length the scape, and termi- 



S '". ' l^f^l ^^^'' ^^^ ''^'^^' dichotoraous) at the summil, each branch 

 Deanng 4 or 5 leaflets, and 1 always in the division of the petiole. Leaflet 

 omong-Ianceo late, slightly acuminate, glabrous, thin, very entire. Scape 1, 

 nearly a foot long. Spathe short, convolute. Spadix bearing fertile flow- 



r^H f 'i'^'"'*"'"'^'''^ ^'^^ '*^'"^"' immediately above, and terminating in a 

 naked subulate summit 4—6 inches long. Seeds— 



This species grows in rich lands, generally in high river swainp?. 



Flowers 



Stemless; leaves qui- 

 nate, lanceolate, acumi- 



2. QUINATUM. Nutt. 



A. acaule? foliis 

 quinatis, lanceolatis, 

 acuminatis. | nate. 



Nutt. 2. p. 222. 



in )l!^'*^^ ^^i^ species I am unacquainted. It was discovered by Dr. Baldwin 

 Tri h^lT ™ ^'^^"'*^^ °^ Georgia, and appears to be nearly allied to the A. 



Flowers 



3- Triphylluj^i. Lin. 



A. acaule; foliis ter- I Stemless; leaves ter- 



«atjs, foliolis ovatis, a- nate, leaflets ovate, a- 



^uminatis, integerri- cuminate, entire; spad- 



^*S spadice clavato, ix clavate, about half 



patha ovata acumina- 1 as long as the ovate, a- 



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