176 . HYDROCHARACE, 
Inflorescentia axillaris spathacea. Pedunculus compressus. 
sursum paullo ampliatus feemineus saltem spiralis. 
Spatha diphylla, foliis conduplicatis, exteriore interius j 
amplectente, fæmineæ longiora, secus carinam dense fibril- 
losa, fimbriata, uti mascula sed hinc lineze 1-2 utrinque barba- 
tule incomplete adduntur. Venatio longitudinalis ramulis 
transversis anastomosantibus. Peduncle with air chambers 
round the centre. 
Flores masculi minuti albi. Sepala petalaque tria, pre 
tenera, oblonga, subzqualia alternantia, imbricata, his magis 
petaloideis. 
Stamina З, sepalis opposita. Filam. brevissimo. Antheræ 
oblongz erectze biloculares, papillose apertas non vidi late- 
raliter dehiscentes ; cellulis endothecii simplicibus. 
- Pollen maximum, eporosum eplicatum ; in aqua sub-sphæ- 
ricum. Rudimentary pistilla o. 
Flos feemineus solitarius in sinu folii interioris spathze зи 
proprize. Cujusfoliola semi patentia sunt. Perianthium superum 
masculo pluries majus. 
Sepala 3, oblonga, imbricata. Petala totidem aiternantia 
linearia, sepalis longiora subvalvata; pagina exterior trans- 
versa, pulcherrima undulato-plicata, (about 3 series of un- 
dulations, connected by transverse bars or folds, these only 
affect the inner surface so they are mere processes.) Sepalis 
manu apertis mox elastica expandentia. Stamina o. 
Ovarium compressum, longe rostratum, marginibus pro- 
cessubus papillosis donatum interjectis lineis impressionum in 
super rostrate collumve in processus subulatos integros, vel 
1-3 dentatos amplificatis, l loculare. Placentz 6, bi-lamel- 
late, lamellze distinete ad axin producti sed nullo modo coa- 
litze, tot quot lineze, processum et impressionem et his alternze ? 
ula l-seriata pauca: (nullis interjectis inter lamellas 
contiguas placentarum) angulo exteriori placente et parietis 
locali affixa anatropa. (OE bina. 
Stigmata duodecim lineari-subulata secus margines papil- 
