MONOGUAPHIA POI.VGAI.ACKARUM. 361 



P. KIGENS, ne. 



Radix (Tassa: folia linearia, erecla : raremi pauciflnri ; flores médiocres siib- 

 iiiagni ; sepaladuo coiinata ; ala' ovala», ohliisa". nervis aiiastomosaiitibiis areoiat;e; 

 pelala siiperiora triangularia. retiisa, magna ; stylus vittiformis curvalus, sub stigma- 

 libus ieviler carinatus, vaginatiis ; stigma siiperins refractum, facie intcriore papillosn. 



l'rodr. I, p. :52:t, non Drege in Hb. 



I'. IciHiit'olia Link, hort. berol. 2. p. 220: Harv. et Soiid Fi. Cap. 1. p. non 

 Wilhlii. 



F. ti^nuis Dietr. ; P. unrinata K. M. (nom. nnd): P. linearis E. M. p. p. 



Tâb. nosira XXVIII, lig. 30-:r2. 



Caulis basi lignosns crassus, e ipio nascuntur caules simplices, erecti vel iiiter- 

 dum rainosi. striali. siibalati vel angulati, glabresceiites ad 20-.3() cm. longi vel 

 lireviores: folia luimerosa, aciciilaiia, marginibus interdum revoliilis, in cauleni basi 

 decurrentia. Kaceini terminales subdensillori dein Jaxillori, ad 10 cm. longi, saepius 

 breviores. Bractese acutœ, ciliatie, quam pedirellus in antliesi duplo breviores. 

 Pedicelli deraum elongati et versus tlorem sensim incrassati (sepalis decurrentibns), 

 ad G mm. longi. Fioscca 7 mm. longus, dein alis accrescentibiis ad 8 mm. Sepala 

 exteriora in;equalia, duo anteriora connala, apice vailecula hand profnnda sepa- 

 rata, nervis subliberis, superius majus, nervis anastomosantibus, ciliata. Aire ovato- 

 trianguiares obtusa», nervis areolate anastomosantibus, in sicco virescentibus, valde 

 C(mspicuis, corollam superantes. Carina ungnicnlo brevi sensim in limbum cucnlla- 

 tiim desinente ; crista mediocris e filaraentis panels formata. Petaia superiora 

 carinam siiba^qiianlia magna, triangularia, iate apice retnsa. nervis parailelis i. e 

 flaii(!liatismullis notata, valde cfdorata. Ovarinm eiliplicum glabriiin, stylus ciirvatus 

 versus a[ticem et sub stigmatibus vaginatus, ajiice uncinatus, papillosus (v. fig. 

 30). Antiiera' giabne quatn filamenta giabra niulto breviores. Capsula elliptica, 

 bicornis, angiiste emarginata, marginii)us subnullis, in apice tantuni iiene evolutis. 

 Semina cylindrica |)ilis densis sericeisobteita : arilins sup(M'positus corneolus. 



Hab. in Africa austro-orientali, .Nalalia ail Pretoiiam, in Transvaaiia et inde ad 

 Prom. Bonae Spei (Mac-Owcui n" :{6i : Eck. et Z. n" 1 73). 



Var. X. Aire magis ovales, giabne ; stigma cristam dorsalem membranaceam 

 ferens ; folia magis lata. 



TOU£ XXXJ, 2' l'ART. 4ti 



