TAPKINIA. 133 



Hab. Chili and Juan Fernandez. Differs from S. cii'i2)idatum mainly by 

 its violet Howers. 



55. S. cuspiDATUM Poppig, Fragm. 3. -S'. armarium Poppig. 

 S. (itlcnostemon Philippi. S. flcxuosum Lindl. — Root-fibres sub- 

 cylindrical. Stem subterete or obscurely ancipitous, 1-2 ft. long 

 including the simple or rarely forked spike, which consists of 

 several spaced-out many-flowered clusters on a flexuose rachis, 

 each of which is subtended by an oblong bract f-1 in. long, 

 lleduced stem-leaves 2-3. Eoot-leaves linear, 6-12 in. long. 

 Perianth yellow, ^ in. long. Stamens united towards the base. 

 Capsule small, globose. 



Hab. Chili and Andes of Mendoza. 



56. S. NERVOSUM Philippi in Linnfea, xxxiii. 251. — Stem robust, 

 compressed, narrowly winged, 2 ft. long including the spike, which 

 consists of several spaced-out 10-12-fiowered clusters, bearing 2-3 

 reduced leaves below the inflorescence. Eoot-leaves equitant, 

 linear, glaucous, strongly ribbed, h in. broad. Perianth yellow, 

 veined with brown, above ^ in. long. 



Hab. Chili ; Andes of Santiago, Philippi. 



57. S. STRIATUM Smith, Icon. Pict. t. 9 ; Red. Lil. t. 66. S. 

 spicatum Cav. Diss. t. 10. S. nigricans C. Gay. S. luU'scens Lodd. 

 Bot. Cab. t. 1870. Marica striata Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 701. Moraa 

 sertula Jacq. Hort. Schoen. t. 11. — Root-fibres slender. Stem 

 stout, narrowly winged, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves below the in- 

 florescence, li^-2 ft. or more long including the spike or panicle, which 

 consists of numerous spaced-out 12-20-flowered sessile clusters, 

 each subtended by a large-flowered ovate bract. Root-leaves 8-10, 

 firm, linear, a foot or more long, ^ in. broad. Spathe-valves under 

 an inch long ; inner many, entirely membranous. Perianth i| in. 

 long ; segments oblanceolate, pale yellow, veined with brown. 

 Filaments united halfway up. Capsule globose, ^ in. diam. 



Hab. Chili and Andes of Mendoza. Widely spread in cultivation. 



58. S. Balans^ Baker. — Stem simple, tufted, flattened, 

 narrowly winged, 1-2 ft. long, bearing down to the base many 

 alternate sheathing leaves with short free linear points, and towards 

 the top 3-4 distant sessile erect 1-2-flowered clusters. Spathes 

 ^ in. long ; outer valve rigid, lanceolate-navicular. Perianth bright 

 yellow, ^ in. long. Filaments united only at the base ; anthers 

 large, linear, versatile. Capsule globose, ^ in. diam. 



Hab. Paraguay Balansa 547 ! 548 ! Leaves like those of S. ahituiii. 



30. Tapeinia Juss. 



Perianth without any tube above the ovary ; segments oblong, 

 subequal, spreading. Stawcns inserted at the base of the segments; 

 filaments connate at the base ; anthers lanceolate, versatile. Orari/ 

 oblong, 3-celled ; ovules many, superposed ; style subulate ; 

 branches filiform, stigraatose at the tip. Capsule subglobosc, 

 loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds obovoid. — Very near Sisyrinchiuin. 



