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 WITSENIA. 



Sophronia , Niuenia, Ixia, Antliolyza, Aristea. 



Inflor. spicata, squaraosa v. foliosa, raro geminata, 

 ( rarius congloraerata ? ) Spathce bivalves , squama 

 irabricatae, rarius per paria allerna a foliolis equitan- 

 libus conclusa dispositw. Cor. lubulso-sexfida v. sex- 

 parlita : linihus expansus v. clausus. Stamina erecta. 

 Stylus filiformis ( exsertus ). Stigmata obsolele trina. 

 Germen inferum, raro subsemisuperum. Caps. cav- 

 tilaginea ovala prismatica polysperma. Semina bise- 

 rialia, conlaclu polyedra. 



Suffrutices strictisempervirentes, pedales v. orgya- 

 les, Liliaceis fruticantibus subanalogi. Caudex lignes- 

 cens erectus anceps, comii disticha terminatus, infra 

 nudus vesligiatus, ScPpe alte supra basin stoloniferus. 

 Folia coUateralia, equitantia, crebra, angustius en- 

 sata, nervosa, nunc glauca. Caulis herbaceus, anceps, 

 siraplex v. paniculatus v. coryrabosus, laxe foliosus, 

 raro subnuUus. Spatharum valva utraque plerura- 

 que retusa : intima duplo fere bx-evior. Corolloe tuhus 

 penna passerina subgracilior vel gallinacea crassior, 

 lirabo raodo parum modo pluries longior. Genusob 

 naturara suara frulicosara et germen non seraper 

 stricte inferum in ordine notabile. Lapeyrousia et 

 Aristea utrinque confine. C. B. Spei indigena. 

 Florura dispositio nondura xnpartitd rite confirmata. 



