lceta,i; Lagiirn'r}'^!'^. M ; Ijimh 

 latifolia, 7; l< i>lo, I,, il„. li. , /. / 

 23 ; limbata, 4 , lai,,iii,,ha ill 

 14; niiierophtjlht , 7, mm uhif' 

 Moritziana, 14 ; JVepaletists, lb 



■rti. i^ : InrmrjiTioeja, 12; 

 -..o/. < 11 lilnflora, 

 liih lit //w i>>( irrpa, 

 ,11, .)/. ;;..(»„, 10; 

 •dental 



Var. flavSscens, B.ikfr {C. fhi 

 stamiiKi.h.i inil tlic li|. i-iitirciv \ 

 tali':\n,A,^\As 1..4..hu' ('. ./,„,.,/../"/ 

 lUs .111,1 pnlchr 



239 



''seenx. Link). Upper 

 Ilovv. — With C. orien- 

 , ^hreubergiiy exiguaf 



entails, 5 ; pallida, 14 ; panieulata, 20 ; patens, 4 ; pe- 

 dunculata, 8 ; polyclada. 17; pnlijniorpJia , 16 ; Portori- 

 censis,6 ; ptih Jini. ' . n'uimla.i, Bi , i, su.'^l; Hos- 

 eoeana, li ; riilna, i. , ^iIkhiI, iiihi<i.i. f^iJilnhten- 

 dahliana,3; H,llnii,i t s|miici'.i Iti y/^K / ihilis, i; 

 stolonifera, 10; !,nlpliiii< n, li , Siii iiiiiiin //-.is, b ; syl- 

 vestris, 6 ; Texetists, 4; Tiiui, 14, \anabilis, 15; va- 

 riegafa, 4; venfricosa, 4; viteUimt, 

 14 ; Warscewiczii, 18. 



A. Eui'ANNA. — Corolla lobes am 

 stiimiHudia united into a shor 

 tithe: two of three of the uppe. 

 staminodia petal like. 

 B. Three upper staminodia petal- 

 like, 

 c. Lvs. of ordinary consistency or 

 thickness. 

 D. Lip entire. 



1. Indica, Linn. Indian 

 Shot. Stem slender, gla- 

 brous, green, 3-5 ft.; lvs. 

 oblong and acute, green, 

 half as broad as long (1 

 ft. long) : racemes simple 

 and lax, some of the fls. 

 in pairs, the bracts green 

 and nearly orbicular : fl.s. 

 small ; sepals obiou^ and 

 green, % in. long; petals 



lanceolate, pale green, about 1},^ in long ; 3 upper '^ 

 staminodia bright red, entire, 2 in. long but nar- ^'-f 

 row ; lip linear, red-yellow, spotted with red ; cap- 

 sule globose, 1 in. In diam. W. Indies and Guiana. 



2. Limberti, Lindl. Stem stout, green and gla- 

 brous, 12-14 ft.: Its. oblong, green, acute: raceme 

 simple or forked, lax and few-fld., the bracts large 

 and oblong, green : sepals lanceolate, pale green, 

 Hin. long ; petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, reddish • 

 staminodia entire, scarcely longer than the petals', 

 bright crimson; lip bright crimson: capsule oblone 

 large. W. Ind., S. Amer. 



3. Fintelmanni, Bouch^. Stem green and glau- 

 cous. 4-5 ft.: lvs. oblong and acute, green and 

 glaucous : raceme few-fld. and lax. the bracts green 

 and oblong: sepals oblong, Sin., green; petals lan- 

 ceolate, pale green, D-^in. ; staminodia obtuse and 

 entire, 2-3 in., yellow; lip oblanceolate, yellow, 

 mottled red : capsule large. Trop. Amer.?-Pos- 

 sibly a hybrid of C. glauca and O. Indica. O. 

 Schlechtendahli&na, Bouch^, is similar, but has the 

 staminodia spotted red. 



DD. I/ip emarginate. 



4. pitens, Roscoe. Stem slender, green and gla- 

 brous, 4-5 ft.: lvs. oblong and acute, green, the 

 lower 1 ft. long: raceme few-fld., simple and lax, 

 the bracts orbicular and green, the fls. single or in 

 pairs : fls. small ; petals lanceolate, pale green, 

 about IJ^in. long; upper staminodia bright red, 

 entire, 2 m. long, and narrow ; lip bright red-yellow , 

 with minute red dots : capsule globose, 1 in. in 

 diam. Trop. Amer. B.N. ioi a.s C. Indica. 



Var. limbita, Baker (P. limbdta, Roscoe. C. 

 aureo-vittiUa,Lodd.). Upper staminodia bright red, with a 

 border of bright yellow. -To C. patens Baker would refer 

 the following: C. ftoribiinda, laita, recurvata, saturate- 

 nibra, Sellowii, spectabilis, Texensis, variegata and 

 ventricosa of Bouch6. C. occidentalis, Roscoe, has only 

 2 staminodia, petal-like. 



5. orientilis, Roscoe. Stem slender, glabrous, 3^ ft. : 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate, a foot or more long : raceme lax, 

 simple or forked, the bracts oblong : sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate, green, J^in. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 greenish, IJ^in. long ; upper staminodia 2J^in. or less 

 long, bright red, often emarginate; lip red-yellow: cap- 

 sule globose and very small. Old World tropics. 



6. coccinea. Miller (6^. r«(y)a,Wllld.). Stem slender, 

 green, 4-6 ft.: lvs. longer than those of C Indica, oblong 

 and acute: raceme simple and lax, with small, green, or- 

 bicular bracts : sepals lanceolate, Kin. or less long, tinged 

 with red; petals lanceolate, IKin. long, tinged with red; 

 staminodia 2 in. long and narrow, often emarginate; lip 

 red-yellow: capsule globose and small. Trop. Amer. — To 

 this species Baker would refer C. einnabarina , formosa, 

 fulgida, Portoricensis and Stirinamensis 

 of Bouch^. 



sylv§stris. Baker ( C. sylv^stris, 

 ). Staminodia longer, plain deep 

 crimson, that and the lip with 

 a long claw. Trop. Amer. 



7. latifdlia. Miller {C. gi- 

 gantea, DC. C. macrophyUa, 

 Bouch^). Stem stout and pu- 

 bescent, 10-16 ft. : lvs. oblong 

 and acute, green, the lower 

 ones often 3-4 ft. long: fls. in 

 several racemes forming a 

 panicle, the bracts oblong or 

 the lower ones becoming sev- 

 eral inches long ; sepals ob- 

 long and green, J-2 in. long ; 

 petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, 

 tinged with red ; staminodia 3 

 in. or less long, entire or emar- 

 ginate, bright red ; lip bright 

 red: capsule large. S. Amer. 

 B.M. 2316. 



8. pedunculata, Sims. Stem 

 slender, green and glaucous, 

 glabrous, 5-6 ft.: lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, green and glau- 

 cous, 1-2 ft. long and 3-4 in. broad : fls. in a 

 many-fld. lax raceme, with a hairy rachis and 

 long-spreading pedicels, the bracts small, ob- 

 long and obtuse ; sepals oblong, small and 



I green; petals lanceolate, green, reflexed, 1 in. 



7 long; staminodia emarginate, about 1 in. long, pale 



yellow ; lip oblanceolate, plain yellow : capsule 

 I globose, small. S. Brazil. B.M. 2323. -Probably 



not in cult. 



9. 6dulls, Ker. (C. cscMif^Kto, Lodd.). Rootstock 

 thick and edible: stem stout, 8-12 ft., purple: lvs. 

 oblong, green or bronze, 1-2 ft. long : raceme lax, 

 forked or simple: fls. usually in pairs; bracts or- 

 bicular or oblong; sepals oblong-lanceolate, Kin. 

 long, tinged with red ; petals lanceolate, lK-2 

 in.; staminodia entire or emarginate, 2 J^in. long, 

 bright red or orange ; lip bright red or yellow-red : 

 capsule large. Trop. Amer. B.M. 2498. — Starch 

 is procured from the roots, and for this purpose 

 the plant is widely cult, in the tropics. 



10. glauca, Linn. Stem green and glaucous, 5-6 

 ft. : lvs. green and glaucous, oblong-lanceolate and 

 very acute, tapering both ways (the middle of the 

 blade about 4 in. wide): raceme lax, simple or 

 forked: sepals lanceolate, green, Kin. long; petals 

 lanceolate, yellow-green, lK-2 in.; staminodia en- 

 tire, 2K-3 in., yellow, not spotted; lip linear, emar- 

 ginate, pale yellow: capsule oblong, lK-2 in. long. 



Italia Canna. Trop. Amer.— The C. longifolia, Mexicana and 

 stolonifera of Bouch^ belong here, 

 cc. Lvs. thin and jiapery. 



11. heliconiaefblia, Bouch^. Stem 6-8 ft. : lvs. oblong, 

 green, 2-3 ft. long {resembling those of Meliconia): fls. 

 in a panicle formed of several lax racemes; sepals lan- 

 ceolate, Kin. long; petals lanceolate. Kin. long, colored; 

 staminodia not much longer than the petals, scarlet; lip 

 scarlet: capsule ellipsoidal, large. Mex. 



BB. Two upper staminodia petal-like. 

 o. Stem woolly-pubescent. 



12. lanug^indsa, Roscoe. Stem green, woolly, 4-6 ft. : 

 lvs. oblong, acute, green : raceme lax, few-fld., simple. 



