\ar Hav^scens Piker (C «t 



M * 



entili 1 ill U 14 1 



dunculata 8 polyclada 

 censis 6 pulclua 5 re 

 eoeana U rubra 6 i 

 dahhana 3 SeUouii i 

 stolontfera 10 stiipAi" 1 

 vestris 6 Xexensis 4 i 

 rtegata i lenfncosa 4 

 14 Warscewiczu 18 

 A Edcauna — Corolla lobes an I 

 stammodia united into a shot 

 tube tuo o> thiee of the upper 

 stammodia petal like 

 B Three upper stammodia petal 



like 

 c Lis of 01 dinary consistency 01 

 il ckne':'! 

 D Lj It 



1 Indica L nn Indus 

 Shot Stem slender gla 

 brous green J 5 ft Ivs 

 oblong and acute green 

 half as broad as long (1 

 ft long) racemes simple 

 and lax some of the lis 

 m pairs the liacts green 

 and nearly oibiculir fls 

 small sepals oblon and 

 green % m long petals 



lanceolate pale green about 1 2 in long 3 uppti 

 stammodia bright red entiie ' m long but nar 

 row lip linear red mellow s) otted with red cap 

 sule globose 1 in in diam \\ li he i 1 ( 1 1 in i 



2 LAmberti Lmdl St 1 I 

 brous 1' 14 ft Ivs obi 



simple or forked lax an 1 i 



an 1 1 1 n„ reen sep II j 1 



^1 ] 1 lancet late 1 1 re 1 li I 



1 scarcely longer than the petals 



bright crimson capsule oblong 



\\ 1 1 s \mer 

 Fintelmanni Bouch^ 



eel \ etdls lanceol 

 long stammodia emargii 

 yellow hp oblanceolite 

 globose small S Briz 1 



Stem green and glau 

 cous 4-5 ft Ivs oblong and acute green and 

 glaucous raceme few fld and lax the bracts green 

 and oblong sepals oblong, '3m , green, petals Ian 

 ceolate, pale green, l>^in.; stammodia obtuse and 

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

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

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

 SchlechtendahliAna, Bouch^, is similar, but has the 

 staminodia spotted red. 



r>D. Lip emarginate. 



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

 brous, 4-5 ft. : Ivs. 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 l^in. long ; upper staminodia bright red, 

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

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

 diam. Trop. Amer. B.M. 454 as (7. /ndiCrt. 



Var. limbata. Baker ( ('. limMfn. Roscoe. ('. 



/ 1 1 Sunnamensis 



sylv^stns B ker (6 syh(siri 



s inodii longer plain deep 



I n that ind the Up with 



In cli V Tro] Amer 



latiioha ^M II [C qi 



1 ihi/Ua 



1 1 ^ nd pu 



1 long 



I I lower 



fls m 



ng a 



or less long entire or emar 

 gmate bright red lip bright 

 red capsule large S Amer 

 B M '31b 

 8 pedunculata s s 1 



lender gre 

 glibrous J- i 1 



lancec late I 



ft long and -t-4 11 1 



I \ ra erne with 1 1 1 



1 ng pedicel th 1 



1 M 



) Rootbt ck 

 purple Ivs 

 raceme lax 



border ■ if i-i u:,; • . I'.i - , r. • . ■■ 



thefol^.^^ : ' ' . 



rubra, ,s< //.-«■;, , >,.,./,..;'-,;,., !'.:.„. . ,,,-, 

 ventricosa of Bouche. C. oc'idcntalis.lio^^c 

 2 staminodia, petal-like. 



5. orientelis, Roscoe. Stem slender, glabrous, 3-4 ft.; 

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

 simple or forked, the bracts oblong : sepals oblong 

 lanceolate, green, iiin. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 greenish, IKin. long ; upper staminodia 2J^in. 

 long, bright red, often emarginate; lip red-yello' 

 sule globose and very small. Old World tropics. 



r (C eieuleiti Lodd 

 tl 1 1 1 le stem stout 8 12 ft 

 II 1 r bronze 1 2 ft long 



turkcd or simple: fls. usually in pairs, bra«ts or- 

 bicular or oblong; sepals oblong-lanceolate, ^in. 

 long, tinged with red ; petals lanceolate, lJ^-2 

 in. ; staminodia entire or emarginate, 2>2in. 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. glaiica, Linn. Stem green and glaucous, 5-6 

 ft. : Ivs. 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, Min. long; petals 

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

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

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



Italia Canna. Trop. Amer.- The C. longifoUa, Mexicana and 



stolon ifera of Bouch^ belong here. 

 "'>'' cc. Lvs. thin and papery. 



',ite. 11. heliconiaefdlia, Bouch^. Stem 6-8 ft. : lvs. oblong, 



and green, 2-3 ft. long (resembling those of Heliconia ) : fls. 

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

 ceolate, ^in. 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. 

 c. Stem woolly-pubescent. 

 12. lanugindsa, Roscoe. Stem green, woolly, 4-6 ft.: 

 lvs. oblong, acute, green : 



only 



less 



raceme lax, few-fld., simple 



