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Ensatae L. Gawkr (minc Ker) in Arvti. of bot. 1 

 p. 219. 



Terianthlum superum, petaloideum, 6-divisum, (parti- 

 tum v. tubulosum,) mmcirre^ulare, latmiig 3 mte- 

 rioribus quandoque nanis, deeiduurn. 



Siamina 3, Uasi lacimarum-exteriorum impostta. Fila- 

 lamenta distincta v. connata. Antherce pos-ticae, 

 basi affixae, bilo^ularcs, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. 



Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis polyspefmrs. Stylus 1. Stig- 

 mata 3, icepe lamellato- v. petaioideo-diiatata, raro 

 bilabiata, nunc cibsolcte 3-lobum. 



Capsula 3-loc, 3-valv., valvis medro septiferis. 



Semina angulo interno loculi, nunc coiuamulffi centrali 

 demuoa liberee, affixa. Album&i corneum v. tWnse 

 carnosurm Emfoi/Q ittclu&us, 



Herlcc (caro SurTrutices) saepius glabrae, pube dum adsit 

 simplici. Radix tuberosa v. fibrosa. Folia aversa, 

 equftantia, disticha (excetrto Croro). titflorescentia 

 terminalis, spicata, corymbosa, subpaniculata v. 

 saepe congesta. Bpntha communis bivalvis, sub- 

 faliacea ; partiales saepias scariose. Ptrimthittm 

 utrinquecolaratum, lacimte exterionbus raro $emi- 

 calycinis. 



Obs. Ordinis diagnosis posita e*t in Perianthio supero (5-di- 

 viso, staofcinibus 3, laciniis eiterioribus oppositis, Anthe- 

 risque pOstlcis. 



Burmannia itaque quae primo aspcctu similis et foliis equi- 

 tantibus aversis, periantlno colorato supero triatwlro, <*ig- 

 matibusque3 dilatatisconvenit, haudconjungenda, piopter 

 Btamina ferulia laciniis iuterioribus perianthii opposiia, cum 

 Sterilibus totidem alternantia, antherarum loculos trans- 

 versim dehiscentes, et ob seminum structuram. In Xy- 



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