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XXIII. GiLLiESiA Lindl: in Miers trans: Chil: II. 629. =r 

 Spr: c. p. p. aa. (Hexandr: mon: Gilliesiece Lindl:, 

 Inc: sedis Spr:, Aliio affinis Bartl:). 



» Perigon: duplex, exter: e 5. bracteis sepaloideis, 

 » inter: carnosum laLelliforme. Stam: 3. perfecta basi 

 » in urceolum connata , 3. sterilia dentift)rmia pos- 

 » tica. Stigm: capitatum 3 - angulare interdum abor- 

 » tiens 3-fidum. Caps: 3-locularis 3-valvis, valvis 

 » medio septiferis. » 



Obs: Genus constans unica stirpe cbilensl (G. gra~ 

 minea Bot: reg: t. 992.), pro qua cl: Lindl: novum 

 ordinem Gilliesiearum creavit (cons: Ann: sc: nat: 1826. 

 Novemb: p. 266.), ab aflfinibus reapse valde differens 

 fructificatione , habitu autem ad Allium accedens. 

 Stirps communicata a cl: Bertero et lecta in pascuis 

 sylvaticis umbrosis collium J^alparaiso exhibet bul- 

 bum solidum ovato-oblongum tunica fusca, folia ra- 

 dicalia 2-3-linearia graminea lougissima plana , sca- 

 pum erectum nudum teretiusculum foliis longiorem, 

 pedunculos 3-6. ad apicem scapi in umbellam dispo- 

 sitos 2 - pollicares i - floros basi involucro spathaceo 

 sub - 2 - valvi scarioso cinctos. 



