COMMELINE^ 4^7 



que habltum referens , constans ^o. circiter stirpibus 

 easdem fere ac Commelina regiones colentibus. Oc- 

 currunt ssepe in hortis nostris ad ornamentum spe- 

 cies seqq: 



I. Tn discolor = Herit: sert: angl: p. 8. t. 12. 

 (^Amer. tropic:). Caudex brevissimus carnosus uti folia 

 in calidario persistens, folia late lanceolata carnosula 

 supra viridia subtus violacea , scapi axillares foliis 

 roiiltoties breviores , flores glomerati brevi - pedicel- 

 lati parvi albidiusculi inter involucrum terminale spa- 

 thaceum diphyllum foliolis ovatis sequantibus. zzi 2. 

 Tn virginica = L. sp: /^i\. (^Amen. bor:). Perennt 

 Csespitosa caule erecto sub - simplici , folia angusta 

 lanceolata canaliculata acuminata , umbella terminalis 

 multiflora , involucrum polyphyllum foliolis parvis 

 ovatis diaphanis , pedicelli involucro 3 - 4 - longiores 

 pilosiusculi florentes erecti deflorati penduli , flores 

 pro genere grandiusculi segmentis exter: concavis in- 

 ter: majoribus planis eleganter violaceis. Variat flore 

 albo et flore pleno. Undique culta sub diu. 



Obs: geographica circa Commelineas. 

 Commelinece omnes exotic» circiter . . i3o 



