STRUMARIA CRISPA. GLITTERING-FLOWERED 
STRUMARIA. 
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Clafs and Order, 
HEXANDRIA Monocynia,. 
Generic Charaffer. 
Spatha conduplicato-bivalvis, generalis. Cal.o. Cor. fupera, 
erefta nutanfve, regularis, fubaqualis, hexapetalo partita vel 
raro bafi in tubulum breviflimum connexa, turbinato-campa- 
nulata vel rotata laciniis elliptico-lanceolatis. Stam. incraflato 
corollz fundulo defixa, breviora vel exferta, eretio divergentia, 
alterna parum multumve longiora. /4/. tereti gracilefcentia, 
libera vel deorfum monadelphice vel nunc alterne et cum 
ftylo gynandrice connata. <nth. fubovato-oblonge, ereéte, 
extrorfe, filamentis aliquoties breviores. S/y/us fufiformi-aci- 
cularis, ftri€tiffime direftus, fulcato-alatove triqueter, fupra 
bafin varie protuberans, ftaminibus equalis duplove brevior, 
Stig. 2, lobuliformia attenuata, replicata aut in cufpidem con- 
junéta. Cup/. membranacea, rotundo-turbinata, tritorofa, 3- 
loc., 3-valv., valvis medio feptigeris. Sem. biferialia, globofa, 
in loculamento pauca vel modo unicum_bulbillofo-laxatum 
albumine herbaceo-emollito. G, 
Ozs, Bulbus ‘unicatus, membranaceo-veftitus; folia e vagina radicali, 
duo-plura, fiiformia —— lorato-oblonga, craffiufcula, @ plana bifariam 
oppofita, nunc {capo tardiora ; umbella @ parca laxa ad congeffe multira- 
diatam, {patham tranfeuns, bractearum ramentis fepe interfiinéia, Modo 
— accedunt ftrume 3 inter flylum et fiamina cum eo non concreta enate. In 
bulbifpermis pericarpium fenuius ac a nimio preamaturoque fetus incremento 
irregulariter rumpendum. A Leucojo dignofcaiur fpatha neutiquam fal- 
liculofa a latere dehifcente, antherifque filamento aliquoties brevicribus 
apice nec demiffa neque hiante. In hoc genere definiends, flyli firumofo 
auétu duntaxat nifus, firiftam ejufdem naturam inconfultius neglexit Fac- 
quinus ; ac inde perperam ftellarem ¢f crifpam AMARYLLIDIBUS per-_ 
mifeuit. Diferepat HRAMANTHO fpatha haudquaquam plurivalui capfula- 
que haud baccata, G. oe 
Specific Charader and Synonyms. 
STRUMARIA cri/pa ; foliis binis, angufte linearibus, cana- 
liculatis, divaricantibus, utrifque (vel tantum 
altero) {capum poftvenientibus tandemque fu- - 
perantibus; umbeila laxe pauciflora; pedi- 
cellis craffiufculis, ftri€tis, fpatham duplo 
. . »  tranfeuntibus, glandulofe punfticulatis; corolla 
; _iis bis terve breviore quam germen vero toties 
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