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sepalis basi ad 2 mm. connatis, nullo modo corollinis. — Caraguata 
Osyana Morr. in Belg. hortic. 1885, p. 254, t. 16-17 ; Bak. Brom. 
p. 143. — C. magnifica hort. fide Bak. I. c. 
Acaulis, florifera vix ultra 0,25 m. alta sed 0,9. m. diam., humilis 
depressaque. Folia + 40, basi in vaginam latam, ovalem, brunnes- 
centem, utrinque sed praesertim intus perdense lepidibus parvis, brun- 
neis obtectam dilatata, ad 0,45 m. longa, 40-50 mm. lata, linearia, 
apice + longe acuta demumque sæpius acuminulo parvo, miti, impo- 
sito aucta, paullo coriacea, intimis basin versus lineis rubris pictis 
exceptis saturate viridia. Scapus brevissimus (ad 0,13 m. longus), 
Crassiusculus, rectus, glaber, foliolis lanceolatis, rectis, internodia 
perlonge superantibus, + rubro-coloratis, summis sensim in bracteas 
transeuntibus indutus. Inflorescentia in foliorum rosulæ centro quasi 
nidulans, -flora, perfecte globosa, - 80 mm. diam.; ramulis 
(sæpius rudimentarie solum evolutis) quaquaverse florigeris ; bracteis 
pulcherrime aurantiaco-miniatis, arcte imbricatis, e late ovato infi- 
mis acuminatim superioribus triangulatim acutis, arcuatim reflexis, 
ad 55 mm. longis, 20 mm. latis. Flores 42 mm. longi, sessiles ; sepa- 
lis cartilagineis, 30 mm. longis, apice minute recurvatis, e late lineari 
ellipticis, solemniter rotundatis, utrinque lævissimis  pernitidis, 
Petala aurea, sepalis duplo longiora, ultra medium in tubum coalila, 
lobis rectis, latis, ovalibus, apice paullo emarginatis. Stamina petalis 
breviora, filamentis coroll: tubo adnatis ; antheris anguste ellipticis, 
utrinque rotundatis, dorsifixis, conniventibus. Ovarium pyramidatum 
Stylo antheras æquante ; ovulis nondum visis. 
Ecuador, a cl. Wallis in caldaria introducta. (V. v. in hort,, s. in 
herb. Leod.) 
20. G. Peacockii ; foliis subglabris ; inflorescentia dense spicata 
— Cet. ignot. — Caraguata Peacockii Morr. in Belg. hortic. 1885 
p. 82; Bak. Brom. p. 146. 
Acaulis. Folia + 12 rosulata, lanceolata, pedalia, vix 50 mm. lata, 
utrinque lucide vinoso-purpurascentia, basin versus conspicue longitu- 
` dinaliter striata. Scapus vaginis fulgide rubris obtectus. — Cet. ignot. 
Patria ignota. (V. v. nondum florentem in hort. Vratisl.) 
D. — Syscenus THECOPHYLLUM André, l. c. (gen.). 
Inflorescentia specie simplex revera bracteis primariis flores com- 
plures in axillis. gerentibus e ramulis perabbreviatis abortivisve 
composita panniculata; calyx nullo modo corollinus. 
