allied to the Natural Order Burmanniaceae. 6S7- 



GoNYANTHES. Blume. 



Perianthium petaloideum, superum, tubulosum : tubo triquetro : ore trifido, (in 

 sinubus lacinise tres minores sitae). Stamina Burmanniae, laciniis (exteri- 

 oribus majoribus) perianthii alterna. Ovarium dilatato-trigonum, trilo- 

 culare; receptacula angulis perianthii opposita, semibifida. Stylus \, tri- 

 sulcus. Stigmata 3, dilatata, staminibus coheerentia. Capsula perianthio 



: coronata, lat^ trigona, fenestrata, valvis nemp^ tribus lateralibus excisa, 

 post dehiscentiam ob solutionem dissepimentorum valvis corresponden- 

 tium imilocularis, polysperma. Semina minima, arillo membranaceo seti- 

 formi inclusa. 



1. G. Candida. Blume, Enum. Plant. Jav. p. 29. 



To this may be added three unrecorded species which are contained in 

 Dr.Wallich's Herbarium belonging to this Society. As they are not mentioned 

 in his Catalogue, it is probable they had not been examined by that distin- 

 guished botanist. I therefore propose to characterize them as follows : — 



2. G. nepalensis, caule erecto triquetro subaphyllo, foliis squamiformibus acutis, 



floribus subcymosis, perianthio 3-alato : alis rotundatis. Tab. XXXVIII. 



fig. 1. 

 Hah. in Nepali^. 

 Planta 3 — 4-pollicaris, albicans. 



3. G. tVallichii, caule capillari erecto, foliis plurimis alternis bracteiformibus, 



floribus solitariis vel subtrichotomfe cymosis pedicellatis bracteatis, peri- 

 anthio angust^ tubuloso : alis sublinearibus. Tab. XXXVIII. fig. 2. 



Hab. in Regno Burmanico ad Kilaben. 



Planta 3-pollicaris, purpurascens. Flores purpurei. 



4. G. pusilla, caule capillari 1 — 3-floro, foliis radicalibus fasciculatis lanceo- 



latis cuspidatis ; caulinis bracteiformibus, perianthio tricarinato : alis di- 



latatis semiovatis. Tab. XXXVIII. fig. 3. 

 Trlpteranthus puslllus. Wall, in Herb. 

 Hah. in Regno Burmanico ad Tavoy. 

 Planta 3-pollicaris. Perianthium albicans. 



