152 Ka Hana Kapa. 



Dianella Lam. Diet., ii, 276. — Perianthium marcescens, noii tortiim, demum 

 saepius deciduum ; segnienta distiucta, subjequalia, sub antliesi pateutia, oblonga 3-7- 

 nervia. Stamina 6, perianthio breviora, h^'pogyua v. saepius 3 iuteriora ima basi 

 .segmentorum affixa, filamentis apice v. medio v. fere a basi carnoso-incrassatis; 

 antherae oblongo-lineares, erectae v. demuni recurvse v. replicatae, basi inter lobos 

 basales affixre, loculis poris terminalibus saepe in rimas introrsum continuas deliis- 

 centibus. Ovarium sessile v. brevissime stipitatum, obtusum ; stylus filiformis, stig- 

 mate parvo; ovula in loculis ex (4-8). Fructus succulentus, globoso-3-dvmus v. 

 ovoideo-oblougus, iudeliiscens. Semina in loculis solitaria v. pauca, ovoidea v. com- 

 pressiuscula, testa nigra crustaceo-nitida; embrj-o linearis, rectus v. curvulus, albu- 

 mine carnoso parum v. dimidio brevior. — Rhizoma saepe ramosum v. stoloniferum, 

 caule erecto rigido cum pedunculo saepe pluripedali. Folia prope basin caulis conferta 

 V. secus partem iuferiorem approximata, disticlia, vagiuis equitantibus, lamina longe 

 lineari, in parte superiore caulis pauca, vaginis brevibus, laminis parvis, radicalia 

 pauca V. ad vaginas reducta. Flores c£erulei, pedicellati, nutantes, laxe cymosi, c^-mis 

 in panicula terminali ampla laxa dispositis, pedicellis sub flore articulatis. Bracteae 

 parvfE scariosae v. o. 



D. nemorosa Lam. Ency., ii, 276. Stem short. Leaves stiff, i'2-3 ft. long, 

 3^-1 in. broad at the base, entire, clo.seh- nerved with a keeled midrib. Panicle as 

 long as the leaves or longer, peduncle leafy, the foliaceous bracts quickly diminishing 

 in size, the branches ascending, twice divided and drooping at the ends. Pedicles 3-6 

 lines. Perianth pale lilac, campanulate, 3-4 lines long, deeplj- parted into subequal 

 oblong 5-uerved .segments. Berry light blue (mazarine), obovoid, 4-5 lines. Seeds 

 2-3 in each cell, ovoid, compressed and margined. The iiki of the natives. Flowers 

 have a delicate scent, and the juice of the berries was utilized for dA'eing pale blue, a 

 color more permanent than would be supposed. The plant is common on the lower 

 hills to a height of over 4000 ft. 



