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LXXXIV. 
PANCRATIUM NERVIFOLIUM. 
Nerved-leaved Pancratium. 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Narcissi. Juss. Gen. p. 54. 
Sect. 11. Pericarpium inferum. Filamenta corolla 1-petala inserta, Antherx szpius long. Flores 
erecti vel nutantes. Bractew in plerisque cito emarcide. 
ericarpium membranaceum, 3-valve, medio loculorum dehiscens. Corolle tubus cylindraceo-in- 
fundibuliformis ; Limbus 6-partitus: Corona ore tubi producta, plus minus 6-fida, varie dentata. 
Filamenta margine coronz inserta, per medium ejus laciniarum decurrentia, regularia. Stylus parum 
reclinatus. Semina albida vel nigrescentia, 2-plici serie inserta, bulbiformia, pluribus sepius cassis. 
Radix bulbosa, tunicata. Folia valde ditersa, Narcissorum Agavium aut Saussurearum @mula. Pe- 
dunculus ab uno latere inter folia radicalis, obtusus ancepsve. Flores 1-20-ni, in multis nivei et fra- 
grantes 
* Fasciculus multiflorus. 
P. foliorum laminis subrotundo-cordatis, acuminulatis: corolle tubo equaliter 6-angulo, estriato ; 
laciniis tubo parum longioribus patentissimis, spatulato-lanceolatis : corona brevissim4, usque 
ultra medium 6-fid4 laciniis 2-dentatis. 
Crinum nervosum. L’ Herit. Sert. Angl. p. 8. P.amboinense. Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 2. p. 419. Narcissus am- 
boinensis, &c. Comm. Hort. v. 1. p. 77. t. 39. Czpa sylvestris. Rumph. Herb, Amb. 0. 6.p. 160. t. 
70. f. 1. 
Sponte nascentem in Ins. Java, sylvis montium abunde, legit J.J. La Bintarprere: in Ins, dm- 
boyna ad oras sylvarum, legit G. E. RuMPH. 
Floret ultimis mensibus pluviosis, apud nos Julio. 
This is the true P. Amboinense of Lixn#, andI believe that Crinum Nervosum of L’Herrtier, from 
the Philippine Isles, is the same plant. He probably trusted to Rumpn’s figure, in which no corona 
appears ; but in Sir Josep Banks’ herbarium there is a specimen of our plant, gathered by Mr. 
Curistopuer Siti not many years ago in the Island of Amboyna, a C th suc 
ves from 3to 5, of a pale yellow green colour: Petiole long and narrow: Lamina very large, 
surfaces: Nerves ver 
nearly circular-cordate, quite entire, shortly acuminate, smooth on Ne very 
strong, the lateral ones semicircular llel. Flowers without smell, many in the iascicle, 
Spreading in every direction. Peduncle from one side of the | e ’ quite round, 
sm actes soon withering. Pedicels yellow green, small, not uch angulated as might be 
expected from their number. Pericarpium a t only the size of a pea, nearly globular: after- 
wards more or less swelled according to the number of seeds. Corolla 3 inches long or more: Tube 
very pale yellowish green becoming quite white towards the ower at the | than 
near the bottom, from thence concave, striated, the 3 interior ones Ta’ er broader : Crown white 
with a yellowish bottom, 3 times shorter than the limb, funnel-shaped, scarcely narrower at its base 
falcated towards the filament, of a thicker substance than in several species. Filaments white, ra- 
ther shorter than the limb, incurved-spreading, tubulate, smooth, Anthers after the pollen is dis- 
charged incumbent and curved. Pollen orange coloured, Style white, below the tube thicker than. 
