429 



the divisions, some aBortive : anthers linear, turned inwards, 

 2 -celled, usually with a membranous petaloid crest: ovary 

 inferior, S-celled, many (rarely 3) Seeded : ovules anatrdpal : 

 style simple: stigma S-rlobed: fruit either a 3-celled capsule 

 with a loculicidal dehiscence, or succulent and indehiscent : 

 seeds sometimes surrounded by hairs: embryo orthotropal, 

 oblong-linear, or mushroom-shaped: radicle next the hilum: 

 albumen mealy. — Stemlesa or nearly stemless plants: leaves 

 sheathing at the base, usually very large, with finely paralleled* 

 veins diverging from the mid-rib to the margin. 



GENF8 I. MIJSA. 

 Hexandvia IfEonog'ynia. Sex: Syst: 



Beriv. Prom Mooza the Indian name of the fruit. 



Geit. Chae. Perianth epigynous, 2-lipped, lower lip tubular, 

 5-lobed at the apex, upper concave : stamens 6, one abortive : oviary 

 inferior 3-celled: ovules many in two rows, horizontal: style thick: 

 stigma funnel-shaped clavate, shortly 6-lohed : berry oblong, 

 angular, 3-celled : seeds numerous, nestling in pulp. 



(1) M. oEiTATA. fEoxh.J 

 Ident. Eoxb. flor. Ind. I. 666. 



Syn. M. rosacea, Jaeq. Sort. Schoenbr. iv. and t. 445. 



Mgrao. Bot. Gab. t. 615.^Eeg. ix. t.:706. 



Spec. ChalE; Root perennial, .stems 3 — 5 feet: leaves linear- 

 oblong : spadix erect : spathes deciduous, 3-flowered, lanceolate : 

 fruit Hnear-oblong, slightly incurved,, small: seeds black, tubercled: 

 pulp none : flowers purple yeUow- white. 



Precipitous crags, "Western coast. Chittagong. 



(2) M. STTPBEBA. fRoxb.J 

 lient. Eoxb. 1. e. 



•Mngrai).. Eoxb. Cor. III. t. 223.— Wight's Icon. t. 2017-18. 



Spec. Char. Eoot bulbous with an annual short spurious stem : 

 leaves petioled lanceolate : spadix terminal, drooping; spathes 

 broad-cordate, smooth, ferruginous: flowers numerous in each 

 spathe : berry oblong, and dry when ripe : flowers pale. 



Dindigul. "Western coast. Plowering' in the rains. 



