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PASSIELORA picturata. 
Newmann’ s Passionflower. 
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MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. PASSIFLORER. Jussieu in ann. du musée. 6. 102. 
PASSIFLORA. Supra-vol. 1. fol. 18; et vol. '7. fol. 574. 
ue Div. Foliis trilobis. 
P. picturata, foliis discoloribus peltatis rotundato-trilobis, sinubus petiolis- 
que sub4elandulosis: stipulis involucrisque obtusé foliaceis : floribus so- 
litariis; calyce corolla corondque reflexis, urceolo pluriés longioribus: 
columna inclusA; operculo carnoso conico radiato-partito. 
Frutex volubilis, Fol. membranacea, discolora, peltata, subcordato-ro- 
tunda, 5-nervia, semitriloba lobis ovatis acutulis mucronulatis medio. lon- 
giore erecto, callis exiguis subquaternis sub margine sinium verruculata 
supra lurido-virentia, subtus purpurascentia, diametro subtriuncialia: petioli 
subduplo breviores, filiformes, callis stipitatis subquaternis vagis v. per paria 
approximatis obsiti. Flores solitarii, diametro ,biuncialem excedente, ¢a- 
planato-reflext ; pedunculo rigente declinato-assurgente tereti viridi glabro. 
Tnvolucr. 3-phyllum, flori approximatum ct subequale ; foliola herbacea, dis- 
colora, tenera, venosa, verticillata, elliptica, subinequalia, ambitu deflexa, 
apice rotundata, basi sepé subcordata, obsolete petiolata, Cal. extis glauco- 
virescens, intis erubescens; urceolus limbo pluries brevior, 10-lineatus absque 
omni sulco vel protuberantia, subtias intrusus ; limbus reflexus, segmentis li- 
neari-oblongis, superné carinatis, rostro viridi compressé subulato carine 
continuo prefixis, ints concaviusculis. Cor. roseo-pallescens, inflexione men- 
surdque calycis, tenerior, summo urceolo inserta, petala oblonga, plana, obtu- 
sissima, mutica. Corona violaceo et albo pulchré maculosa, reflexa, calyce 
duplo feré brevior, biseriato-radiata, radiis numerosis contiguis filiformibus 
obtusis ; interioribus gracilioribus triploque feré brevioribus.. Operculum ru- 
bro et melino varium, radiato-partitum, corond duplo brevius, in conum erec- 
tum circa columne stipitem connivens, radiis corone crassioribus firmioribus 
subAyone pressis, antice posticeque sulco levi exaratis, obtusis, bast concretis 
et ex margine interiore glandulosé salebrosd albicante septulo annulart stipitis 
incumbentibus.  Nect. urceoli conformis sublutescens, septo carnoso crasso 
deflexo brevi concolori parictem infra operculum ambiente incomplete 
clausa. Columna inelusa glabra; stipes breviusculus, crassus pyramidatus 
inferné virens, superne purpureo-punctatus, septulo prominulo operculi bast 
_ opposito annulatus: germ. ovatum glaucum opacum, stipite fere duplo brevius: 
 styli purpureo-maculati, ligulato-clavati, divaricati, germine duplo longiores, 
eatis sulco exarati, disco stigmatoso pulvinato orbiculato prejixt. Fil. viren- 
tia, membranacea, lineari-ligulata: anth. luteo-virentes, oblonge, polline 
flavo granuloso. = 2 
The drawing of this curious and ornamental plant was 
taken in the hothouse of Mr. Lee, of the Hammersmith 
Nursery, where it first flowered in September last. 
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