‘« A perennial plant, raised from seeds from Gossain 
Than, presented to the Society by the Honourable Court 
of Directors of the East India Company, in 1824. It is a 
foot and a half high, quite smooth in every part. The 
leaves erect, spreading at end, upon the upper surface 
glossy and bright green, on the under side glaucous and 
striated, at the end blunt, with three slight nerves, and a 
somewhat membranous edge. A strong rib passes along 
the back. The flowers are pure white, with yellow anthers, 
scentless, when expanded nodding, when closed erect; 
they appear by threes, in an erect, nearly simple panicle, 
which is rather shorter than the leaves. Scape dark-green, 
rounded, a little tumid at the joints. The lower bractea is 
long, lanceolate, of the same colour. and texture as the 
leaves; the upper bractez gradually become smaller, till 
the uppermost are shorter than the flower-stalks. The 
capsule is erect, and covered by the persistent remains of 
the perianthium. This plant flowered in a curvilinear 
stove, and exhibited no indication of impatience of the 
heat. It is, however, not improbable that it will be hardy 
enough for a green-house. It appears to have some affinity 
with the Phalangium ramosum of Ker, but it is not very 
similar to any species previously described.” 
Since the above was printed, the plant has become 
more robust in all respects, but has not otherwise altered 
its characters. 
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