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CALATHEA longibracteata. 
Long-bracted Calathea. 
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MONANDRIA MONOGYNEA. 
Nat. ord. CANNER. 
CALATHEA. Supra, vol. 11. fol. 932. 
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C. longibracteata ; caule simplici, foliis oblongis acuminatis lucidis conco- 
loribus subtis pubescentibus, capitulo subrotundo bracteis acuminatis 
floribus longioribus squarroso. 
Planta tripedalis, erecta. Caulis simplex, teres. Folia suberecta, longe 
petiolata, bast vaginantia, petiolo terete, lamina ovato-oblonga, supra lucida 
subtiis tenuissime pubescente ; venis primariis patentibus, costalibus tenui 
oribus parallelis, in margine diffluentibus, venulis propriis parallelis, con- 
tiguis, simplicissimis, communibus nullis. Capitulum terminale, breviter 
pedunculatum, ¢ vagind folii superioris, qua brevior, erumpens. Bractex 
a laté basi acuminate, squarrose, pallidée virides, floribus duplo longiores: 
Sepala lanceolata, acuminata, canaliculata, viridia, corolla pauld bremord 
Corolla violacea, infundibularis, limbo exteriore tripartito regulari: laciniis 
ovatis acutis; labello antico, obovato, emarginato, limbo exteriore longiore. 
Stamina petaloidea, quorum duo sterilia, alterum fertile ad latus labelli 
anticé alatum, postice depauperatum, antherd parvd uniloculari ; sterilium 
alterum ad latus labelli, apice cucullatum, stigma retinens, hinc cornutum : 
posticum lamind plana lanceolatd, disco excavato ad stigma ex cucullo 
prosiliens recipiendum. Stylus arcuatus ; stigma concavum, prominens 
infra-apicilare. ; : 
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This further addition to the genus Calathea was sent 
from Rio Janeiro, by Mr. David Douglas, to the Horticul: 
tural Society, in 1824. It is a neat stove plant, flowering 
abundantly during most of the summer months, and easily 
propagated by division of the roots. Our drawing was 
made in the Chiswick Garden, in June last. 
In a future Number we shall endeavour to explain the 
seneric differences which exist between the South American 
Calatheas and the Asiatic Phryniums. 
