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T ,11 K„t wit 1830 eel. L cf Yeget. Kinijd. 168; Nees in Idnnaea YI. 337;
f " L : in MU..M. .1 Uni,I MM. cl Wi.. .u 1883 (E.U.
» En,jl. n. Franti N M . I)?«»..«/ ^ CANNAK TA. CANNEAE
B Br ProJr I. 307: Bron.jn. Enun. genr. p. 24. - CANNAOEAB Link, Eimu. I. 1; Agardk, Aplm
p' 181; Baiil Orel »at. p. 61; End!. Gen. I. 225; ileissn. Gen. p. 389. - Soitaimncae tnb.
MABANTEAJS Benth. in Bcnfh. et Hook. Gen. pi. I I I . 649.
MONOCOTYLEDONEAE ELOKIBUS IRREGULARIBUS HKRHAPHRODITIS EPISYNIS; PERIANTHIO BISERIATO
INAEQUALI SUBREGDLARI-. AN'DROEOKO IRREGULARL STAMINE EERTIU 1 MONOTHEOO SEMIPKTALOIDEO STAMINORASQUE
3 VEL 4 RARISSIME 2, OMNINO PETALOIDEIS, INTIMO OUCULLATO ASYMMETRIGO COMPOSITO;
OVARIO E GARPEI.LIS 3 FORMATO GLANDDLIS NEOTAKIFKRIS SEPTALIBUS INSTRDOTO, 3-L0GUI,ARI, S-OVULATO
VEL ABOLLTU 1-LOOUI.ARI ET L-OVULAIO. OVULIS ANATROPIS ; FRUGTU PLERDMQUE OAPSULAM IN VALVULAS 3
VEL IRRBQULARITERDEHISOENTE; SEMINIBOS IN LOCULIS SOUTARIIS. ALBUMINOSIS, EMBRYONE CURVATO IN
ALBUMINE FARINOSO PERISPERMICO. - HERBAE PEBENNES CAULESOEMTES VEL AOAULES FOLIIS PLEUUMQVE
MSTICMS LONGE YAGZNANTIBUS PMTIOLIS SUB LAMINA TUMIDIS STUMIAM VEL AJITICULUM EFFOLIMAJ^ TIBUS,
LAMINIS INTEAERRIMIS SPURIE PIMNINERVIIS. INELORESCENTIA COMPOSITA BRAOTEIS RARIUS SUBSPATIIACEIS,
DEOIDUIS VEL SAEPIUS PERSISTESTLBUS.
FLOKBS semper hermapln-oditi. OALYX 3-phyllus sopalis liberis inter se aequalibus y. subiaaequalibus,
intermedio a lateralibus panllum discrepante, linearibus v. lanccolatis ranus ovat.s v. tr.angu anbus.
COROLLA e petalis 3 inlcrne in
tubnm brevem et amplnm v. elongatnm v. longissinmm gracilemqne
connatis composita, rognlaris petalornmque parte libera tnbo longiore Y. breviore saepc obovata V elongatoovata.
Androecenm et stylus tubo corollae inlcrne adnata. ANDKOECEI series exterior e pliylhs duobus
(MarantaJ v. unico (Oalathea) constat, rarissimo (Cahtl^a snbgen. Monostiche, Stromantke lutea, Sd^ana)
omnino deest; staminodia externa itaque duo adsunt v. tantum unum, substantia tenui fugaceque plerumque
neiTis subtilibus pinnatis Y. apice furcatis manifeste striata. Series interior androecei e phyllis 3 semper