four fpeeies of Bankfia, which we have endeavoured to fettle
as follows;
i. B. ferrata.-rLikn^Supp. 126, M | § |
B. conchiFeira* <r.jGaertn*2 ZXi t. 48.
This is the moft ftately.of.the genus. Its trunk is.thick
and rugged* '.Le'afes -’alternate, ‘’{landing thick about the
ends '.of the branches- on ‘ fliort: footftalks, narrow, obtufe*
ftrongly ferratedy ' fmpothkand-of* a Bright green colour
&bt>Ve, beneath- 'opaqud’;and whitifhj with, a ftrong- rib
running throtfgK'their middle. A .‘very, large cylindrical
fpike of fioW.GTS' tbrminateleach ■ branch. Moft of the flowers
ate- abortive, a few onlyjh eaeh fpike pfoducihg^ripe feed.1
The form of the capfules may he unfler%od;ffom 0 &£gure>
which reprefents a "whole’!fpike.-in:';fc.uity. 'about.• halflthe
natural flze." I ff he capfuls are ^edVferedpwith^ thick down.
-Another platqiof the .plant in flower flie’wsrtHei curved-pbfi-
tion in which the ftylevis'held by-the c^olla>^fh||rfcreafe
of the »former in length'being greater’and more, rapidythan
. that of the latter. ' .
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