Further experience, however, must determine whether these
characters are sufficient to claim for it the rank of a distinct
species, for the whole of the Cape Iridem vary much, both in
colour and size, and the limits of many species still remain
unsettled.
The present plant will require the same treatment as the
rest of the genus.
For the e.xplanation of the generic name see fol. 131.
^ D . Don.
1. Perianthium laid open, with the stamens. 2. Pistil with the spathe.
