PLATE DXXIV.
L A C E N L A BUXIFOLIA.
Box-leaved LacJmcea.
CLASS VIII. ORDER L
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER,
CALYX nulliis. Corolla quadrifida ; limbo insequali.
Semen unum, sub-baccatum.
CUP none. Blossom four-cleft J border unequal.
One seed, nearly berried.
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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
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L A C H N ^ A foliis ovatis, glabris, glaucis : floribus
in capitulis globosis : corollis albis,
odoratis. Caulis teres, longissimus.
Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei.
LACHNJEA with ovate, smooth, glaucous leaves.
Flowers in globular heads. Blossoms white,
and sweet-scented. Stem round, and very
long.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A blossom spread open.
2. The seed-bud and pointal.
3. The flower-receptacle.
T H I S fragrant species of Lachnaea is the L. buxifolia of Lamarck, and the Gnidia filamentosa of Linnseus;
but certainly not a Gnidia, as it wants the four small inner petals, the distinguishing feature
and most essential distinction between those two genera.
Our figure delineates a plant in the conservatory of G. Hibbert, esq. that was upwards of five feet
high J and interspersed amongst some fine bushy shrubs, its compact flowers and delicate glaucous
foliage gave it a picturesque appearance.