Calyx. Perianthium duplex; interius, tetraphyllum, foliolis sub-ovatis, acuminatis, serratis, coloratis, apice sulcatis, adpressis; exterius triphyllum, priori brevioribus, virescentibus.
Corolla sub-cylindracea, apice paulula curvata, incarnata, costata; oris laciniis erectis, albidis, obtusis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, ima parte spathulata, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ inclusæ, muticæ.
Pistillum. Germen sub-cylindricum, sulcatum. Stylus attenuatus, exsertus, apice curvatus. Stigma tetragonum virescens.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Februarii, in Junium.
REFERENTIA.
| 1. Folium unum, lente auctum. |
| 2. Calyx, et Corolla. |
| 3. Calyx, lente auctus. |
| 4. Stamina, et Pistillum. |
| 5. Stamen unum, lente auctum. |
| 6. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; pointal without; blossoms nearly cylindrical, flesh-coloured, and ribbed; leaves downy, growing by threes.