Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis sub-ovatis, viscosis, acuminatis, coloratis, apicibus reflexis.
Corolla ventricosa, purpurea, costata, pubescens, ore obliqua, arctata, profunde sanguinea; laciniis cordatis, expansis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, torta, receptaculo inserta; antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, purpureus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii ad Octobrem.
REFERENTIA.
| 1. Calyx et Corolla. |
| 2. Calyx lente auctus. |
| 3. Stamina et Pistillum. |
| 4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; antherâ unâ lente auctâ. |
| 5. Stylus et Stigma lente aucta. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips, within the blossom, which is big-bellied, oblique-mouthed, and purple; the foot-stalks are coloured, and very long; leaves grow alternate, scattered, blunt, and thick with shining glandular hairs.