Calyx. Perianthium duplex, interius tetraphyllum, foliolis, lato-ovatis, concavis, acutis, adpressis, coloratis; exterius tetraphyllum, foliolis minoribus.
Corolla ovata, inflata, maxima, palide-lutea; laciniis erectis, acuminatis, conniventibus, obtusis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, plana, linearia, curvata. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ, bifidæ, apice acutæ, dorso concavæ, leviter cohærentiæ.
Pistillum. Germen subglobosum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, erectus. Stigma obsolete tetragonum, viride.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a Maio in Julium.
REFERENTIA.
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1. Calyx. 2. Stamina, et Pistillum. 3. Eodem, filamenta expansa. 4. Stamen unum, lente auctum dorso monstrato. 5. Germen, Stylus et Stigma, lente aucta. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; flowers mostly by threes terminate the branches; blossoms inflated, and very large, of a pale yellow; the segments of the mouth are tapered, blunt ended, and approaching together; leaves grow by threes, smooth and three-sided.