REFERENTIA.
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1. Calyx. 2. Stamen unum, cum antherâ unâ lente auctâ. 3. Germen auctum. |
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Heath, with crested tips, within the blossom; flowers terminate the branches in umbels: blossoms pitcher-shaped: leaves by threes, three-sided, and mucronated.
DESCRIPTION.
Stem upright, two feet high; smaller branches grow by threes in whorls.
Leaves by threes, harsh, three-sided, mucronated, glaucous, flat on the upper surface, and channelled beneath: footstalks long.
Flowers grow at the ends of the branches in upright umbels: footstalks coloured, with three coloured floral leaves: blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and almost covered by a coloured cup.
Seed-bud turban-shaped, furrowed, and furnished with honey-bearing nectaries at the base.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.