PLATE IX.
ATRAGENE CAPENSIS.
Cape Atragene.
CLASS XIII. ORDER VII.
POLYANDRIA POTYGYNIA. Many Chives. Many Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum; foliolis ovalibus, patentibus, obtusis, deciduis.
Corolla. Petala duodecim, linearia, basi angustissima, obtusa, patula.
Stamina. Filamenta plurima, brevissima. Antheræ oblongæ, acumenatæ.
Pistillum. Germina plurima oblonga. Styli villoli. Stigmata simplicia, longitudine antherarum.