PLATE CCX.
ANTHOLYZA ÆTHIOPICA.
Broad-leaved Antholyza.
CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla tubulosa, irregularis, recurvata. Capsula infera.
Blossom tubular, irregular, and bent backward. Capsule beneath.
See Antholyza ringens, Pl. XXXII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Antholyza foliis floribusque distichis; lacinia summa corolla recla, spathulata, basi ferrata; spathis rigidis, adpressis.
Antholyza with the leaves as well as the flowers pointing opposite ways; the upper segment of the blossom straight, spithula-shaped, and sawed at the base; sheaths harsh and pressed to the blossoms.