HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla sexpartita, persistens, supera. Capsula basi angustior. Spatha 2-valvis.
Blossom sixparted, remaining, above. Capsule narrower at the base. Sheath two valves.
See Hypoxis stellata. Pl. 101. Vol. II.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Hypoxis scapo unifloro; foliis sublinearibus, laxis, striatis; petalis basi maculatis; corolla intus alba.
Hypoxis with but one blossom on the flower-stem; leaves nearly linear, flexible and scored; the petals spotted at the base; blossom white within.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Petal of the Blossom, shewn from the outside.