Upright-flowering Renealmia.
CLASS I. ORDER I.
MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. One Chive. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx superus, monophyllus, in 2 sive 3 dentes irregulares rumpens. Corolla trifida. Nectarium oblongum. Anthera sessilis, nectario opposita. Bacca carnosa, trilocularis, profunde sulcata, et hirta. Semina plurima, alte truncata, arillo membranaceo niveo adpresso.
Empalement above the fruit, one-leafed, breaking into 2 or 3 irregular teeth. Blossom trifid. Nectary oblong. Chive sessile, opposite to the nectary. Berry fleshy, three-celled, profoundly sulcated, and hairy. Seeds many, deeply truncated, and furnished with a membranous, close-pressed, snow-coloured exterior skin.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Renealmia foliis lanceolato-ensiformibus, racemo terminali erecto.
Renealmia with lance-sword-shaped leaves, and an erect terminal racemus of flowers.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.