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PLATE CCCCXXXII.

STRELITZIA REGINÆ.

The Queen’s Strelitzia.

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Spatha universalis, partialesque. Calyx 0. Corolla 3-petala. Nectarium 3-phyllum, genitalia involvens. Capsula 3-locularis; loculis polyspermis.

Spathe a common one, and partial spathes. Empalement none. Blossom three-petalled. Nectary three-leaved, involving the organs of fructification. Capsule three-celled; with many seeds.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.