Class and Order.
Diandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corolla ringens inflata. Capsula 2-locularis, 2 valvis. Calyx 4-partitus æqualis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CALCEOLARIA Fothergillii foliis spathulatis integerrimis, pedunculis scapiformibus unifloris. Ait. Kew. v. 1. p. 30. tab. 1. Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 13. Gmel. p. 39.
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To this species of Calceolaria the trivial name of Fothergillii has been given in honour of Dr. John Fothergill, who introduced it in 1777 with several other rare plants from Falkland-Islands, where it is a native.
In the Hortus Kewensis of Mr. Aiton it was first figured, and minutely described.