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5. Cryptostephanus, Baker in Trim. Journ. Bot. 1878, 193, t. 197. - Perianthium tubulosum, incurvum, superne parum ampliatum ; lobi breves, subæquales, subpatentes ; corona ad apicem tubi e squamis 12 anguste oblongis erectis æqualibus. Stamina in medio tubo æqualiter affixa, filamentis brevissimis ; antheræ tubo inclusæ, erectæ, oblongæ, in cylindrum conniventes, prope basin dorsifixæ. Ovarium 3-loculare ; stylus columnaris, antheras vix attingens, vertice stigmatoso parum dilatato ; ovula in loculis ∞, 1-2-seriatim superposita. Bacca, a nobis non visa, ex Bakero globosa, coccinea, semi- nibus in loculis 1-2 turgidis.-Caulis in rhizomate brevissimo basi subbulbosus, vaginarum basibus tunicatus. Folia loriformia, coætanea. Flores in umbella densa numerosi, par- vuli, breviter pedicellati, purpurascentes. Bracteæ breves, angustæ, nonnullæ exteriores involucrantes paullo latiores longioresque. Species 1, in Africa Angolensi a Welwitschio lecta. Coronæ squamellæ nobis minime staminodia videntur, etsi nonnullæ apicem versus papillis substipitatis instructæ essent, et forte interdum pollinem colligunt nec emittunt. |