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Dioicum. Flores racemosi. Perianthum corollinum, hexaphyllum; foliola patentia, &aelig;qualia, ovato-oblonga, obtusa, medio incrassata. Stamina 6, hypogyna; filamenta elongato-subulata, perianthio breviora, nuda; anther&aelig; versatiles. Ovarium ovatum, acuminatum, trisulcatum, vacuum. Perianthium ut in fl. masc., sed foliolis post anthesin erectis, demum deciduis. Stamina 6, antheris incompletis. Ovarium late ovatum, profunde trisulcatum, triloculare, lobis dorso canaliculatis, loculis bi- rarius uniovulatis. Ovula, ubi 2, collateralia, funiculis brevibus infra apicem loculi angulo interiori suspensa. Stylus validus, erectus, teres. Stigma capitatum, parvum, obscure 3&mdash;6-lobum. Capsula ovata, trilocularis, loculicide trivalvis; valv&aelig; coriaceo-submembranace&aelig;, intus medio septifer&aelig;. Semina loculis plerumque bina, collateralia, triquetra; testa atra, sub-crustacea; albumen corneum; embryo axilis, paulo curvatus, albumine parum brevior; radicula incrassata.&mdash;Herba speciosa, elata, perennis, Aucklandica, et in insula Campbell proveniens. Radix elongata, tuberibus elongatis fasciculatis donata. Folia late ensiformia, basi vaginantia. Scapi solitarii v. plurimi, pedales et ultra. Flores racemosi, aurantiaci.

1. Rossii, Hook. fil. 

Radix, rhizoma horizontale seu perpendiculare, crassum, carnosum, 1&mdash;2 unc. longum, pollicis human&aelig; et ultra diametr., transverse rugosum, hic illic constrictum, atrum, tubera elongata, fasciculata undique emittens. Tubera cylindrica, 2&mdash;3 uncialia, carnosa, atro-fusca, crassitie penn&aelig; anserin&aelig;, fibris crassis intermixta. Collum validum, brevissimum, simplex v. rarius bi- triceps, tuberibus minoribus, horizontaliter patentibus circumdatum. Caulis nullus. Folia plurima, circiter 12&mdash;16, omnia radicalia, erecto-patentia, inferiora horizontalia v. recurva, elongata, interdum bipedalia, lato-ensiformia, 2&mdash;4 unc. lata, integerrima, obtusa v. subacuta, superne pr&aelig;cipue concava, plurinervia, nervis approximatis et venis transversis inconspicuis reticulata, l&aelig;te viridia, nitida, subtus pallidiora, crassa, herbacea, basi longe vaginantia; vaginis 3&mdash;4 unc. longis, integris, striatis; ore obliquo submembranaceo; sinu obtuso. Scapi solitarii vel non raro plurimi, 6&mdash;8, erecti, validi, pedales, &frac14;&mdash;&frac12; unc. diametr., striati, ad apices canaliculati, intus spongiosi, fructiferi et anni pr&aelig;teriti emarcidi, fistulosi, dealbati. Racemi conspicui, erecti, 4&mdash;7 unc. longi, 1&frac12;&mdash;2 unc. diametr.; masculi breviores, subconico-ovati, pedicellis nempe florum inferiorum elongatis, horizontales, apice attenuati, subacuti; f&aelig;minei elongati, cylindracei, obtusi, paulo angustiores; rachis infra pedicellos sulcata, s&aelig;pe medio turgida, vacua, vel per totam longitudinem fistulosa. Flores numerosissimi, conferti, pedicellati, odore suavi. Pedicelli graciles, &frac12;&mdash;1 unc. longi, in floribus f&oelig;mineis suberecti, fructiferi subincrassati, erecti, basi bracteolati. Bracteol&aelig; lineari-elongat&aelig;, obtus&aelig; v. subacuta?, pedicellis nunc longiores, sed s&aelig;pius abbreviatae, foliace&aelig;, floribus concolores. Perianthium corollinum, hexaphyllum, aureum, 3&mdash;4 lin. diametr.; foliola lineari-oblonga, v. oblongo-ovata, supra medium paulo contracta, costa paulo incrassata e nervis 3 approximatis, valde inconspicuis formata, 3 interiora vix ac ne vix minora, floribus masculis patentia, ad apices subincurva, f&oelig;mineis erecto-pateutia, post anthesin erecta, capsul&aelig; immatur&aelig; appressa, dein decidua. Stamina 6, foliolis perianthii opposita, iis breviora, hypogyna, erecto-patentia; filamenta valida, elongato-subulata, teretia, glaberrima; anther&aelig; versatiles, oblong&aelig;; loculis parallelis, contiguis, rimis longitudinalibus dehiscentibus; in floribus f&oelig;mineis imperfectis, vacuis. Pollen flavum, ovoideum, longitudinaliter bi- vel trisulcatum. Ovarium, fl. masc., elongato-ovatum, trisulcatum, apice acutum v. trifidum, una cum perianthio marcescens et deciduum; fl. f&oelig;m. late ovatum, turgidum, 2 lin. longum, obscure trigonum, angulis obtusis, 3-sulcatum, 3-loculare; loculi 2-rarius 1-ovulati; ovula collateralia, ex angulo interno infra apicem loculi orta, funiculis brevibus suspensa. Stylus terminalis, erectus, validus, teres, longitudine ovarium &aelig;quans, stigmate parvo, sub-capitato, obscure 3&mdash;6-lobato terminatus. Capsul&aelig; late ovata, 3&mdash;4 lin. long&aelig;, submembranace&aelig;, 3-loculares, localicido trivalves; valv&aelig; elliptic&aelig;, dorso canaliculat&aelig;; dissepimenta membranacea. Semina elliptico-ovata, triquetra,