A new arrangement of the plants of the monandrian class usually called Scitamineae / by William Roscoe.

  • Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.
Date:
1807
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Credit: A new arrangement of the plants of the monandrian class usually called Scitamineae / by William Roscoe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CANNi\. Anthera simplex, filamenti margini adnata. Stylus crassus, claviformis. Stigma obtusum. Capsula trilocularis. Semina globosa, numerosa. Tab. XX. Fig. 1. This genus is one of the most definite and certain of the Mo- nandrian plants. The species of which^it is composed are not of extraordinary rarity, and produce their flowers freely. The essential character consists in the single anthera, attached to the margin of the petal-like filament; and in the strong erect club-shaped style. C. indica. Corollae limbo interiore trifido; laciniis lanceolatis acuminatis strictis. Canna indica, var. rubra («) Alton. Hort. Kew. Fig. Gcertner. 1. 37. tah. 12. Botanic Garden^ Liverpool. C. coccinea. Corollae limbo interiore trifido; laciniis emarginatis strictis. Canna indica var. coccinea (y) Alton. Hort. Kew. Fig. Curt. Bot. Mag. tab. 434. Bot. Gard. Liverpool. C. patens. Corollae limbo interiore trifido; laciniis reflexis. Canna indica, var. patens (^) Alton. Hort. Kew. C. lutea. Corollae limbo interiore bifido. Canna indica, var. lutea (^) Alton. Hort. Keruj. Bot. Gard. Liverpool. C. glauca.