1884 Journal Linnean Society of Botany: Aristea angustfolia

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Aristea angtjstifolia, n. sp. Glabra, dense caespitosa, foliis basalibus circiter 3 lineari-subulatis rigidis, racemo simplici laxissimo nodis 2-3-floris rhachi compressa haud alata, braeteis parvis ovatis membranaceis, fructu oblongo. A densely csespitose perennial herb, glabrous in all its parts, with densely tufted wiry root-fibres 3-4 in. long. Basal leaves about three to a flower-stem, a foot long, not more than \ line broad, stiffly erect, with both faces rather convex. Peduncle (exclusive of raceme) rather longer than the leaves, slender, subterete, with about 4 sheathiug leaves, the lowest with a long free lamina, that of the upper ones very short. Raceme simple, half a foot long, with a slightly compressed slender axis, and 5-6 nodes bearing 2-3 flowers each. Bracts ovate or oblong, quite membranous, \-\ in. long. Ovary oblong, with a very short pedicel, not seen fully developed. Perianth bright blue, £ in. long. Stamens not half as long as the perianth. — Central Madagascar, Baron 1805 !

-- BobPries - 29 Jan 2019