Plant tufted, about 11 inch high, including the flower. Leaves in about four pairs to a growth, crowded, ascending-spreading, 6-14 lines long, 2½-4½ lines broad and 3-4½ lines thick, flat above, keeled down the back, being convex at the basal part and compressed at the apex, acute, with a minute point at the apex, glabrous, smooth, purplish or glaucous-green, with red margins and keel at the apical part, and thickly dotted with dark green. Peduncle 1-flowered, 4-5 lines long, li line thick, terete, glabrous, reddish-tinted. Calyx o-lobed to the top of the ovary; lobes subequal, 3-4½ lines long, 2-3 lines broad, ovate, obtuse or subacute, and the two outer with a short dorsal point, 2-3 of them with membranous margins, glabrous, rather dull dark green or purplish-tinted and dotted with darker green. Corolla 1½ inch or more in diameter, expanding about 3 p.m. and closing about 6-6.30 p.m. (Greenwich time). Petals numerous, free almost to the base, in about four series, the outer reflexed, the inner slightly ascending-spreading, and the others spreading at different levels, 7-9 lines long, and ½-3 line broad, linear, acute, entire, bright clear yellow above, whitish-yellow on the back, shining. Stamens numerous, all with anthers, collected into a cylindric column four lines long; filaments light yellow’ anthers of a darker yellow. Top of the ovary very convex, six-grooved. Style none: stigmas 6, about 4 lines long, as long as the stamens, filiform, with revolute tips, light yellow.
Home