Dianella caerulea Sims

12900. Dienella robue ta Elm. n. sp. faiasooka forming
gregareoas measea in l«w Week adobe soil of light w°oaa
at 850 feet; ate« several, erect, S to 6 feet high, the larger
anas 1/2 lnoh thlok and aabterete at the base, othewjM»
ensiform and alothed with the leaf sheaths; leaves aorlaaeoaa,
ascending fro® the base, atrlete and maohpeler beneath
margins curved upon the ander aide, the edges finely aer ,
the midrib oreeaed and very finely serrate beneath, aepreaeaa
. along the apper aide, at least 1 inch wide, nearly a yar #
; long, atrongly re carved, aolidly anited ®n*
/ atrlotad at the paint where It attaches to the »heath prop**»
ped ancle atrlot, green, terete, more or leaa orookad, »a«
exceeding the 1* eve a, branched at the topi infloreaa««, fW
except tba odOrlesa aabpendant flowers; perianth aagaanff
?L blalah, atyle and filament a whltiata, ovary green, antMr
11 bates vary rloh or bright yelloa, the anther proper	, ,
fr brwtniah streaks. iaerta Prlnoeaa,	FIELD N
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
PUERTO PRiiNCESA (MT. PULQAR), PROVINCE OF PALAWAN
ISLAND OF PALAWAN, MARCH, 1**«
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