Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 779 - Sparaxis grandiflora var. β (Streaked-flowered Sparaxis) | Original Hand-Colored Print

Original hand-colored antique botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine - Plate 779, Sparaxis grandiflora var. β (Streaked-flowered Sparaxis).

• Plate: 779
• Latin name: Sparaxis grandiflora var. β
• Common name: Streaked-flowered Sparaxis
• Native region: Cape
• Linnaean class / order: Triandria / Monogynia
• Publication: 1 Dec. 1804
• Artist: Edwards del.
• Engraver: F. Sansom sculp.
• Medium: Original hand-colored engraving (physical print, not a reproduction)

Original Curtis text
Transcribed from the plate's accompanying description page:

[ 779 ]

SPARAXIS GRANDIFLORA, var. β. STREAKED-FLOWERED SPARAXIS.

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Class and Order.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Generic Character.
Spalba 2-valvis grandior, scariofo-membranacea, ora sphacelato-lacera. Cor. pars inferior infundibuliformi-tubulofa; limbus vel regularis vel pene æqualis, aut irregularis itidemque inæqualis. Stam. recta atque inclinata, rarius adfcendentia. Stigmata 3, recurvo-patentia, antheras excedentia. Capf. oblongo-rotunda, nodolofa. Sem. plurima globofa, G. Obs. Bulbo-tuber ovatum cum acumine, obtectum tunicis e reticulis ferices-fibreſis. Caulis fere femper ad folia axillariter bulbifer. Folia 6—10, enſiformia, ftriis tenuibus erebris celata. Flores majufculi, remotiores, unquam contiguii alque numerofii. Spatha ſepius tubi longitudine vel ultra. Limbus modo ftellato-explanatus, modo deorfum ennivens, modo bilabiatus lacinia fuprema galeaim erecta; hic vero organa adfcendunt, cum aliter inclineni et divergant. Spalba generi dat characterem nomencue. G.

Specific Character and Synonyms.
SPARAXIS grandiflora; foliis fubtiliter ftriatis; fpathis arif-tato laceris; tubo brevi; laciniis ftellato-patenti-bus oblongo-cuneatis, apice rotundatis; ftami-nibus lateralibus. G. α. floribus purpureis. IXIA grandiflora. Bot. Mag. 541. Ubi synonyma petenda. β. caule altiore floribus extus ftriatis, intus flavefcentibus bafi maculatis. This beautiful variety of SPARAXIS grandiflora was imported from the Cape by Mr. SALISBURY, of the Botanic Garden,

This print comes from our Curtis archive (via the Royal Horticultural Society and Wheldon & Wesley). Sold as an original historic plate - please review photos for condition.