Ennealophus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ennealophus (name refers to the 9 crests on the style). Iridaceae. A very recently described genus of one species, E. amazonicus, N. E. Br., differing from Tigridia in the 3 style-branches being 3-crested rather than bifid or subulate. The perianth-segms. are free, unequal and clawed, the exterior ones much the larger, the blades of all of them more or less reflexed; stamens 3, the filaments connate into a tube. The bulb of the single known species is about 1 in. long, ovoid: lvs. linear-lanceolate, about 4, the upper one about 2 in. long and the others 6-12 in.: fls. about 1½ in. across, blue-violet with pale brown claws and a white spot at the base of the blade of the inner segms. Brazil; apparently not in the trade. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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