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Roscoea purpurea, Smith. Fig. 3460. About 6-12 in. high: sts. with 5-6
sessile, lanceolate lvs. : fls. few, in a sessile spike; calyx green, 1
1/2 in. long, slit deeply down one side as the fl. expands;
corolla-tube rather dilated upward; limb purple, rarely pale lilac or
white, upper segm. about 1 in., very cucullate, lower lanceolate,
decurved; staminoid oblanceolate-unguiculate: caps, cylindric.
Himalayas, Assam, and Burma. B.M. 4630. B.R. 26:61. L.B.C. 15:1404.
G.C. III. 8:191. Gn. 78:159. G.W. 14, p. 370. J.F. 3:230.—A variable
species, the hardiest of the genus. Var. sikkimensis, Hort. (R.
sikkimensis, Hort.), is said to differ from the type in being
epiphytic, in its roots and sts., and its more numerous fls. which are
a different shade of purple. Himalayas. Gn. 78:159.
F. Tracy Hubbard.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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