Urceolina
(from urceolus, a small cup or pitcher; alluding to the shape of the perianth). SYNS. Collania, Urceolaria (of Herbert). Including Leperiza (in part), Pentlandia, and Sphaerotele (of Link). ORD. Amaryllideae. A small genus (three species) of greenhouse, bulbous plants, inhabiting the Andes of South America. Flowers many in an umbel, rather long--pedicellate; perianth erect, at length recurved or pendulous, contracted above the ovary, and then enlarged into an oblong-tubular or urceolate throat or limb, the lobes sub-equal, connivent or connate, shortly spreading at apex; stamens equally affixed to the throat, often exceeding the perianth; filaments straight; involucral bracts two, scarious; scape solid. Leaves flat, ovate, oblong, or narrow, contracted into the petioles. For culture, see Amaryllis. U. aurea (golden). A garden synonym of U. pendula.
U. latifolia (broad-leaved). fl., perianth segments yellowish-red, greenish at apex, ovate, minutely acuminate, connivent, equal; scape erect, 1ft. or more high, solitary, terete. April. l. petiolate, oblong, acute, 1ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, striated above, shining, nerved beneath, glabrous. SYN. Leperiza latifolia (B. M. 4952).
U. miniata (scarlet). fl. nodding; perianth cinnabar-red or scarlet, 1 1/2in. long, glabrous, the segments broadly ovate, acute; scape erect, slightly twisted above, 8in. to 14in. long. September. l. one or two, lanceolate, acute, narrowed and sub-petiolate, 6in. to 8in. long, striated above, the margins reflexed. Bulb as large as a walnut. 1836. SYN. Pentlandia latifolia (B. R. 1839, 68).
U. pendula (pendulous). Drooping Urn Flower. fl. pendent; perianth yellow in the basal half, green above, margined with white, 2in. long; segments lanceolate, concave, the three outer ones longer. June. l. solitary or twin, long-petiolate, erect, many-nerved, glabrous; petioles terete, compressed above. See Fig. 144 (for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch and Sons). (B. M. 5464.) SYNS. U. aurea (of gardens), Collania urceolata.