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10. RANUNCULUS geoides. f Tab. CCCCXXIX. 



R. caulibus i-3-floris, pilosis; foliis trifidis et tripartitis, sericeo-pilosis; laciniis inciso- 

 serratis, intermedia subtriloba; petiolis villoso-hirsutis; calycibus pilosis, reflexis; petalis 10. 

 Ranuncnlus gcoidcs. Decand. Syst. veg. i. p. ag3. 

 Crescitprope Moran et Real dc Monte Mexicanorum , alt. 1400 hex. % Floret Majo. 



Herba erccta, 5-8-pollicaris. Radix fibrosa; fibris crassis. Caulis erectus, simplcx uniflorus, aut ramosus 

 bi-vel triflorus, tcrcs, striatus, pilosus. Folia radicalia pctiolata, subrotundo-ovata, trifida aut profunde tri- 

 partita,basi cordata, subcoriacca, utrinquc, pr.rsertim subtus, sericeo-pilosa, 10-1 5 lincaslonga, io-i/|lincas 

 lata; lacinia; acutiusculas, inciso-serratir; latcralcs oblique ovatx; intcrmedia duplo major, ovata, subtriloba. 

 Petioli 1 4- a-pollicares, villoso-birsuti, basi mcmbranacci et vaginantes; vaginis membranaceis, pilosiusculis, 

 fuscescentibus, vixpollicaribus. Folium caulinum infcrius brcvitcr petiolatum, petiolo vaginato, tripar- 

 titum,sericco-pilosum;laciniajintegcrrimaj; laterales integrae, lanceolatx, obtusiuscuke; intcrmedia trifida; 

 lobis lanccolatis, obtusiusculis. Folia caulina supcriora scssilia, lincaria, acutiuscula, integra ct integerrima, 

 7-8iincas longa. Flores longc pedunculati, crccti, magnitudinc floris Ranunculi repentis. Calyx penta- 

 phyllus; foliolis ovato-oblongis, acutis, mcmbranaceis, rcticulato-nervosis, cxtcrne pilosis, intcrnc glabris, 

 corolla duplo brcvioribus , rcflcxis. Petala 10, bypogyna, aequalia, spathulato-oblonga, basi cuneato- 

 augustata et unguiculata , apice rotundata, flabcllato-ncrvosa, flava, glabra, patentissima , 5 lineas ct longiora ; 

 unguis superne intus squamula nectarifcra instructus. Stamina crcberrima , hypogyna , corolla triplo breviora. 

 Filamenta capillacca, glabra. Antiieri basi aflixa?, crecta^, linearcs, biloculares, longitudinaliter dehis- 

 centes. Ovaria (ftg. \.) crcbra , sessilia, oblique obovata*, compressa, lania, glabra, hinc in stylum desinentia, 

 unilocularia. Ovclum (fig. 2. ) solitarium, erectum, obovatum , compressum. Styli glabri, ovario breviores. 

 Stigmata simplicia. Fructuh haud vidi. 



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li. caulibus 1-2-floris petioiisque hirsuto-scriceis; foliis ternatis, supra pilosis, subtus seri- 

 ;o-birsutis; foliolis crcnato-scrratis, 2-3-fidis; calycibus pilosis, rcflexis; petalis 10, emar- 

 glnatis. 



Ranunculus pra:morsus. Decand. Syst. veg. 1. p. 292. 

 Crescit in monte Antisana^ alt. 2100 liex. Ifc Floret Junio. 



Herra subscxpollicaris. Calles erccti, uni-aut biflori, striati, hirsuto-scricci. Folia radicalia pctiolata , 

 ternata, supra pilosa, subtus scricco-hirsuta , subcoriacca , pollicaria; foliola profunde crcnato-scrrata ; 

 Jateralia sessilia, rhomboidco-ovata, bi-aut trifida; intcrmcdium pctiolatum, vix majus, suborbiculatum, 

 trifidum. Folium caulinum brevitcr petiolatum, tripartitum; laciniis cuneatis, lateralibus bifidis, intermcdia 

 majore trilida; lobis lanccolatis. Folia floralia 1 aut 2, linearia, pilosa. Petioli communcs hirsuto-sericei, 

 basi membranacci ct vaginantes , bipollicarcs ct longiorcs. Flores longe pcdunculati, erccti, magnitudinc 

 floris Ranunculi rcpcntis: pedunculis hirsuto-sericeis. Calyx pcntaphyllus; foliolis ovatis, acutis, concavis. 

 membranaceis, extcrne pilosis, intcrne glabris, rcflcxis, deciduis. Petala ( constanter?) decem, hypogyna , 

 obovato-cuncata, basi interiorc squamula nectarifera instructa, unguiculata, apice subtruncato-rotundata 

 ct retusa, flabcllato-nervosa, flava (?), glabra, patentissima, calyce vix duplo longiora. 5 lincas Ionga. 



