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4, Thelaia spathulata m. (Pyrola picta et dentata Sm.). 
— Spateliges Bogengrün. — Spattleleaved Curvedgreen. 
— Thelaie spathulee. 
Pyrola picta Smith in Rees cydl. vol. 28. — DC. prodr, 
VIL p. 773: — 6, Don gen. syst. IH. 864. — Hook. A, bor. 
am, II 47. . : 
Pyrola dentata Smith in Rees syel. v.28. n,6.— DC, 
prodr, VII. p. 778. — D.Don mem. Soc. V. p. 235. — 6. Dow 
gen, syst. III. p. 864. . 
"Diagnosis. Folia lamina spathulata vel cuneato -lan- 
ceolata v. cuneato-ovata, coriacissima, subtus rubicunda, n- 
pra viridi saepins albido-notata; peduncnlus squamis lanceo- 
lato-subulatis, pedunculo angustioribus ; bracteae lineari- 
subulatae; calyx laciniis fere aequilatere - triangularibus, acu- 
tis, non acuminatis, marginibus vix convexis; stylus corollae 
longitudine, 
Descriptio. Rhizoma repens. Caulis brevis, ineremen- 
tum annorum ®— 3 ostendens, foliatus, squamatus. Sgnamae 
eanlis ovatae longe et acute acuminalae (interdum 0). Folio- 
rum lemina plus minusve spathulata vel enneato-lIanceolata, 
vel cuneato-ovata, coriacissima, integerrima vel erennlato- 
dentata vel adpresso-dentata (8—11 dentes in utroque latere, 
nungquam sic manifesti ut Hooker delineat.), subtns rubi- 
eunda, supra: coneolore-viridis vel alkido-notata secundum 
venas, paulo petiolo deenrrens, petiolus 1/, —I/, longitudinis 
laminae, itague semper lamina multo brevior. Pedunenlüs 
sqnama una vel nulla lineari-snbulats, non amplexicanli et 
peduneulo angustiore. Racemas 10—-16-Horus, laxus, hra- 
eteis anguste-Iineari -sabulatis, laciniis calyeinis multo angu- 
stioribus, pedieello aequilougis vel brevioribus; pedicelli cer- 
uni, allitadini vorollae aequilengi,. Calyx 5-fdus, lacinüig 
