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BERBERIS Chitria. 



Nepal Be^erry.^ 



Aaf. ord. Berberide^. Del^iSTsyst. veg, 2. 1. 



BERBERIS. CaL bexaphyihis (6-9epalug), folioli* (sepalis) ordine 

 duplici dispositis, exterioribus minlabas^ extns squailiiiUs 2-3 stipatus. Pe- 

 iala Q, ungue intits biglandulo80.'".S!fa«i. 0ameatis edeotulis, antherarum 

 locuhs discretis. Germ. 1-ovatufc. Styha 0. 8tig. orbicwiatum medio 

 umtnlicatum. Sacca ovata, uniloCularis, 2-8-sperma, apic^ umbilicata aut 

 foramine jperria; hinc intils oerro > foramine deorsftm teodente lateralit^r 

 aucta. Smn. % raii^s 3, ad himim jlateralit^ inserta, erecta, oblonga, 

 testA Crustacea, albumine caraoso^^toWlidonibui foUacea eUibticb. radiculft 

 longa apice capiteUatA; -** ' V " ■ • ^ - i .^.^ 



Frutices %S-pedale$. Rami ieretes ant MbanffUhH. wi.dwUiM €t 

 rameuy altema, petiolata^ primardialia grossh serrata, dmftAw m jpt- 

 wof productU, cmtera primaria abariiva, (primus hujus phtBttomeni descrfp- 

 timem dedit Linnceus in Prolepn planiamm, am, ac. v. 6. 330. Reperi 

 ramas quosdam B. vulgaris in quihuM folia inferiara verb foliacea et siqte- 

 riara sensim in spinas S-Jidas tran^ieniia,) et petioh remanente indurato m 

 minam nmplicem trijtdamve mi^y, se^mdaria nempe axUUtria seeHs ramu- 

 lumjhrifemm ^reuissimum nasclBrta cai^erta HmpHcia, integra aui serrata^ 

 rarissime omnia ubrupti pinnata^ petioh breviisima apice ut wTragacan- 

 THis indnrato, RcunuU axillares^ bremmmi, pedunculo$ nunc soUtarim 

 wit^orof, nwic pluHmos corymbotAm di^pontog, hnkc racemasos muUifioros 

 Wceger^ntes, Tlores in omnibus^fiavi. Basccdi $dqr(iu acidiB, iuba$trimffeHt€$, 

 Sqccus tnmci et folhrum acidus MEd^rvt^ens. Obs. Stmnina Berbbri- 

 DVM pbtrimartdn (rulgaii^ canadensis, smensis^ «/ vemimilitir omnmm) 

 ocd sec^ ^Jamentum irritataj suhitd supri pistHhiM se dt^ieiunt. AwjkAd^ 

 namenon vitak phmis r^petitum semper debOins et s^ni^^ t i md i tj efe^nct* 

 toft et vitri ardeMis actione, teste Akhteuiero^ inritabiHtas^amiiigm'^^M^ 

 emitatur. Experimentmn eodem jiitiahiiiecedit Mfy^e, petkiu, antkOki 

 piMtillo ipso seetis. Asetia qu€B nectaria'ykmdu^'ad basin petahrum kauri- 

 ont, stamina titiUant, vsotum iniisezcitantefsicpollinis ^acubuO^niJavent* 

 Decand. I.e. 4-6. 



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JHv. I. FoHis simnlidbus, pedumculis muUifioru raeemom 

 B. Chitria, spinis simplicibus basi vis bideotatis, foliis bblongb 



4-5 spinulosis utrinque serratislj racenus ]»tiilis multiiBom. Decand* 



«^.vra. 2. 8; (otbB. ari$tatd.]l 

 Berberis Chitria. mmihoti ( B fi tifHa n) in Herb. Lambert. 

 Berberra aristata. DecamL Lcrj' 



S^tecies smensi aj^is. VLasAUi^tea, paUidi grisei. Spice «ito/«w 

 ctmictB gritea, rb: ban <j<Miiiwii|iiiHM u/rin^ue gerentet. Fol. mmieQa fa- 

 tdeulata, oblonga, utringm 3ttemtay baxi vix petiobtta, amce m ^g> 

 mucnmata, dentibus spinuletit reSnt utrhtque 4-S-serrat/if glabra^ nfnH^ 

 viridia, 15-16 fin. Umga, 5-6 tin. Ifta. Racemi/oKw panto bmgiores, 2-«- 

 poUicares, patuH, sat racemi$ VulgftHs similes. Pedunculi et pedicelli «*- 

 Sjfoni. Bracteolae minima; actitiss&iiue. Vloresfavi. Petala obtusa. Ger- 

 mina cbhmgo-teretidt styio crasso brevissimo, sed tamen distiiu^to et stigmate 

 orbictUato ntpera/a. Dec. I. c. 



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