»LAwTAGo0. PLANTAGINACEZE (avcron DCNE ). 1795 
fsiformis crassa subnapiformis. In Colombi& Hartweg, 1360, in Peruviá Per- 
ruchuco Mathews, n. 1049. (v. s. in herb. Mus. Pat.) 
157. P. Burpersir, foliis lanceolatis obtusiusculis subintegris vel calloso-den- 
ticulatis subtus puhe brevi.tomentosis supra glabratis i jn petiolum brevem late 
membranaceum imá basique stuposum attenuatis, pedunoulis- ascendentibus 
gracilibus pubescenti-tomentosis folia superantibus, spicis oblongo-cylindraceis 
sublaxifloris, bracteis eymbiformibus hirsutis, calycinis foliolis anticis obova- 
libus ciliolatis, posticis rotundatis cariná dorsali hirsutá, corollz lobis mucro- 
nulatis lineolà fuscá im& basi ciliolatis, antheris apice obscure tridenticulatis, 
ovario pàrvo 3-ovulato. 2 In Chili circa Valparaiso ( Bridges, n. 352). Radix 
fusiformis. Affinis P. Valparadisiacs. (v. s. in h. Mus. Par.) 
158. P. ArriN18, foliis lanceolatis obtusis subintegris 3-5-nerviis, subtus pu- 
bescentibus supra parce puberulis in petiolum brevem attenuatis, pedunculis 
folia vix sequantibus ascendentibus, spicis cylindraceis basi laxifloris, bracteis 
lanceolatis vel deltoideis pilosis, calycinis foliolis ovalibus vel elliptico-ovali- 
bus dorso lineari marginibus zquilateris ciliolatis, corolle lobis ovato-cordatis 
acutis lineolà fuscá medi& obscure denticulatis, antheris apiculatis, ovario 3- 
ovulato. 2? In hnmidis prov. Chuquisacà (A. D'Orbigny, n. 1179). P. hir- 
suta Gillies (non Thunb.), in And. Mendozz. Radix fusiformis simplex. Affinis 
P. tomentoszs, sed presertim distincta floribus remotis glabriuseulis majoribus 
corollisque in e&dem spicá clausis vel apertis, ovario 3- nec 2-ovulato. (v. s. in 
h. Mus. Par.) 
159. P. ToMENTOSA (Lam. ill. p. 340), foliis ellipticis vel lanceolatis integris 
3-5-nerviis marginibus tomentoso-lanatis supra parce pubescentibus in petio- 
lum brevem attenuatis squamisque laná fuscá intertextis stipatis, pedunculis 
folia vix zequantibus rectis dense tomentoso-lanatis, spicis cylindraceis densi- 
floris, bracteis linearibus anguste marginatis acutiuseulis calycem subszquan- 
tibus, calycinis foliolis anticis ovalibus marginibus ciliolatis, posticis latiori- 
bus late ovatis ciliolatis, corolle lobis late ovatis acuminatis medio fuscis, 
tubo brevi ovario adnato, ovario 2-ovulato, capsul& 2-spermá, seminibus ro- 
tundato-ovalibus. 25 Circa Montevideo (Commerson). P. tomentosa Poir. 
diet. 5, p. 377 , Pers. syn. 1, p. 138, Rap. l. c. p. 455, Barnd. l. c. p. 14 
exclus. synon. Radix simplex fusiformis. (v. s. in h. Mus. Par.) 
160. P. B1CcALLOSA, foliis elliptico-oblongis mucronulatis integris vel obsenre 
calloso-denticulatis pube brevi adpress& inspersis 5-nerviis in petiolum inferne 
& latere membranaceum attenuatis barbatisque, pedunculis gracilibus erectis 
pubescentibus, spicis cylindraceis inferne sublaxifloris, bracteis ovatis glabris, 
foliolis calycinis anticis angustioribus posticis majoribus concavis rotundatis 
ciliatis, corolle lobis ovatis mucronulatis vel acutiusculis, antheris apiculo 
brevi bicalloso, ovario 3-ovulato. 27 ? In Brasiliá, in summo monte de Rudade 
prov. Minas Geraes (Gardner, n. 5137). Species habitu P. Virginice à qu& 
differt floribus apertis structur&, et antheris summo apice bicallosis. 
161. P. PARAL1AS, foliis ellipticis vel elliptico-lanceolatis integris vel calloso- 
denticulatis 3-5-nerviis utrinque pube brevi inspersis marginibus subtomento- 
sis in petiolum brevem planum basi badium attenuatis, pedunculis folia vix 
zequantibus ascendentibus dense tomentosis, spicis cylindraceis densifloris, 
bracteis lanceolatis hirtellis anguste marginatis , calycinis foliolis longitudine 
subzqualibus, anticis subzequilateris late ovalibus cariná dorsali vix ciliolat& 
vel glabrá, posticis subrotundis margine glaberrimis, corollz lobis subcordatis 
acutiusculis lineolà fuscescente glaberrimis, antheris apiculo obtuso, ovario 
3-ovulato. Radix fusiformis longa. 7/ In arenosis maritimis circa Montevideo. 
P. tomentosa A. Isabelle exsicc. n. 138 ( non Lam. ). Affinis P. tomentosz & 
qu& differt : calyce glabro, corollà minori, ovario parvo libero l-ovulato, nec 
coroll; adnato. (v. s. in h. Mus. Par. ) 
162. P. VALPARADISIACA , foliis ellipticis vel oblongo-lanceolntis obtusis 5-ner- 
viis utrinque pubescenti-tomentosis in petiolum canaliculatum dense tomento- 
