AD FLOBAM IKDIOAM — PARK A S S IE JB . 79 



The remarkable staminodia of Pamassia demand some notice : 

 these we regard as a whorl of stamina opposite the petals : in 

 P. tenella, they appear under a very unusual form, much more 

 nearly resembling stamina than those of the other species, being 

 columnar, and terminated by a broad horizontal glandular disk ; 

 these, if not absolutely inserted in the same whorl with the sta- 



them. The much-divided staminodia 



formed 

 ^mJTn 



genus with Jly^ 



than the simply lobed or trifid ; 

 snecies almost entire, and so small 



structure and 



hypogyn 



The only other anomalies we have to indicate amongst the 

 Indian kinds are, the foliaceous scape of P.foliata^ a species other- 

 wise nearly related to P. loalustris. and which assumes a verv 



diver sifolia ; and 



lembling Saxif? 



green flat flowers, reflexed petals, aad 



cunous 



of the genus hitherto discovered. It is somewhat singular. 



typical 



affini 



Pabnassia. 



§ 



mla supera, ovoidea. Staminodia profunde divisa, seg- 

 filiformibus fflanduloso-capitatis. PlacentcB lineares secus 



din 



gull 



1. Parnassia foliosa {Hf. 4" T.). Caule acute quadrangulo a ^ 

 alatis foHoso, foHis cauUnis rotundato-cordatis sessilibus lobis am- 

 plexicaulibus, petalis profunde fimbriatis, stigmatibus subsessilibus. 



Hab. Mont. Khasia regione temperata prope Moflong et Nonkreem, 



6000-7000 



structura 



palustri accedens. Folia radicalia non visa, caulina 6-8, alterna, 

 coriacea, 1 unc. diametr., 5-7 nervia et costata. Flores ^li unc. 

 diametr., albi. 



Hab, Tibeti 



palustris, L. (Exempl. fructif.) 



ni^oi^pnfaK rpmnnp. temDenita ad Iskardo, alt. 7000 ped. ! 



Dist 



Thomson 





Jf 





l1 







