136 H. Dahlstedt. 
roseola notatae, dentibus obseurius violaceis. Antherae ochraceo-luteae, 
polline pallide luteo repletae. Stylus et stigma virescentia, sicca sat 
obscura. Achenium validum, sat latum, + fumoso-olivaceum, in jugis 
primariis validis superne spinoso-muricatum, spinulis validis basin fructus 
versus in tuberculos squamiformes sensim abeuntes, in jugis secundariis. 
2—8 superne squamoso-muricatum inferne squamoso-tuberculatum, 4— 
45 mm longum, 1,5—1,75 mm latum, pyramide 0,75 —1 mm et rostro 
9—9,5 mm longo, pappo albo. 
Hab. in Japonia (J. F. Ejkman, sine loco indicato, sec. spec. in 
Museo bot. Univ. Ups. asservata). 
8. Taraxacum platycarpum Dahlstedt, l. c., p. 14, tab. I, fig. 16—22. 
Radix longa, crassiuscula, in rhizoma breve abiens. Folia exteriora, 
sub anthesi vulgo emarcida, parva, plus minus lingulata, subintegra — 
breve triangulari-lobata, intermedia anguste — late lanceolata — oblonga, 
crebre et plus minus profunde lobata, lobis nunc brevibus et latis, del- 
toideis et plus minus curvatis, nun angustis, deltoideis usque sublineari- 
bus, plus minus acutis — obtusis, in margine superiore plus minus 
crebre et irregulariter dentatis, lobis nunc valde approximatis, nune plus 
minus distantibus, lamina inter lobos dentibus laciniisque parvis praedita, 
lobo terminali brevi, triangulari — hastato v. longiore, triangulari v. sa- 
gittato — ovato-sagittato, subintegro v. parce dentato, interiora, sub an- 
thesi rarius evoluta, magis obovato-oblonga, superne minus profunde sed 
crebrius et latius lobata v. dentata, lutescenti-viridia et paullulum glau- 
cescentia, vernalia in intervallis loborum saepius plus minus purpureo- 
maculata, nervo mediano pallido v. sordide lutescente, utrinque parce v. 
praesertim in nervo mediano crebrius araneosa, petiolis pallidis, ima basi 
parce — abunde araneoso-lanuginosis. Pedunculi plures, quam folia bre- 
viores v. ea aequantes, pallidi v. superne paullum cupreo-rosei, subglabri 
v. parce araneosi, sub involucro vulgo dense araneoso-tomentosi. Invo- 
lucrum 15—20 mm longum, 12—15 mm latum, breve, crassum, laete 
viride v. fusco-viride. Squamae exteriores erectae, adpressae, inferiores 
plus minus ovatae, superiores ovato-lanceolatae — lanceolatae, margine 
anguste scarioso saepius plus minus araneoso et haud raro plus minus 
denticulato, vulgo mediam partem interiorum aequantes, sub apice cornu- 
bus brevibus — sat longis, plus minus compressis, concoloribus v. plus 
minus purpurascentibus praeditae, apice ipso plus minus roseó- v. pur- 
pureo-coloratis, interiores angustae, plus minus lineares v. lineari-lanceo- 
latae, sub apice cornubus brevibus, compressis, concoloribus v. saepius 
purpurascentibus praeditae, apice ipso longiusculo purpyrascénte.  Cala- 
thium laete et amoene luteum, plenum, 40—50 mm diametro. Ligulae 
marginales 3—3,25 mm latae, subtus nune in nervis solum coloratae, 
nune stria inferne magis magisque evanescente, pallide olivaceo-purpurea 
v. roseo-purpurea, superne magis conspicua et plus minus rubro-purpurea 
notatae, dentibus 'clarius coloratis. Antherae aureae, polline repletae. 
Stylus luteus, stigmatibus luteis v. sordide luteis. Achenium latum, plus 
minus fulvo-olivaceum v. obscure olivaceum — sordide stramineum, in 
