402 Lii. SAXiFKAGACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) [Parnassta. 



■. .Western Tib^t, Falconer ; Skardo in Baltistan, alt. 7500 ft. 2\ Thomson, C, 

 JB. Clarke, — Distrib. Subalpine and subarctic regions. 



Petals ovate-elliptic with a broad clav. Starnens nearly hypogynous. Carj>ek 4. 

 Capsule superior or nearly so, oblong-elliptic, much longer than the sepals. Seeds 

 cylindric: testa loosely reticulate. 



Sect. II, Fimbripetalum. Staminodes ending in several long gland- 

 bearing processes. Petals fimbriate. 



2. P. foliosa, H. /. 8f T. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ii. 79 ; stem with 4-8^ 

 leaves, staniinodes ending in 3 long processes each tipped with a distinctly clubbed 

 gland. P. foliosa and P. Nummularia, Di'vde in Ltnnceaj xxxix. 313. . . - 



Khasia Mts., alt. 5000-6000 ft., Mofiong toSyung and at Nonkrem, V. D, H. and 

 71 Thomson. — Distrib. West China and Japan. 



Stem %-\2 m. \ng\i, Eadical fcay^s orbicular, deeply cordate. >S^afo patent or 

 refleied. Petals ovate above a short claw, fimbriated around their whole edge. Carpels 4. 

 Capsule superior or nearly so, long-ellipsoid, much longer than the sepals. 



Drude states he had no specimen of P. /oZiosa. Kew possesses both P. foliolosa 



collected by H. f. & T., and P. Nimmularia collected by Maximowicz ; the two are 



identical. ■■ .;, .< ,..w \ :■-■'.' y '.''x.- -.-■;•.■ ■.-'4-^. -^ 



Sect. III. NectarotrUobos. ^aamtnof^es at the vertex 3- (rarely o-) 

 lobed, the lobes short or cylindric, not linear.. Ste7n 1- (or 0-) leaved. 



-* Capsule triquetrous, superior ornearly so. 



3. P. Wigl&tiana, Wall in W. 8f A. Prodr. 35 ; petals obovate-oblong 

 margins much fimbriate, staminodes 3~5"lobed, lobes cylindric (or in *"^y," 

 ghiri plant) thickened at tbe top, capsule 3-ceUed superior, obcordate. Wf^ll' 

 Cd^. 3755; Wight, III t. 21 f Ic. t. M6{Am. m Hook. Cmnp.^ Bot. Mag. n. 

 315; H.f. ^ T. in Jaum. Linn. Soc. ii. 80; Brude in Linncea, xxxix. 314. f. 

 ornata, Wall Cat . 12i7 : Am . m Hook. Camp. Bot. Mag. u. 315. P.Bchinidii, 

 Zenker PI Ind. t. 5. 



NilghibiMts'., alt. 7000 ft. Khasia Mts., alt.*.450b-6000 Sft. ' HiMAritA^' Wal- 

 lich. KuMAON, fide H,f. # T. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ii. 80.— Distbib. Yunan and in- 

 terior of Chinfi, - ^ -;.... - ■ . - - ' - ■_ 



Stem 8-18 in. high. Leaves often 1^ in., reniform or oval, deeply cordate. ,P«^^** 

 (at least in the Khasia plant) light yellow. Placenta near the base of the capsule. 

 Seeds elh'psoid ; testa reticulate, not very lax. 



4. P. mysorensis, Heijne in W. 8f A. Prodr. 36; petals obovate- 

 oblong, margins not or obscurely fimbriate, staminodes 3-lobed, lobes ^i^'^^, 

 or dilated upwards, capsule 3-celled superior obcordate. Wall Cat. ^o^> 

 Wight lU, t. 21 ; Am. in Hook, Comp. Bot. Mag. ii. 315 , H f. ^ T. in /^'"«- 

 ZiVm. Soc. ii. 80 ; Drude in Linntea, xxxix. 317. ^ 



EastemHimalayaiSiKKiM, alt. 8000-12,000 ft.; Lachen and Yeuratong, /• i*- 

 Mts. of the Western Peninsula. Khasia Mts. alt. 3500-5500 ft. ii 



Stem 3-8 in. high. Leaves ^^| in. diam., reniform, deeply cordate. Fetals smai , 

 white. Seeds small, ellipsoid ; testa somewhat laxly reticulate. 



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Capsule half-inferior. 



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6. P. nubicola, Wall in Wight lU. t. 21; margins of Petals »ot\or 



slightly) fimbriate, staminodes broadly dilated upwards 3-lobed, cansme f^- 

 long obconic below subhemispheric above, style very short or 0. Wj^f*- ' 

 1246 ; Am. in Comp. Hook. Bot. Mag. ii. 316; H.f. 8f. T. in Jmirn. Ltnn. ooc. 



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n. 81 5 Ih'ude inLinntea. xxxix. 315. . , . . r 



Temperate and Alpine Himalaya from Sikkim to Kashmie, alt. 600P-l^yvv, 



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