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the middle ; dehiscing by the falling away of 2 or 3 of the faces ; placentae 

 2-fid. Stamens very shortly monadelphous, anthers ohovoid, connective hot 

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,*, A. Segments of female flower 5 (rarely 6), imbricate^ inner smaller, inner- 

 most often smallest or 0. Sect Knesebeckia A. J)G. 



Ovary and young capsule vei*y pubescent, (See also 12. B. Josephi.) 







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. plcta, Srn. Exot. Bot. t. 101 ; leaves ovate acuminate, capsule with 



Hook. Exot. Fl ii. t. 89 ; Wall. Cat. 3685 B and 



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one wing much elongate. 



part of A; Bot. Mag. t. 2962; A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 312. 



Boyle III. 313, t. 80. B. erosa, Wall Cat. SQ88j partly. 



Himalaya, alt. 2000-6000 ft. ; from Kunawttr to Bhotan, frequent. Khasia 

 Mrs., alt. 3000-4000 ft. ; H.f. &- T. Throughout Chota Nagpue, alt, 1000-4200 ft.j 

 C.B.Clarke, ;. 



- Bootstock of one or few tubers; plant 6-15 in., the inflorescence scarcely 

 exceeding the leaves, stem glabrous or obscurely pubescent. Leaves 3-5 by 2-3 in^ 

 nearly equally cordate, doubly finely serrate, pilose above, villous on the nerve* 

 beneath ; petiole of the cauline leaf usually 1 in. at least ; stipules lanceolate, 

 hairy, scarcely exceeding the leaves. Peduncle more or less pubescent upwards ; 

 bracts oblong -lanceolate, persistent, pubescent. Male : outer segments 2, pubes- 

 cent ; petals 2, smaller ; stamens shortly monadelphous, about 30 ; anthers obo- 

 void; connective hot produced. Female: perianth of 5 segments, outer larger, pn- 

 T>escent. Styles 3, nearly separate, divided half way up into two tortuose branches, 

 Capstde large, 1 in,^ usually pubescent, sometimes nearly glabrous when quite ripej 

 Me ^ wing J in. broad, another ^ in., the third \\ in. in a largo example; styles 

 persistent ; wings slightly ascending, dehiscing by the three faces falling off. Seeis 

 light bro^\-n, shortly ellipsoid.— Flowers pale rose, medium large; leaves often 

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 not acute, capsule with 3 wings no one of them greatly elongate. 



SiKKiM ; al)ove the Eungait, alt. 2000 ft. ; Herb. Griffith, C. B Clarke, Dr^ 

 Treutler. . 



Bootstock of a few tubers. Stem erect, usually elongate above the leaves, W^' 

 cent, whole plant 12-18 in. Leaves 2-3 by 3-4 in., nearly equally cordate, mmuteiy 

 denticulate-ciliate, closely pubescent above, nifous-villous on the nerves beneatn; 

 petiole of the cauline leaf usually short often leas than 1 in. ; stipules lanceolate^ 

 pubescent. Peduncle elongate, very pubescent, bright rose-red, oftea rising 6 m. 

 above the highest leaf; bracts oblong-lanceolate, persistent, very hairy, laciniate,^ 

 sometimes divided to the base. Majue: sepals 2, pubescent; peUls 2, smaller; sta- 

 mens shortly monadelphous, about 50 ; anthers obovoid ; connective not producea. 

 Femaxb: perianth of 5 (or 6) segments, outer larger, pubescent; styles 3, nearly 

 separate, each divided half-way up into two tortuose branches. Capsule large, ve^ 

 pubescent, length f in., wings not very unequal about \ in. broad (but the ^P^. 

 not well ripe). Seeds (not well ripe) like those of B. picta but narrower.— A y«^/ 

 beautiful plant with bright rose flowers. 



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 sule with three unequal wings. Bot. Mag. t. 1473: A. DC. Prodr. xv.pt- i. 



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