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Diapensia Lapponica. NORTHERN 
DIAPENSIA. 
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. \ Glafs and Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Cor. hypocrateriformis. Cal. 5-phyllus, imbricatus foliolis 
tribus. “Stamina tubo corolla impofita. Cap/. 3-locularis. 
Specific Name and Synonyms. 
DIAPENSIA /apponica. Linn. Fl. Lapp. 88. t.1. f. 1. Willd. 
Sp. Pl. 1.795. Fl. Dan. t.47- Bl. Suec. 1726 
169. Mart, Mill, Did. 
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This beautiful little plant is a native of the Alps of Lap- 
land, Norway, and Labrador, and appears to be known only 
In thofe northern regions; for of the four fynonyms quoted 
y Linnaus, in his Flora Lapponica, from the older Bo- 
tanifts, three belong to Anprosace /adiea, and the fourth to 
SAXIFRAGA cefia. It feems, therefore, that, before it was 
difcovered by Linnaus, and defcribed and named by him in 
his Flora Lapponica, the Diapenfia was altogether unknown to 
Otanifts, 
It is difficult to underftand why Juss avi 
Moved this genus from his Lyfimachiz, amongit which it had 
fen arranged by Linnaus, to add it at the end of his Con- 
Volvuli. With Primula, Androface, and Aretia, particularly 
the latter, it has a very near affinity ; notwithftanding the 
apfule, according to Linn£us, is three-valved and three- 
Celled, 
a is as yet recorded ; in the 
B Only one fpecies of D1aPeNnsi | 
ankfian Herbarium, however, there 1s another, under on 
title 
1eu fhould have re- 
