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Lobelia lutea. Yellow Lobelia. 



Clafs and Order. 



Pentandria Monogynia. 



(syngen esia monogamia, l.j 



Generic Char a Her. 



Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. l-petala irregularis. Anth. cohasrentes. 

 Cap/, infera 2- feu 5-locularis, 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



LOBELIA lutea g caulibus affurgenribus, foliis lanceolatis 

 ferratis, flonbus fubfpicatis relupinatis. 



LOBELIA lutea; caulibus procumbentibus, foliis lanceolatis 

 ferratis, floribus fefliiibus fubfpicatis. Spec. PL 

 1322. Willd. 1. 950. Retch. 3. 960. Hort.Kew* 

 inedtt. 1. 361. Perfoon Syn. 2. 214. Mart. MilL 

 Di>. 



LOBELIA lutea; foliis lanceolatis ferratis glabris, caule de- 

 cumbente, fJonbus fubfeffilibus. Thunb. Prod. 40. 



RAPUNTUM foliis oblongis dentatis, flore luteo fpicato, 

 flagellis procumbentibus. Burm. Afr. p. 101. /. 39. 



The Lobelia lutea differs in feveral refpefts fo materially 

 from the other fpecies, that perhaps it ought to conltitute a 

 diftinft genus. 



The corolla has hardly any tube and is reverfed ; the three 

 laciniae which form the lower lip in moft of the fpecies, in this 

 form the upper lip and are erec~l, the two laciniae forming the 

 Ur >der lip make an arch over the anthers, the parts of fruflifi- 

 c ation being entirely below the corolla inftead of above, as in 

 the reft. The anthers, which with the filaments are connected 

 J nto a column, are crowned with a fine pappus, as is the apex 



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