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LEONTICE ALTAICA. Ataic LEontTicr. 
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Class and Order. 
HexanpriA Monoeynta. 
( Nat. Ord.—Berserines. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala 6, extus nuda. Petala 6, intus basi squamulam 
gerentia. Capsula vesicaria, 2—4-sperma. Lamina in 
fundo capsule inserta, globosa.—Herbe radice tuberosa, 
foliis varie sectis, calycibus sepe coloratis. De Cand. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Lrontice* Aléaica; folio caulino solitario, petioli a basi 
tripartiti ramulis segmenta 5 oblonga integra subpeti- 
olulata palmatim disposita gerentibus. D C, 
Leontice Altaica. Pall. Act. Petrop. 1779. p. 257. t. 8. f. 
1,2, 3. Willd. Spec. Pl. v. 2. p. 149. Pers. gar 
v. 1. p. 386. De Cand. Syst. Nat. v. 2. p. 26. Prodr. 
v. 1. p. 110. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 121. Schult. 
Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 22. Ledebour, Fl. Altaica, v. 2. 
Descr. Root tuberous. Stem erect, succulent, een, 
purple at the base. Leaf solitary, petioled ; petiole 3-par- 
tite, divisions spreading, each bearing upon its summit, five 
elliptical, glaucous, unequal leaflets, each, particularly the 
largest, and those adjoining it, on partial petioles. Racemes 
terminal, deflected, of about twelve flowers: bracteas large, 
obovate, the lowest rotundato-reniform ; pedicels spreading, 
Single flowered, twice the length of the bracteas, farther 
ae elongated 
a vlecenilii 
—— 
* From aAsw», acovros, from a fancied resemblance in the leaves to the print 
of a lion’s foot. 
