154 LXXXV. VALERIANEJE. 
longe v. parum attenuatus, squalis v. gibbus; limbus 3-5-fidus, patens. Stamina 3. 
Stylus apice breviter 3-fidus. Fructus ovoideo-triqueter, subenervis v. compressus, facie 
altera 1-nervi altera tenuiter 3-nervi, loculis vacuis tenuiter nerviformibus v. fere obso- 
letis.—Herb: perennes v. suffrutescentes, subacaules v. erectz, v. frutices habitu vario 
Valeriame, glabri v. rarius pilis hyalinis v. rigidulis pubescentes v. villosi. Folia in- 
tegra dentata v. caulina rarius pinnatifida v. dissecta. ,Cymse nunc dense capituliformes 
ad apices scapi v. ramorum solitarize v. in spieas densas v. interruptas conferte, nunc 
laxiores corymbos: v. laxs gracilesque laxe paniculatze. ^ Bractesz connate v. liberse. 
Corollz albzse v. rosese. i 
. Species ad 30, Ameriez occidentalis imprimis Andine a Chili usque ad Mexieum incole, una 
specie in.Brasilia extratropica v. subtropiea obvia.  Wedd. Chlor. And. ii. 28,7. 47. — VALERIANGE 8p. 
JDQ. Prod. iv. 632, 633 (sect. Phyllactis et Aretiastrum). — I0uiz ct Pav. Fl. Per. t. 65, fig. c. d., t. 68, 
Jig. b. Popp. et Endl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. t. 214.  Hombr. et Jacquem. Voy. Pol. Sud, t. 16 A (et B?). 
Genus habitu valde polymorphum, a Valeriana differt calycis limbo non papposo, ab 4szrephia 
fructus loculis vacuis rudimentariis ; in sectiones sequentes dividitur : 
1. Euphyllactis, Wedd.. Chlor. And. ii. 28. Stirpes subaeaules scapigeri foliis integerrimis. 
Braetez longiuscule connatz. . Corollae tubus ssepius longiusculus, limbus 3- rarissime 4-fidus. 
Species ad 10, omnes Andinzs. 
2. Aretiastrum, DC. ; Wedd.l.c. 30. Caules humiles dense czespitoso-frutescentes, foliis parvis 
imbrieatis, floribus paucis inter folia suprema occultatis. Corolle limbus 4-5-fidus. Species 1, 
Andina. : 
3. Porteria, Caules fruticosi, foliis integerrimis v. rarius pinnatisectis nune paryis imbricatis 
nunelaxioribus. OCym:e dense, ad apices ramorum sessiles v. in axillis breviter pedunculate v. in 
thyrsum angustum foliatum dispositz.  Bractez libere v. vix basi connate. Fructus valde com- 
pressus, costis marginalibus prominulis v. angustissime subalatis. Species ad 6, omnes Andinsz. 
Seet. Valerianopsidis species fruticosz, Wedd. Chlor. And. à. 32. | PomrER1A, Hook. lc. Pl. t. 864, 
est species cymis axillaribus ample bracteatis insignis. PomTERIA, Karst. F/. Colomb. ii. 99, 1. 151, 
JWalp. Ann. v. 137, (AwBrvoggHuiNA, Turcz. im Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 1802, ii. 168), species 
omnes ineludit hujus sectionis; P. oWlongifolia, Karst. est Ph. Mutisiana, Wedd., P. mise dilolio 
Karst. (4. spicata, Turez.), est Ph. cordifolia, Wedd. 
4. Valerianopsis, Wedd. 1.c. 31. Caules scapiformes v. herbacez.  Bractes libere v. vix basi 
connate. Corolle limbus 5-fidus. Fructus ubi notus parum compressus costis tenuibus. Species ad 
. 10: a. Subacaules caudice brevi lignoso foliis radicalibus integerrimis, seapis aphyllis apice cymi- 
geris; 5. Herbacee caule subramoso foliis paucis dentatis lobatis pinmatisectisve. Huc pertinent 
Valeriana polystachya, Sm. Ic. ined. t. 51 e Brasilia australi, P. Mandoniana, Wedd. e Bolivia, et forte 
Betckea heterophylla, Philippi e Chili, eujus specimen suppetens etsi imperfectum fructus ostendit 
Phyllactidis. —. : 
6. Astrephiopsis. Herbs caule subfoliato, eymis corymbosis v. laxe paniculatis. .Corolle limbus 
5-fidus. Fructus compressus Valeriane, sed calyx haud papposus. Hue pertinent Astrephia Mezi- 
cana, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. 431 (non Seem. Bot. Her., que V'aleriane. species V. Tolucensi, DC. 
affinis nisi eadem), et Aszrephia pratensis, Benth., utraque e Mexico, et e annm P. corymbulosa, 
"Wedd. e Bolivia, species a nobis non visa. 
5. Valeriana, Linn. Gen. n. 44. pro parte.—Calycis limbus per anthesin involutus par- 
umque conspicuus, post anthesin evolutus in setas 5-15 plumoso-ciliatas divisus. Coroll:e 
tubus basi attenuatus, brevis v. rarius elongatus, :qualis v. basi hine leviter gibbus; 
limbus 5-fidus, patens. Stamina 3, rarius abortu 1-2. Stylus apice breviter nunc brevissime 
2-3-fidus. Fructus compressus, facie postica 1-nervi antica 3-nervi (loculis vacuis filiformi- 
bus nervos laterales formantibus), v. rarissime utrinque suberoso-gibbus v. loculis 2 
vacuis fertili squalibus, calycis limbo pappiformi demum expanso coronatus.— Herbs 
perennes v. suffrutescentes, subacaules erectze v. scandentes, v. frutices, glabri v. rarius 
pilis hyalinis pubescentes v. villosi. Folia presertim radicalia integra v. dentata v. 
caulina v. omnia pinnatifida v. semel bis terve pinnatisecta. Cym:e nunc dense paucs- 
que terminales v. in spicas densas v. interruptas confertz, nunc lax: corymbosee v. varie 
panieulatz. ^ Bracte:ze libers v. rarius connate. Oboe albz v. roseze. 
Speeies notze fere 150, regionum temperatarum frigidarumque hemisphrerii borealis orbis veteris et 
Americz borealis Andin: et australis extratropieze incole; paucz in Brasilia v. India orientali 
