816 CIX. GENTIANE^. [Swertiecc. 



97. Bieh. Cent K t. 47. Ledch, Ic, Fl lioss. t. 14. Jacquem. Voy, BoL L 117, 118. Wight, Tc. 

 t 1328, EoT/le, IlL TL IlimaL t GS. Hook. Lond. Journ. iv, t. 20. Klot:rsch in Pi\ Waldem. Ecisc 

 BoL ;/69- Vis. Fl Balm, t 21. Jaub. ct Spach. Ill Fl Or. L 234, Ten-. Fl Nap, t. 220, Dt\ 

 Ic, Gall liar. t. 15. Boiss. Voy. K<p. t 121. Hooi\ Fl Bor. Amer. i Ub ad 152, Torr. Fl N. 

 York, t 80, 81, H. B. et K. Nov, Gen. ct Sp, t 220 ad 225. Field et Gardn. Sert PL L 58. Hook. / 

 Fl AnfarcL t, 35, 36- Hook. Ic, PL I 61, 635, 636, 8o7- BoL Mag, t 52, 491, 639, 705, 723, 1038, 

 1039, 1078, 1101, 1229, 1410, 1414, 1551, 1856, 2031, 2303, 3496, 4776, 5742. Andr. BoL Hep. L 

 117, 418, 509. Sw. Brit. FL Gard. L 139. 



GcDus quoad species Europ^as"^ab auctoribus supradictls in genera pUira divisiim a Griscbacliio 



rite ad Gentiamim revocata, et genus totnm in sectiones 15 distribiitnm. Ex Jiis phirima; bono 



limitata^ yideotur, alise pra^scrtim Americanfe et Himalayanai paruni distiuctae, Inter^iijiropffiaa 



etmm jionuxi]\^, e. g. Asfcrias ct Coelautha (ff, Itilea et G. pvrpuna) lijbridis nunierosis ctiani in 

 locis natalibus confuuduntur. 



Glyphosperatum, G. Don, supra citatum, ex specimiuibiis Pavoiiianis Gentianm violace(E, est G. 

 cricoides, Griseb,, foliis more generis intcgerrimis ncc scrratis iit a Doiiio dcscripta. 



Vaeasia, Philippi Fl Atacam. 35, t. 6, ex ic. et descr. videtiir Geniiana scdifolia, IL 11 et K. 



39, Jaeschkea, Kurz in Joimi. Amd. Soc, Beng. xxxix. 230, t. 13.— Calyx 5 parti- 

 tus, segmcntis an^uste lanceolatis acutis S-nerviis, Corolla tubuloso-campamilata, 

 breviter 5-fida, lobi-s acntis (valvatis 0- Stamina 5, sinubus inter lobos affixa, filamentis 

 brevibus ; anthera^ oblongo-sagittatfc, versatiles^ ncc reenrvie. Ovarium breviter stipita- 

 tum, 1-loculai-e ; stylus subulatus, 2-fidns, demum 2-partitii.s, stigmatis lamellis parvis ; 

 ovnla pauca, juxta suturas hand intrusas utrinque Iscriatim afBxa, Capsiila elliptica, ad 

 sxituras 2-valvi3, valvis styli ramis coronatisj juxta marginem seminiferis. Semina ovoi- 

 dea V, oblonga, Lnevia, sessilia, — Herbie annute, glabrae, erectae, habitu fere GentiaTice Moor- 

 Cioftiaui^. Folia opposita, lanceolata v, fere linearia, Bsepius 3^5-nervia, Florea violaceij 

 ereetij tliyrsoideo-paniculati. 



Species 2, montium Tibet et Himalayae InoolEe. C 5. Clarke i?i Journ. Linn, Soc, xlv. 441, Geuus 

 stamimun situ insigne, De sestiratione copoHeo band certi sunius, lobi jam ante antJiesin ^cse non 

 obtegubt, sed alabastra juuiora nobis desunt* 



40, Pleurogyne, Ei^cliscK. ex Cham, in Linncm/i. 187, 188, (Lomatogonium, A. Braun 

 inFloraj 1830, 221,) — Calyx 4-5-partitus, scgmentis lanceolatis linearibusvetenuiter 1-3- 

 nervibu^j siepius injcqualibus. Corolla rotata, cfoveolata, tubo brevissimo ciliisfimbriato 

 V, nudo ; lobi 4-5, ovati v, lanceolati, ssepius acuti, contorti, dextrorsum obtegenies. 

 Stamina 4-5, ima basi corollie affixa, filamentis filifoi-mibus v, basi dilatatia ; anthers 

 ovato-sagittatie, versatiles. Sicpissime extrorsuiu reversui. Ovarium 1-loculare, placentis 

 juxta suturas utrinque adnatis tenuisaimis angustis^ apice rotundatum v, obtuse latis- 

 simeque aciuninatum, stigmate sessili secus suturas carpellorum utrinque breviter der 

 cunente, Capsula ad suturas 2-valvi5j valvis intus juxta marginem placentis vix 

 distinctis seminiferis- Semina minima, -seriata. — Herb^ tenue-s, annuie, Siupius 

 ramosae. Eolia opposita. Flores nunc in caule nano pauci longe pedunculati, nunc 

 plurimi v. numerosi in paniciilam fuliatam raceniiformem v, pyramidatani dispositi. 



Species 3, montium Europse orientalis et arcticse, Asire et Americfle borealis incolfe. Griseh. hi 

 Da Prod. XX, 121, licickb. Ic, Fl Germ, L 1045, PaU, Fl Boas. L 89, Klofzsch in Pr, WaUkm. 

 Beisc BoL L 68. Hucetiam ineludenda Ophelia minor, Griselj.^ Wight, Ic. t, 1332. 



Stigmata secus ovarium utrinque usque ad basin decurrerc dicuntur. Ovarium nobis vidotur extus 

 utrinque ad suturas costa elevata instructum. sed co^ta vix nisi apice stigmatosa. 



41, Swertia, Linn. Geii. n. 321. (Agathotes et Ophelia, Don in Trans. Linn. Soc, 

 xvii- 522, 624. Henricea, Lem. Lis, in Bull Soc. Philom. 1824, 171, ex GriseK Mono- 

 bothrium, Jlochd. in Ft, SrJiimp, Abyss, -fe'xs,)— Calyx 4-5-partitus, segmentis linearibus 

 Iancef>latisve 1-3-nervibus, Corolla tubo breviasimo rotata, foreolis glandulosis prope 

 basin cujusque lobi 1-2 margine ciliato-fimbriatis v, squamnla obtectis v. nudis inatnicta ; 

 lobi 4-5, contort!, dextrorsum obtegentes. Stamina 4-5, basi corollie affixa, filamentis 



