984 CXVI. OBOBANCHACEiE, 



Genus ab A, Graylo bene nb Orohanche nffimhuaciiie gerontogeia distiuctum ealyco, corolbe limbo 

 et stigmate nunquam in lobos lateralos diviso, sectiones 2 sequentes prsebet : 



1, Gymiiocaulis, Pedunculi elongati, in^ caulo brevisaimo solitarii, scapiformes t. in caule magis 

 evoluto pauci. BractGolse 0. Placeiitai 4, ssepiiis aquidistantcs. Species 2. Hool\ FL Bor. Amer. 

 t. 170 {Orobanche). Anoplanthi sect, Euanoplon, Endk Gen. 727; Iconogr. L 72* Mtut.in DC. 

 Frod, sx. 41. 



2, NothaphyUoriy A, Gr. Pedunculi breves nunc brevissiini, floribus lasiuscule racemosis v. 

 densiusspicatis v. thyrsoideis, Bracteolse ssepius 2 (in A. comoso in pedunculo sitte, in creteris sub 

 ealyce v. in calyce ipso). Placenta per paria approximatai v. contiguae, rarius omnes dissitre. 

 Species 6 v. 7- Hook. BL Bor. Airier, t, 169 (Orobanche). Phei.iPvE^ species Aniericansej Bent, in 

 DC\ Prod. si. IK Myzourhiza, Philippi in Linncett, xxix, 35 (ex char), 



7. Orobanclie, Linn. Gen. n. 779, — Calyx ineequaliter 4-fidus, v- postice anticeque ad 

 basin fissus 2-partitns, segmentis lateralibiis ineequaliter 2-Tfidis rarius integris, lobo quinto 

 postico minore rarius addito, lobis segnientisve omnibus acuminatis in sicco tenuibus 

 fragilib usque. CoroUie tubus latus v. elongatuSj inia basi demum siepius oblique circiuu- 

 scissus, superne ampliatus et ssepius incurvuSj rarius sub^qualis ; limbus i:>lus minus 

 distincte 2-labiatus, labio postico erecto lato crenidato emarginato v. breviter rarius ad 

 medium 2-lobo, antico magis patonte late 3-lobo sub sinubus supra 2'gibbo 2-maculato v. 

 sinubus ipsis introrsum aubappendiculatis. Stamina inclusa ; antherarum loculi 

 ffiqualesj paralleli, basi Siepius mucronati. Discus v. rarius antice in glandulam pro- 

 ductus. Ovarii placentae 4, sequidistantes v. per paria plus minus approximatte v, conti- 

 gua3 ; stylus apice incurvus, stigmate infundibulari v. peltato, plus minus distincte in 

 lobos 2 later^es patentee constricto v. diviso, CapsulsB valvse cum stylo persistente apice 

 post dehiscentiam coluerentes v. stylo delapso liberati^e. Semina numerosissimaj glo- 

 bosa. — Plantit; varic colorata^j s^epixis badiae sordide rubcficentes pallida violaceje albid;e 

 V. cserulescentes nee coccineaj. Scapi nunc validi simplices interdum elati, nunc humi- 

 liores tenuiores et nonnunquam ramosi. Squamai ssepius acutc-e. Flores ad axillas 

 squamarum sessilesv. subscssiles, 2-bracteolati v- ebractoolatij dense v. interrupte spicati. 



Species descript^e fere 150, sed plurini^ varietates sunt s^pe ad diver^itutcs plante matricis 

 attribucndse, et vix 100 retinend^ videntur, psepe characteribus certis difficillime limitandfe, in orbe 

 Tetere pnesertim per regiones teniperatas liemisph^erii borealis late disperSEe, inter tropicos et in 

 hemisphrerio australi rariores, in America vix nisi inquiliiiEe, Beztt. in DC. Prod. xi. 15. Walp. 

 Bep. \\. 655; Ami. i. 538, iii. 202, v. 636, Wallr. generis Orohanches Dtaskeue^ 1825 (opus a 

 nobis non visum, in bibliothtjcis LondiiicnHibns deesse videtur). Hance in Journ. Linn. Soc. xm. 84. 



Genus in sectiones sequentes quoacl species Europseas distinctas et sat naturales dividitur seel 

 species plures Asiaticse ob bracteolarum prEcsentiJim v. absentiam alia* in Trionycho ali^ in 0&- 

 proleo collocat?e cpeteris characteribus simillimfe, invita natura in genera diatincta separantur: 



1- Bozdardia. Calyx basi tarn postice quam antice breviter indivisus, lobis lateralibus elon^-atis. 

 Bmctcobe et coi-olla OsproleL Species 2, altera Orientalis (0- ffamosepaius, Reut.), altera 

 Algeriensis. Boujlardia, F. Schdtz, Arch. Fl. Fr. et Allem. 103. Ceratocaltx, Coss. in Ann. Sc. 

 Nat. ser. 3, ix, 145, f. 10. Walp. Ann. iii. 205- 



2- OsproUon, Wallr- Bracteolse 0. Calyx postice \. utrinque ad basin fissus, se^nnentis 

 lateralibus saEj|>ius ino&qualiter 2-lobis. Corolla in speciebus normalibus superne ampliata incurva 

 lobis latis margine crenulatis v. crispis labio postico lato brevissimo emarginato. Ovarii placentae 

 sfepius ^uidistantes nunc latissimre et parietes fere obtfgentes, Capsidfe valvse apice po.st 

 dehiscentiam, ssepius cum stylo peraistente cohG&rentes. PlantOi color rarius Cferuleus. Suit in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. iv. t. 17- Beichb. Icon. Bot. t. 470, 651 ad 690 ; Ic. FL Germ. t. 1778 ad 1810, 

 1827 ad 1839. Nees, Gen. Fl. Germ. Eichw. PL Cmtc. L 17. Bory et Chaub. FL Pelop. t. 23, 

 Moris, FL Sard, t 103 ad 105- Desf. FL AtL L 144, BfoL Phytogr. Lusif. t. 142, 145, Link, et 

 Hoffm, FL Port. L 62. 



Renter in DC- Prod-^aliique nounuUi genus OrohancJiem limitant ad sectiones 2 pr^cedentes, ct 

 -quoad species in iconibus supva citafis delineatas facile a sequcnte distJnguuntur, sed in speciebui* 

 pluribus Jlsiaticis culvx postice partitus ebraeteolatus Osprold, corollie tamen forma et sippe pla- 

 centatio potius TrlonycJtL Hue pertinent a ovicena, Lcdcb., affiuesque. Ledeb, Ic. Fl Boss t 385 

 386, 389, 390. Beichb. Ico.k Bot, f. 691. m^bt, lUnstr. t. 158, 



