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coloratus, basi contortus. Petala calyce duplo longiora, rosea, 

 lineari - lauceolata, apice obtusa, spiraliter convoluta. Fila- 

 inenta filiforinia 9 corolla brcviora , receptaculo imerta. An- 

 therae lineares, sagittatae, clongatae, crectae. Germen supe- 

 nnn, trigonum , trisulcatum. Styius filiforinis , triqueter, lon- 

 gitutline staminum. Stigmata 3, colorata , in. spiram contorta. 

 Reliqua con*enerum. l.exarza. In montibus Vallisole- 



tanisinter saxa, in re gno Mexic. 2J.. 



5- P. Rarunnskyana $ foliis infimis brevissirnis, e basi 

 «nceolata subulatis, rctrorsum spinosis: reliquis multo longio- 

 nbus, angustis, integcrrimis, dorso parce tomentosis; racemo 

 wnplici, laxiusculo; bracteis ovatis, pcdunculos erectos getf- 



ntmaijue parce tomentosa duplo superantibus; petalis basi ntu 



d »s, acutis. . \ 



«nizoma caudiciformc c squnmis imbriratis ovatis, atro - fuscis, 

 a Pjce laccris, quas intcr fibrae radicales lignosae, flexuosac, 

 pailidae. Folia infima e basi ovato - lanceolata concava striata 

 "larginc inermi vel parce s]nnosa fere abrupte attenuata in icu- 

 n ;en subulatum, intensius coloratum, margine spinis acutis par- 

 *• rcversis fnscii, crerta , 1-2'/^ poll.; supra haec folia basin 

 caulis vaginantia anguste lincari - lanceolata , Idnge subiilnto-acu- 

 ;>uata, cmaliculata, apice in siccis involuto, compagis tcnuio- 

 J* quara m plurimis cnngencribus, crcctiuscula , umliquc iner- 

 mia > dorso nervoso-striata 



iV.i a Ppressas, dorso, pracscrtim bnsi , parcc tomcntosas, 

 tect^ Caulis strictus, inferne foliis, superne bracteis fere 

 facili 81 ****** sini plieissimus, lomento albido floccoso detersu 

 c ' ra * ?upernc parciore, cum racemo 10- cireiter poll., inferne 

 vel c ^ P Cnn ac anserinae. Racemus quidquam laxus, erectus 

 RuloS CUrniS| 18-21-florus, 8 poll. J rhachi vix flexuosa, an- 

 sp i ra , ' l )arcc Hoccoso-tomentosa. Pcdunculi alterni vel sub- 

 ]j a l Sl cau,i subappressi, supcrne quidquam incrassati , 5-6 

 plexir ai r e tamen 'osij ad cujusvis basin bractea creeta, scmiam- 

 , dln "s, ovata,'acuminata, concava , intcgcrrima, conacca, 

 b ° ***""* - * ... l pnlhda 



ro[|j i i r ° S ,' n ' nore s. Calyx germinis |>aru imcnuu dvn »«, ~v, 

 ll.lj r pl ° brevior, extus parcc et substellato- tomcntosus 

 . •I.m.: laciniae rigiriac, margine submcmbranaccac, lan- 



suff. Ka ParC . C s< l u «miiloso- tomcntosa, in siccis jmrpura pa 

 »uperi ' >CU (limidi »'» acquans, infcriorcs poll., 6 lin. la 

 roiu °, res , ,n, nores. Calvi uerminis parti inleiion accretus, 



IV ,.* , nuI '»• patentia, glabra, deflorala spiraliter conlorta, 

 •oerasJu * ! SUmin,l m paululo majus, basi angustata medio 

 «recta Cl . torle '"'«'larifera , se.l omnino nu<la. Filaincnta 

 ncare,' C ° r ° l,a ! >aul <> brcviora, lineari - subulata. Antherae h- 



G er mo ' acil,ae » basi sagittatae et ibidem allivac, flavae, 4 !in„ 



sen »superum, ovatum , trilobato- trigonum, in stylum 



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