Lysimachia 



PK1MULACEAL 



Lysimachia 



Lvs. broadly lanceolate to obovate: infl. densely cur- 



ved-cylindric when young A. L. clethroides 



bb. Infl. usually conspicuously branched. 



Lvs. and calyx not black-punctate; calyx lobes rounded- 

 ovate 3 . 1j. fortunei 



Lvs. and calyces conspicuously black-punctate. 



Calyx lobes lanceolate-acuminate; brs. of the infl. spreading: 



stem lvs. lanceolate, auriculate 5. L. heterogevea 



Calyx lobes ovate-oblong, rounded at tip; brs. of infl. erect: 



stem lvs. spatulate 6. L. mauritiana 



aa. Fls. yellow; corolla often streaked with linear glands: lvs. ovate 

 or lanceolate, and pubescent, 

 d. Lvs. alternate or opposite: fls. scattered and axilary or in 

 small clusters, 

 e. Lvs. and petals striate with black linear glands. 



Stems prostrate: lvs. all opposite: plant glabrous or 



nearly so 7. L. ehristinae 



Stems ascending: lvs. opposite below, alternate above: 



plant pilose with jointed hairs 8. L. grammica 



ee. Lvs. and petals not striate-glandular. 

 f. Petals glandular-dotted. 



Stems ascending: lvs. larger near the tip and smaller 



near the base 9. L. congestiflora 



Stems prostrate; flagelliform towards the tip: lvs. 

 larger towards the base: fls. single in the If. 



axils 10. L. hemsleyana 



ff. Petals not glandular dotted. 



Lvs. petiolate; blades rotund-ovate or ovate-acute: 



flg. pedicels to 1 . 5 cm. long 11 . L. japonica 



Lvs. sessile, lanceolate, amplexicaul or connate: flg. 



pedicels to 3 cm. long 12. L. opherlioides 



dd. Lvs. verticillate: fls. in Ify. terminal clusters 13. L. klattiana 



1. Lysimachia Candida Lindl. {L. obovata Ham.) £lM:^ (Pai Chen Chu Ts'ai; 

 White-pearl Herb) (H.F. 3:502; F.H.E. 2:48). Erect herb, to 4dm.; fls. white, 

 IV-V; fr. VI-VII. Eastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Hon., Hup., Ki., Ku. 

 Moist ground. 



2. Lysimachia barystachys Bunge (DC. P. 8:61). Erect herb, 3-5 dm. high; fls. white, 

 V-VII. Northeastern Asia; locally in An., Hup., Ku. Grassland. 



3. Lysimachia fortunei Maxim. M'fM'sl (Hsiang Hsu Ts'ai; Zodiac Plant) (B.M.Ed. 

 1.585). Erect herb, to 0.5 m.; fls. white, VII-VIII; fr. IX. China; locally in An., 

 Che., Hun., Ki., Ku. Moist meadows. 



4. Lysimachia clethroides Duby &&% (Chen Chu Ts'ai; Pearl Herb) (B.M. 784). 

 Erect herb, to lm.; fls. white, VI-VII; fr. VIII-IX. China, Japan; locally in 

 An., Che., Hon., Hup., Ki., Ku. Grassland. Fig. 288. 



5. Lysimachia heterogenea Klatt (L. paludicola Hemsl.) (F.H.E. 2:54; Ed.N. 16:107). 

 Erect herb to 0.5 m.; fls. white, VII. Central China; locally in An., Che., Ki., 

 Ku. Moist ground. 



6. Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. (L. lineariloba Hook. & Arn.) (DC. P. 8:61; Ph. J. 

 3(Bot.):425). Brg. herb, 10-40 cm. high; fls. white. Eastern China, Korea, Japan, 

 Indonesia; locally in Ki. Moist places. 



7. Lysimachia ehristinae Hance (E.P.IV. 237:259). Prostrate herb; fls. yellow, VI. 



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