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laxiusculo, simplici ramosove*, floiihus rasciculalis soiitariisquc; calicis 

 partitionibus anguslc lanccolato-linoarihus ; (ilamontorum barha pur- 

 purco-violacea ; capsulis, c basi 0A'ata, in conum acutiusculum attc- 

 uualis calicciiupie (leinum superantibus. 



Vcrbascum conocaijniiii Moris Slir|). saril. El. a. p. ^. Spreng. fil. Tciilani. 

 Su|)|)l. j). 8. Benth. in DC. Prod. i o. p. 2'Si. Bertoi.. F1. ilal. 2. p. 6o3. 



Caulis scmipcdalis, quadripcdalis, terctiusciilus , ercclus, simplcx 

 aul, raro, ramosus, plus minusve tomcntosus, tomcnto deimiin secc- 

 dcntc. Folia radicalia ct inferiora ovata , clliptica oblongave , obtu- 

 siuscula obtusavc, petiolata: proximc sequentia, basi attenuata, scs- 

 silia, caetcro infcrioribus conformia: supcriora ovato-acnla acnmina- 

 tave, basi cordata, semiainplexicaulia, singula ad utramquc faciem 

 tomentosa, ct, subtus potissimum, ut reliqua herba, incana , lute- 

 scentia, cinerascentiave, raro virentia. Racemus plerumque demum 

 longus , ctiamque hipedalis , nunc simplex , nunc infcrne ramosus , 

 constans florihus fasciculatis subindeque nonnullis , versus apiccm 

 praesertim, solitariis, invicem plus minusve discretis dissitisve, Fa- 

 sciculi proprio folio florali hractcacve sufFuIti , 2-8-flori. Bracteac 

 aut folia floralia infcriora caulinis supcrioribns conformia , reliqua 

 sensim angustiora, lanceolato-acuminata, superiora anguste linearia 

 acutaque. Pedicelli bracteolis anguste lanceolatis linearibusvc , con- 

 generum inore, hasi, stipati: fructifcri crassiusculi , calici subacquales 

 codcmvc paullo hreviores. Calix altc 5-partitus, tomentosus, fructifer 

 trcs-quatuor lincas longus. CoroIIa flava, extus, ad lohorum basim 

 et circa tuhiim, tomentosula , intus glabra, ad tubi amhitum violacca 

 aut purpurasccns: limbi lobi orhiculares, integcrrimi. Staminum fila- 

 mcnta purpurascentia : breviora tria, praetcr imain hasim, prorsus 

 i)arhata: duo longiora hinc dumtaxat et parce ad medictatem usque, 

 supcriorc autcm parte imaque basi luida: harba omnis violacea aut 

 purpurascens : antiicrae flavac. Stylus purpurascens , corollae lobis 

 hrevior, staminibus longior. Capsula ovato-conica, acutiuscula acu- 

 tave, styli basi apicujata, inatura quinque aut fere sex lincas longa. 

 Scmina tcreti-obconica , truncata , rugoso-foveolata. 



