SMILACINEAE brown. (Polygonatum.) 143 



glabro; foliis verticillatis (3-7-nis), brevitcr peliolatis, lanceo- 

 lato-Iincaribus, acuminatis, membranaceis, snbtus glaucis inque 

 ncrvis liirtcllo - scabrinsculis ; pcdunculis axillarihus, 2-3-tloris, 

 nutantibus (cernuis); filamcntis rcctis, papillosis. Convallaria 

 vcrticillata Linn. Spec. 451. Flor. Dan. t. 86. Engl. Bot. I. 128. 

 IVilld. Spec. 2.161. Smilh. Brit. 1.271. WahlenC Lapp.ll . Ej. 

 Suec. 205. Mert. et Koch. Gcrm. 2. 504. Cand. Gall. 3. 175. 

 Savi, Bot. Elrusc. 2. 221. Schull. Syst. 7. 296. 1669. (Wall. 

 Cat. no. 5135. fide Boijle's Id. 1. 380.) Convallaria stellifolia 

 Peterm. in Flora 1844. no. 22. p. 363. *) — In sylvis montanis 

 totius Europac, in Tauria, Caucaso occidentali et ? India orien- 

 tali (Sirinore Wall.). 2J. — rlhizoma caruosum, repens. Caules 

 bipedales, angulati, glabri. Folia tcrna-quatcrna, in apicc cau- 

 lis quina vcl septena, subtus glauca (3-3^-pollicaria, 4| lin. lata). 

 Pctlunculi axillarcs, ramosi. nutantcs. (Descr. usquc ad hunc 

 locum cx Smitb., rcliqua sccundum spccimen siccum.) Flores 

 basi cum pcdicrllo articulati. Pcrigouium (iibulosum, liinbo 6- 

 paititum, 6-ncrvium, glalirum, basi rotundatum, 4 lin. lougum, 

 album (lactcum Smitb.) ; laciniis ovatis, obtusis, apice intus 

 barbatis, viridibus ; cxterioribus paulo majoribus. Stamina 6, tubo 

 pcrigonii usquc supra basim adnata , altcrna paulo longiora. 

 Filaincntoruiu partcs libcrae antbcra brcviores, erectac, papillo- 

 sac. Antbcrae bilocularcs, lincarcs, obtusac, cmarginatae (aper- 

 tac obtusac), basi bifidac, dorso aflixac, introrsae, flavidae, in- 

 clusae. Ovarium liberum, cllipticum, scssile, glabrum, 3-locu- 

 larc; ovula in loculis 2, 3 vcl 4, bacc biscriata. Columna sty- 

 lina crccta, filiformis, ovario parum longior, tubo perigonii di- 

 midio brevior, glabra. Stigma majusculum, papillosum, trilobum?. 

 Bacca globosa, cacrulca (Smitb , rubra Kocb.). 



19. P. LEPTOPHYLLUM Boxjle's III. of the Himalay. 1. 380. 

 Foliis quatcruis, longissimis, lincaribus, attcnuatis; pcdunculis 

 clongatis, subquatcrnis , bitloris, pcndulis. Don. Convallaria 

 lcplopliylla Don. Prod. Fl. JVep. 47. Schult. Syst. 7. 297. Conv. 

 verticillata IVallich. in lilt. (Ej. Cat. n. 5135. e Sirmore?) — 

 India oricutalis. (Sirinagur, Wall. Cboor mountains, Roylc.) 2\. — 

 Caulcs 2-3-pcdalcs, tcretes, glabri. Folia 5-6-pollicaria. Pe- 

 dunculi scsquipollicares, filiformcs, gracilcs. A praeccdcntc 

 discrcpat foliis duplo fere brevioribus latioribusque, minus atte- 

 nuatis, pcdunculis triplo brcvioribus. Don. 



20. P. Jacq_UEMONTIANUM. Glabrum; caule angulato; fo- 

 liis ternis, sessilibus, angustc lanceolatis, acuminalis, membra- 

 naccis, subtus in ncrvis hirtcllo-scabriusciilis ; pcdunculis axilla- 

 ribus, billoris, ccrnuis; filamcntis rcctis, supcrnc papillosis. — 

 India oricntalis. (Jacquemont. Hcrb. n. 1204., specimen e Museo 

 Paris. acccpt.) 24. — Caulcs pedalcs, crccti, cxsiccati sulcato- 



°) Ex Carniolia. Differre dicitur a P. verticillato foliis ovato-lau- 

 ceolatis, multiiierviis, pedunculis perbrevibus, filameutis longioribus. 



