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v. ad angulos minute aspernlis, seminibus inagnis scrobiculato-rugosis , radicula a 

 hylo distante. 



Descriptio: 



Radix subperpendicularis, annna, tenuis, superne paruin incrassata et subsim- 

 plex v. biennis v. rarius percnnis, tum incrassata et superne multieeps. — Gaules 

 bumiles, teretes, saepius erccti, v. adscendenles, simplices v. purum ramosi sub- 

 Spithamei, basi praeserlim et usqne ad dimidiam altiludinein foliosi, glauco-virides, 

 glabri v. in angulis (decursu foliorum bractearuni([iie i'ormatis) tenuiter papilloso- 

 asperuli. — Folia submembrnnacea (magis rigida quam in R. odorata) glaucescentia 

 glabra v. inargine parce papillosula, radicalia et inferiora semper integra anguste 

 lanceolato-spalbulata , rolundalo-obtusa , 3 — 6"" et ultra longa, media et superiora 

 V. etiam integra v. saepius ternato- incisa , laeiniae spatbulatae. — Flores in race- 

 niuni laxiusculura primuni ovoideuHT, postea sab fruetu valde elongatum et relaxatuin, 

 diiiiidiumque caulem subaequantem dispositi. — Bracteae anguste laneeolatae actitae, 

 in sicco apice ineurvae, 2""" longae, inargine (sie ut omnes inllorescentiae partes 

 marginales) papilloso-asperulae. — Pedicelli graciles, 3 — 6""" longi, sub calyce paulo 

 incrassali, lructigeri longiores et 8— 10""" aequantes, arcuato-subrecurvi. — Calyx 

 bexasepaltis, sepala persistentia, superiora caeteris paulo majora, spalbulata, obtusa, 

 glauca, sub llore vix 3""" aequantes, dein sub fruetu sat ampliata (!) et 6—10""" 

 longa. — Potain alba, 5""" longa. Superiora duo fere usque ad basin laminae 3- 

 partita, lacinia intermedia angusta ligulil'orrnis, lateralibus '/3 brevior, laterales pro 

 % longiludinis v. profundius 4—8- v. saepius 5-partitae, lacinulae laeiniae interme- 

 diae persimiles ubique aequilatae nee superne dilatalo-spatliulalac. Appendix ungui- 

 cularis subbyalinus, dorso secus nervös viridulus, obovatus v. subquadrangularis. 

 supra laminae basin longe produetus apiceque subcucullato-rellexus , breviter et ob- 

 tuse emarginatus, inargine densius papillulis coinpresso-cylindricis ciliatus. Inferioruni 

 lamina sinijilex ad laciniam intermediani petalorum superiorum redueta. — Tubus 

 slaminalis %""" longus obscure viridulus, superiore latere apice expansus in discum 

 barnosulum papilloso-hirtellum circ. 2""" longum. — Staniina saepius 17. lilamenta 

 glabra, supra medium dilatata, 3— 3'/ 2 """ longa, antberae ellipsoideae obtusae basi 

 subcordatae l'/2""" longae. Grana pollinis ovoideo- v. subgloboso-ellipsoidea, lon- 

 gitrorsum profunde 3-sulcata, '/so""" longa. — Ovarium clavato-cylindricum, obtuse 

 trigonum. ad angulos minute asperulum, apice 3- (v. raro 4-) denlatum, dentes lur- 

 gidi obtusi, intus papilloso-stigmatosi ovario triplo breviores. — Ovula secus pla- 



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