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R. Lancerotae Webb. in litt, (ex ipso I. c.i: Delile Ind. Sem. hört. Monspel. p. 27 

 (1836). 



Diagn. Subelatior, parce ramosa parceque papilloso-asperula : foliis inferioribus 

 integris anguste lanceolato-spathulatis, caeteris ternato- v. biternato-incisis laciniis 

 lanceolatis acuminatis; floribus hexameris circ. 15-andris intense luteis ovoideo-ra- 

 cemosis; sepalis persistentibus lanceolato-spathulatis petala lere aequantibus; petalo- 

 rum superiorum laminae tripartitae laciniis inaequilongis, intermedia lineari-spathulata 

 lateralibus duplo breviore, lateralibus sublunatis basi latioribus margine extus repando- 

 dentatis; filamentis mox deciduis sub antheris dilatatis undique breviter papilloso-scabris: 

 capsulis erectis elongatis trigono-cylindricis , brevissime et obtuse 3-dentatis ore late 

 apertis parce albido-papillosis; seminibus majusculis levissimis, radicula hilo valde 

 approxiuiata. 



Descr iptio: 



Radix annua, simpliciuscula, tenuis, 1 — V^"' longa. — Caulis Simplex v. 

 parce ramosus, humilis, saepius semipedalis v. paulo longior, acute angulosus , glau- 

 cescens, glaberrimus, basi densius foliosus et penna corvina (2 — 3""") partim cras- 

 s j or , — Folia tenuiter membranacea, viridi-glaucescentia, basi longe attenuata, ra- 

 dicalia pauca integra lanceolato-spathulata, parva, vix 2 — 2 l / 2 "" longa, caetera multo 

 inajora et 4 — 6 C '" aequantia , 3 — 8"' " lata , ex maxima parte usque ad medium ternato- 

 incisa (v. quaedam inferiorum integra lineari-spatbulata), margine dense papilloso- 

 denticulata, laciniae acuminatae, laterales terminali semper simplice lineari-lanceolata 

 obtusiuscula v. apicem versus angustata paulo breviores, simplices v. usque ad ter- 

 tiam v. quartam partem longitudinis bipartitae. — Flores lutei, in racemum laxuni 

 primum ovoideo-globosum apice vix comosum circ. l 1 //'" latum, dein sub fructu valde 

 Hongatum et dimidium caulem aequantem dispositi. — ßracteae persistentes e basi 

 latiuscula lineari-lanceolatae, acutae, 2 3""" longae pedicellis florigeris subtriplo 

 breviores, margine minute papillosulae. — Pedicelli longiusculi, sulcato-angulosi, 

 glabri v. minutissime asperuli, apice incrassati et sensim in calycem abeuntes, flori- 

 ueri erecto-patuli, circ. 8""" longi, flores duplo et ultra superantes, fructigeri l c " 

 longi, rigiduli, stricti, axi plus minusve adpressi, capsulis sesqui v. subduplo bre- 

 viores. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persistentia lineari- v. lanceolato-spathulata, 

 obttisa. margine minute scabrida, glaucescenti-viridia, anguste pallide marginata 

 2i/ 2 — 3""" longa, sub fructu circ. 4""" longa. — Petala intense lutea, circ. 3 — 3'/2" 

 longa, superiorum lamina usque ad basin tripartita (margine celluloso-asperula). \a 



