Thalictrum ,] flora indica. 15 



racemis terminalibus demum elongatis, acheniis 3-5 stipitatis arete 

 reflexis oblongis incurvis stylo incurvo mucronatis obtuse costatis. 



Hab. In Tibetia oecidentali, alt. 10-14,000 ped. : in Nubra ! et 

 Ladak ! ; et in Himalaya orientali, in regione interiore Sikkim, loco in- 

 certo, sed certe supra 10,000 et verosimiliter supra 12,000 ped. alt.! 

 — (Fl. Jul.) (v. v.) 



Radix fusiformis, perpendicularis. Herba debilis, 1^-2-pedalis, glaberrima. Folia 

 inferiora longe petiolata. Petioli basi scarioso-stipulati, et ad ramificationes stipel- 

 lati, stipellis scariosis minutis cito deciduis. Flares parvi, pallide viridescentes. 

 Sepala eliiptica, obtusa, multinervia. Filamenta filiformia; ant her a niucronatae. 

 Pedicelli fructiferi stricti, patentes. 



7. T. pedunculatum (Edgew. in Linn. Soc. Tr. xx. 27); foliis 

 triternatis, foliolis ovalibus rotundatis membranaceis obtuse lobatis, 

 panicula pauciflora, acheniis lineari-oblongis breviter pedicellatis valide 

 costatis in rostrum breve uncinatum acuminatis. 



Hab. In montibus Afghanistan, Griffith! ; in Himalaya oecidentali, 

 alt. 6-8000 ped. : Kashmir I Banahal I Simla !— (Fl. Apr. Mai.) (v. v.) 



Herba erecta, ramosa, bipedalis. Folia longe petiolata ; stipulw auriculares, fim- 

 briate, ad basin petioli; stipella nulla?. Petioli partiales elongati. Foliola ^— 1 

 unciam lata, rotundata vel late cuneata, triloba vel tridentata, lobis integris vel di- 

 visis. Panicula ramosa, pedicelli folia iloralia superautes, fructiferi elongati. 

 Flores majusculi (^- unci ales), albi. Sepala eliiptica, obtusa. Filamenta filiformia; 

 anther ce muticse. Achenia fere \ unciam longa, dorso subgibbosa, ventre rectiuscula, 

 vix subcompressa, utrinque 5-costata. 



Approaches closely in general appearance to T. orientate, Boissier, a native of 

 Taurus and Asia Minor. That species, however, has sessile smaller fruit and a de- 

 ciduous style. 



8. T. rostellatum (H.f. et T.) ; foliis ternatim decomposes, fo- 

 liolis rotundatis basi cordatis crenato-lobatis membranaceis, panicula 

 pauciflora foliosa, acheniis 3-5 pedicellatis lineari-oblongis striatis in 

 rostrum longum rectum apice uncinatum productis. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata, alt. 7-11,000 ped. s Simla, Jacqite- 

 mont! et Sikkim interiore !— (Fl. Aug.) {v. v.) 



Herba erecta, bipedalis, gracilis, diffusa, ramosa, radice fibrosa. Petioli breves, 

 basi stipulis reniformibus auriculati. Stipellce nulla. Foliola tenuiter membra- 

 nacea, pallide viridia, subtus glaucescentia, -J-i-uneialia. Flores in ramis fere 

 solitarii, parvi, albi. Sepala eliiptica, nervosa. Filamenta filiformia; anthera 

 muticse! Panicula fructiferae rami elongati divaricati graciles. Rostrum achenio 



\ brevius. 



A delicate, straggling, branched plant, approaching in the shape of its frtut to the 



last species, but very different in habit, and easily distinguished by the much smaller, 

 long-beaked achenia. 



§ 2. Achenia breviora oblong a costata, subsessilia vel rarius {in T. 





alpiuo) longe stipitata. 



9. T. saniculseforme (DC. Prod. i. 12); foliis ternatim decom- 

 positis, radicalibus longe petiolatis caulem saepe superantibus, cnulinis 

 paucis, panicula pauciflora divaricato-ramosa, pedicellis strictis elon- 

 gatis, acheniis numerosis sessilibus oblongis argute costatis longe ros- 

 tratis. — T. radiatum, Royle! III. 52. 



