52 flora indica. [Banunculacea. 



rium of the Linnean Society, and by the figure quoted. The Khasia plant is re- 

 markable for the extremely disagreeable odour of the flowers. 



10. D. Testatum (Wall. Cat. 4715 !); caule hispido paueifoliato, 

 foliis reniformibus palmatim 5-fidis, lobis cuneato-ovatis grosse inciso- 

 dentatis, racemis elongatis strictis multifloris, pcdicellis flores inagnos 

 superantibus, calcare incurvo sepalis sequilongo. — Boyle ! III. 55. D. 

 rectivenium, Boyle! III. 56. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata et subalpina, alt. 8-12,000 ped. : 



Simla ! Kauawer ! * Garhwal ! Kumaon ! Nipal 1— (Fl. Aug. Sept.) 

 (v. v.) 



Caulis erectus, 2-3-pedalis, pilis rigidis subreflexis dense hispido-pilosus. Folia 

 radicalia ipzWoio 6-12-poll., utrinque hispida, diam. 4-5-pollicaria; caulina 1-2, sub- 

 sessilia, floralia bracteaeforniia triloba vel lauceolata. Tnjlorescentia subrarnosa vel 

 simplex, racemis ssepe pedalibus. Bracteolte ineinbranace;c, suboppositiB, lauceolata?, 

 flori non adpressa?. Sepal a -3— poll., extus pilosa, membranacea, fere rotundata. Petala 

 postica antice obtuse angulata, bidentata, calcare subulato ; antica biloba, dorso parce 

 pilosa. Follicidi 3, pilosi. 



11. D. Kashmirianura (Royle ! 111. 53. t. 12); caule folioso sub- 

 simplici, foliis reuiformibus palmatim 5-lobis, lobis inciso-dentatis, 

 racemis paucifloris corymbosis, floribus longe pedicellatis, calcare recto 

 saccato obtuso sepalis paullo breviore, ovariis 3-7. — D. Jacquemon- 

 tianum, (Jamb. I in Jacquem. Voy. Bot. viii. t. 7. 



Hab. In alpibus Himalaya occ. Tibeticae, alt. 11-16,000 ped.: 

 Gilgit, Wvd. !; Dras! Suru, Lance! Kanaw er, Jacquemont! Kumaon, 

 Sir. et Whit.! — (v. v.) 



Caulis erectus, 1-2-pedalis, glabriusculus vel pilis mollibus patentibus sparsis pilo- 

 sus, plurifoliatus. Folia longe petiolata, 3-4-pollicaria, pubescentia vel pilosa, orbi- 

 eulari-reniformia, lobis grosse et ssepius argute incisis; caulina superiora sessilia tri- 

 partita, floralia lanceolata. Bacemus simplex vel ramosus, ramis eloogatis apice pau- 

 cifloris. PedicelU bracteolas plures lanceolatas gerentes. Flores creruIeL Sepal a 

 pollicaria, extus dense pilosa, late ovalia, membranacea, nervosa. Petala postica antice 

 obliqua et obtusa, angulata, apice biloba, atropurpurea, calcare subulato unciuato ; an- 

 tica lamina profuude bifida, dorso aureo-pilosa. Folliculi 3-7, pubesceutes, \ poll, 

 longi. 



12. D. Tiscosum (H.f. et T.); caule ramoso paucifoliato, foliis re- 

 uiformibus palmatim 5-7-fidis, lobis grosse et obtuse crenatis, ramis 

 elongatis plurifloris, floribus longe pedicellatis, calcare cylindrico incurvo 

 sepalis sequilongo, ovariis 3 glabris. 



Hab. In Himalayse alpibus interioribus : Sikkim, alt. 15-16,000 



ped.!— (Fl. Aug. Sept.) (v. v.) 



Caulis erectus, bipedalis, pilis fulvis patentibus brevissimis tectus, paniculatim ra- 

 mosus. Folia brcviter petiolata, in caule 2-3, secus nervos parce pilosa, catcrum 

 glabra, 3-4-pollicaria, crenato-lobata, lobis glandula apiculatis; superiora parva, triloba 

 vel tripartita. PedicelU bracteolas 2-3-lineares flori non adpressas gerentes. Flores 

 purpureo-cierulci. Sepala late ovalia, subaeuta, J-polL, membranacea, nervosa, cxtaa 

 pilosa. Petala postica atropurpurea, calcare subulato incurvo, lamina antice oblique 

 obtuse angulata et an- ustata, iutegra vel crenulata; a a utrinque albo-pilosa, obtuse 

 biloba. Folliculi 3, i-]>oll., glabri, sutura ventrali longe ciliati. 



This species appears distinct both in habit and characters, bat our specimens are 



