

Aconitum.] flora inbica. 57 



4-5-pollicarir in 5-fida, lobis ovalibus vel oblongis basi cuneatis, supeme pin- 



natifide inci i deutatis ; floralia conformia, minora, suprema trifida vel 



lineari-lanc cemus terminalis, saepe pedalis, basi corapositus; pedicelli 



longi, flori' 'Qt<?s, fructiferi paten tes vel erecti, bracteolis pluribus alternis mu- 



niti, apicc Fiores ultra-pollicares. Sepala extus fulvo-pubescentia. Pe~ 



tala ungn go i urvo superne in saccum magnum inflatum dUatata, calcare re- 



curvo o v Jo elongato oblongo apice retuso. Filamenta pilosa. Ovaria 



plerum' . villosa. 



As * >est known and most extensively distributed Bikh, or poisonous 



Aeon" the Himalaya, it appears desirable to retain for it Dr. Wallich's original 



nam' anding that he has confused with it certain states of the next 



spec which he has figured in the c Plantse Asiaticse Rariores.' As the de- 



scr gi n by Seiinge, De Candolle, and Don apply chiefly, if not entirely, to 



th iere is much less inconvenience in retaining than there would be in 



c! name. 



6. A. Napellus (L. Sp. 751) ; foliis multifidis, racemo denso vel 

 laxo terminali interdum basi composito (in alpinis paucifloro), floribus 

 ca*ruleis, casside hemisphserica sensim in rostrum breve producta, pe- 

 talorum ungue incurvo filiformi, calcare brevi obtuso interdum brevis- 

 simo, folliculis 3-5 erectis (in planta Indica 5 tomentosis), seminibus 

 triquetris lsevibus. — Seringe, Mus. Helv 

 rey et Gray, FL N. Am. i. 34 ; Ledeb. 

 Bon, Prod. 197; Wall 



Fl. Ross, i. 69. A. dissectura, 

 oylef III. 56. A. ferox, Wall. 

 Cat. 4721 A! (non B, C, D), Plant. As. Bar. t 41. A. delphinifo- 

 lium, Reich.; Ledeb. PI. Ross. i. 70. A. multifidum, Royle/ III. 56. 

 Planta polymorpha ; formse Indicse sequentes : 



1. Caule erecto basi glabro superne tomentoso, foliis palmatim 

 partitis, segmentis inciso-pinnatifidis, lobis linearibus, racemo simplici 

 denso vel laxiusculo. — A. dissectum, Don. A. ferox, Wall. I. c. 



2. Caule liumili diffuso basi glabro superne pubescente, foliis 

 lineari-multifidis, racemo paucifloro, floribus longe pedicellatis. — A. 



multifidum, Royle! 



3. Caule humili foliisque adpresse puberulis, foliis rotundato-re- 

 niformibus palmatim 5-lobis, lobis obtuse inciso-crenatis. — A. delphi- 

 nifolium y, Ledeb. A. rotundifolium, Kar. et Kir. in Led. Fl. Ross. 

 i. 740? 



Himalaya 



(Fl. Jul.-Sept.) 



Winterbottom ! usque ad JNipal, frail./ et bikfcim 



(v. v.) 



Distrib. Europa australis ! Asia et America temperata et arc- 



tica ! 



1. Caulis erectns, 2-3 -pedalis, simplex, foliosus, glaber, apice tomento brevi fulvo 

 pilosus. Folia glabra, 3-6-pollicaria, trisecta vel pedatim 5 -partita, segmentis in- 

 ciso-pinnatifidis, lobis divaricatis linearibus acutis. Bacemus terminalis, densos vel 

 (in spec, et ic. Wallichianis) laxus, pedicellis stricto-erectis. Bractece trifidffl vel 

 lanceolate. Fiores f~l-poll. Sepala extus puberula. Petala ungue longo inenrvo, 

 sacco parvo, calcare brevi obtuso subrecurvo, labello inflexo irquilongo. 



2. Caulis diffusus, ^-1 -pedalis. Folia radicalia l~2-pollicaria, rotundato-reni- 

 formia, ad basin 5 -partita, lobis inciso-multifidis ; caulina pauca, lineari-multifida ; 

 floralia triiida vel liacaria. Fiores ultra-pollicares, in summo caule 3-5, caerulci ; 



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