Corydalis.] flora indica. 261 



foliis radicalibus caulinisque graoilc petiolatis laxe biternatim pinnati- 

 sectis, pinnis longe petiolulatis, pinnulis late obovatis oblongisve lobatis, 

 segmentis latis, racemis oppositifoliis paucifloris bracteatis, sepalis par- 

 vis, petalo postico longe calcarato, antico apice subspathulato acumi- 

 nata, siliquis elongato-linearibus reetis torulosis. 



Hab. In sylvis Himalayse temperatse orieutalis interioris i Bhotan, 

 Griffith/ Sikkim, alt. 8000 ped.l— (Fl. Jul. Aug.) (v. v.) 



Herba diffusa, rhizomate ssepius elongato, prostrato, flbras crassas emittente. Rami 

 prostrati, debiles, spithamsei. Folia alterna v. subverticillata, longe et gracile petio- 

 lata, 3-6 unc. longa, petiolo basi dilatato, pinnis subalternis longe et gracile petiolulatis, 

 pinnulis -|-1 unc. longis membranaceis obovatis varie sectis rarius integerrimis. 

 Racemi semper oppositifolii, apice 2-5-flori, pedunculo foliis sequilongo. Bractea 

 pedicello longiores, obovato- v. anguste elongato-cuneatse, apice laceree. Flores 

 pallide sordide purpurei, angusti, 1 poll, longi. Sepal a parva, oblonga, scariosa, 

 lacera. Petalum posticum concavum, acuminatum, dorso alatum, in calcar flore 

 longi us elongatum curvum angustum productum ; appendice gracili, i calcaris 

 eequante. Ovarium stylum gracilem superans. Siliqua l-l^-poll., recta v. paullo 

 curva, valvis torulosis. Semina uniseriata, atra, compressa, rotundato-reniformia, 

 nitida, impunctata, arillo bilobo latiusculo instructa. 



In general appearance this species resembles branching specimens of the C, longi- 

 flora, Bunge, of the Altai ; it has, however, a more branched prostrate stem, and has 

 not a bulbous root, nor the sheathing scales at the base of the petioles; it has also 

 much larger sepals, winged upper petals, and more slender pods. Griffith's speci- 

 mens are in an exceedingly unsatisfactory state, and may possibly be made up of 

 more than one species. Of these his n. 1752 is neither in flower nor fruit, and 

 n. 1152 has very young flowers and imperfect pods: the flowers are smaller than 

 iu the Sikkim specimens, their spurs shorter, and the wing on the lateral petals 

 broader. 



Sect. 2. — Siliqua late elliptico-ovata v. globosa, inflata. Seminahi- 

 seriata. Radix fibrosa. 



4. C. crassifolia (Royle, 111. 69) ; crasse coriacea, glauca, caule 

 simplici, foliis late oblongis reniformibusve 3-sectis pinnatisectisve, seg- 

 mentis cuneatis, racemo multifloro bracteato, petalis exterioribus calcar 



obtusum aequantibus. 



a. crammma; foliis caulinis sessilibus petiolatisve trilobis. — C. 



erassissima, Cambess. in Jacq. Voy. Bot. 12. t. 11; Thomson in Hook. 



Joum. Bot. 1853, v. p. 17 $• iv - *• 9 - 



£. physocarpa ; foliis petiolatis pinnatisectis. — C. physocarpa, 



Cambess. in Jacq. Voy. I.e. t. 12. 



Hab. In Himalaya occidentali interiori et Tibetica, alt. 14-16,000 

 ped.: Piti, Jacquemont! Kunawar, Munro! KishUvar! Ladak ! Zan- 

 skar !— (Fl. Jul.) (v. v.) 



Rhizoma crassum, elongatum, spithamteum et ultra, tibras simplices crassas emit- 

 tens. Caulis simplex, spithamseus vel pedalis, basi nudus, superne foliosus, apice 

 floriferus. Folia radicalia pauca v. nulla; caulina 1-3, interduiu solitaria, sessilia, 

 latissime reniformia, 2-5 poll, lata, varie grosse crenata et lobata, v. 2-3-secta; in 

 fir. 0. petiolata, oblonga, pin nati sec ta ; piuuis 1-3-jugis, oblongis obcuneatisve, varie 

 obtuse lobatis incisisve. Racemus 1-2-pollicaris, bractcatus, simplex v. basi ramosus. 

 Bractea coriaeexe, flores supcrantes v. iis breviores, lanceolate, obovatte, integerrimse 



