Dicentra.] flora indica. 273 



2. D. Roylei (Hi. et T.); corymbis 2-3-floris, siliquis late linea- 

 ribus, seminibus biseriatis atris nitidis, strophiolo mediocri. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata, alt. 5-6000 ped. : Bhotan, Griffith! 

 Sikkim ! Garhwal, Royle! Simla, D na Balhousie! et in Mont. Khasia, 

 graminosis alt. 5-6000 ped.! — (Fl. Mai.-Jul.) (v. v.) 



Serb a 3-pedalis, decumbens v. subscandens, habit u foliis floribusque priori simil- 

 lima, differt prgecipue corymbis pauci(2-3)floris non subumbellatis, sepalis breviori- 

 bus, siliqua breviore et latiore, seminibus biseriatis nitidis, strophioloque parvo. — Se- 

 pal a ovato-subulata, flore multoties breviora. Petal a exteriora calcare brevi lata, 

 apice brevissime acuminata, interiorum lamina late spathulato-orbiculata, basi bifida, 

 ungue capillari. Stigma lunatum. Siliqua 1^-lf poll, longa, -§• poll, lata, valvis 

 planiuscuHs non torulosis. 



Sect. 2. Dactylicapnos. — Siliqua ovata, elliptica v. oblonga; semi- 

 nibus utrinque biseriatis perplurimis ; valvis carnosis membra- 

 naceisve. — Dactylicapnos, Wall. Tent. Fl. Nep. 51. 



3. D. scandens (Walp. Eep. i. 118) ; racemis sub-10-floris longe 

 pedunculatis, sepalis subulatis v. triangulari-ovatis, siliquis ellipticis, 

 valvis membranaceis, seminibus basi laevibus ambitu granulatis. — Di- 

 clytra scandens, Don, Prod. 198. Macrocapnos, Royle in Lindl. Introd. 

 Nat. Ord. ed. ii. 439. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata, alt. 5-6000 ped.: Nipal, Wallich! 

 Kumaon, Sir. et Wint.! Garhwal, Fdgeworth. — (Fl. aestate.) (v. 8.) 



Ilerba tenella, alte scandens, caule tenui flexnoso angnlato. Folia alterna, 3-6 

 poll, longa, ab ima basi tripinnatisecta, pinnis primariis longe gracile petiolnlatis, 

 4 forma et magnitudine variis, plerumque pollicaribus, late ovatis, obtusis apiculatis 

 acntisve, subtus glaucis. Pedunculi interdum ramosi et foliosi, plerumque simplices, 

 graciles, 3-pollicares, apice racemosi floriferi. Braclem parvse, subulatse. Pedicelll 

 inferiores i-pollicares, filiformes. Ftores immaturi tantum dissecti. Siliqua polli- 

 caris, \ poll, lata, anguste elliptica v. elliptico-ovata, in stylum validum J-pollicarem 

 angustata. Vdlvte subconcavse, membranacese. Semina atra, subnitida. 



This is the plant mentioned by Royle (111. 68), which he says so closely resembles 

 D. thalictrifolia in all respects but the pod as to be otherwise undistinguishable, add- 

 ing that Wallich's specimens of the two are confounded in the Linnajan Herbarium. 

 We have adopted Don's name for it, rather than propose a new oue, though Don's 

 character is wholly insufficient, and applies equally to both. Royle's character of 

 the five-winged stem we are unable to verify. Our doubts as to the validity of the 

 character drawn from the pods are expressed under the following species. 



4. D. thalictrifolia (H.f. et T.) ; siliqua ovato-oblonga v. late 

 elliptica, valvis carnosis, seminibus basi granulatis ambitu tubercula- 

 tis v. asperis. — Dactylicapnos thalictrifolia, Wall. Tent. 51. t. 39, Cat. 

 •1426 ! ; Sweet, Brit. FL Gard. ser. ii. t. 127. 



Variat conspicue forma et magnitudine pinnularum et sepalorum, valvis 

 siliquse carnosis v. submembranaceis, seminibus granulatis asperisve. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata centrali et orientali, alt. 4-8000 ped.: 

 Bhotan, Griffith I Sikkim, umbrosis ! Nipal, Wallich ! et in mont. Kha- 

 sia, alt. 5000 ped.!— (Fl. Sept.) (v. v.) 



Priori simillima, et verosimiliter non distincta. Forma major locis depressis oc- 

 currit, pinnulis amplis 2-pollicaribus basi cordatis, floribus pollicaribus et siliqua valde 

 earnosa ; locis editioribus humilis et omnibus partibus minor evadit. Petala exte- 



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