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petaloriun siiperloriini lamiiiae 3-partitae laciniis lateralibus subliinalis extiis inciso- 

 lobatis ^nec inullipartitisj (puun intermedia liiieari-spatluilata imiitoties majoribus diiplo- 

 que longioribiis ; illaineiilis mox decidiiis lirieari-subulatis glabris; capsulis deiiium 

 pendulis obovoideo-oblongis, 3-dentatis, ore subconstrictis, glabris; seminibus ma- 

 jiisculis scrobiciilato-riigosis, radicula a hylo distante. 



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Radix aniuia v. bieniiis, varie llexuosa et incrassata, imilticeps. — Caules 

 erecti v. ex ima basi breviter prociiinbento erecti, hmniles, 2— S'V" longi v. peda- 

 les V. pauIo longiores, siniplices v. parce rainosuli, anguloso-striati, glaberrinii v. 

 basi ad angulos papillosuli, siibiiitiduli. — Folia glaucescentia, glaberriina v. par- 

 cissinie et breviter papillosiila; iiervuli laterales ulrinque 3—4, saepe obscuri, (nervus 

 medius in utraque pagina pallidus); inferiora integra lanceolato-spathiilata, subobtusa, 

 circ. 4"" longa, margiue obscnrius nndulata et niiniite papilloso-deuticulafa v. levia; 

 caetera iisqiie ad medium v. profiindiiis teriiato-incisa, laciniae lanceolatae v. angu- 

 sliores subacuminatae, saepe calloso-marginatae. Fere onuiia ia axillis ramulum ste- 

 rilem minutum 2-paiicifoIiatuni gerentia. — Flor es albi, majuscuii, in racemum 

 speciosum, (in genere) amplum, late-cylindricuni, apice longe comosum, siib llore 

 saepius 2V2 — 3'/2'"" latiim dcmumqiie siib fructii valde elongatiim dimidium caulem ae- 

 quantem circ. semipedalem dispositi. — Bracteae persistentes, lineares, 2— 2'/2"°' 

 longae, olivaceo-virides, lateque liyalino-marginatae, primum longe exserlae, dein 

 pedicellis florigeris diiplo triplove breviores. — Pedicelli (in genere) longissimi, 

 sulcato-angulosi, glabri, florigeri recti, flores duplo et quod excedit superantes, 

 8 — 15""" longi, sab fructii validiores, superne leviter arcuato-paluli demumque sub- 

 horizontales V. fere arcuato-ccrnui. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persistenlia, lan- 

 ceolato-spalhulata, obtusa, giabra, 2—3""" longa, basi 'A et apicem versus fere ^4"'°' 

 lata, demuin rellexa et moro R. Phyteumatis (scd minus) accrescentia. — Petala 

 alba, superiora 4""" longa, fere usquc ad basin laminae 3-partita, lacinia intermedia 

 j)arva lateralibus subduplo brcvior sublincari-spathulala, obtusa, circ. V/.;'"'" longa, 

 laterales magnae latae sublnnatac extus plus minusve profunde subrepaudo- v. in- 

 ciso-lobatae, (sc. lacinulae laciniarum lateralium fere tota longitudine inter se con- 

 natae). Appendix unguicularis albido-subliyaliiius rotundus v. obovalus, intus supra 

 laminae basin paulo productus et ibi rccurvatus, I1/2""" longus, margine papiiloso- 

 ciliatus. Petala lateralia superioribus similia sed jierspicue breviora et lacinia laterali- 

 inferiore dcstituta, et appendice obli(|ue truncato minore praedita. Inferiora tantum 



