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R. ramosissinia G. Don. Gen. Syst. I, p. 289 (ex descript. : petals variously jag-ged); 



Kunze Ind. sem. hört. Lipsiens. 1846 (obpedicellos florig. cernuos) et in Linnaea 



1851 p. 163. 



Diagu. Elatior, parce ramosa, papiiloso-tonientella : foliis ternato- v. rare sub- 

 biternato-incisis, laciniis lincari-lanceolatis subacuniinatis non divaricatis, floribiis hexa- 

 meris (rare beptameris) circ. 18-andris, ochroleucis, arcuato-cernuis, anguste raceinosis; 

 sepalis demuin inarcescendo deciduis inaequalibus ovato-lanceolatis pelaia aeqiiantibus ; 

 pctalornm siiperioriini minutorum laminae tripartitae laciniis lateralibus profunde 4-par- 

 titis, lacinulis iaciniae interniediae similibiis lineari-spalbnlalis eamque subaecpiantibus; 

 fiUimeiilis niox deciduis, breviter papiiloso-asperulis; capsiilis ercctis cylindricis bre- 

 vissinie et obtuse 3-denlatis ore vix contractis glabris, seminibus parvis levissimis, 

 radicula hilo valde approxiniata. 



D e s c r i p t i : 



Radix annua v. biennis, pauciraniosa, siiperne non nuilticeps. — Gaules soli- 

 tarii, teretcs. decursu l'olioruni leviter striato-angulosi plus minus vc parce ramosi, 

 rami stricti subvirgati, inferne papillulis brevissimis albidis canescente-toinentelli, glauci, 

 laxe foliosi, pedales v. paulo longiores. — Folia stricta, erecla, tota superlicie bre- 

 viter tomentella, glauca, 3 — 6"" longa, usque ad medium simpliciler ternato-incisa, 

 Iaciniae arrectae omncs lineari-lanceolalae, acutiusculae apice breviter luteolo-mu- 

 cronulatae, laterales terminali iircviores et angustiores 2"" longae et U/2—T"" latae, 

 niargine minute sui)retrorsum papilioso-asperae; raro eliain occurrunt subbilernato- 

 incisa. — Flores parvi, eleganter arcuato-cernui, racemi laxi elongali, dimidium 

 caulem subaequantes. - Bracteae mov deciduae, lineari-lanceolatae, margine pal- 

 lidae, pedicellis (lorigeris subduplo breviores. — Pedicelli tenues, gracillime e basi 

 adscendente arcuato-cernui, circ. 4""" longi, vix Vs""" crassi, levissimi, glabri, nitidi, 

 apice incrassali, l'ruclilVri crccli, stricti. — Calyx (i (v. raro 7-) -sepalns; sopala 

 longius persislenlia, denium marcesccndo decidua, inaequalia, a superiore ad inferiora 

 gradalim inajora, siiporius vix 1""" longiuu, ovalo-lanceolatmn, inferiora usque ad 

 2""" longa. — Petala ocbroleuca, superiora caeteris (contra regulam) breviora, tan- 

 lum IV2— l-/;i""" longa, laminae lere usque ad basin 9— 7-parlitae (3-partitae cum 

 laciniis lateral. 3— 4-partitis) laciniilae inter se similes lineari-spalbulatae obtusae; 

 apjiendix unguicularis subrotundus laminam subacquans et supra ejus basin longe pro- 

 ductus ihique reflexus, circ. 1""" longus, margine brevissime papilloso-ciliolatus; la- 

 teralia et inferiora circ. 2 -2'/2""" longa sc. (piam superiora longiora sod angnstiora 



