170 - 



33. R. lanccolata. Lag. (Tab. nostr. VIII, Fig. 115.) 



Lagasca Gen. et Spec. p. 17 (1816); Wcbb. lt. liispaii. p. 66; ßoiss. Voyage en 

 Esp. II. p. 74 et I, t. 19 (icon piilclierrima sed petalor. Ibrnia maiica); Willk. in Flora 

 1851 p. 597. 



Diagn. Elata, raniosa, glabra: foliis fere omnibiis irtlegris lanceolato- v. lineari- 

 spathulatis v. nonnullis siiperioriini teniato-incisis, lacinlis lineari-laiiceolalis; floribus 

 6- V. 7. V. 8-meris, circ. 24-an(ins albis majoribiis priiniini ovoideo-racemosis, 

 sepalis deciduis ohlongo-Ianceoialis quam petala brovioribiis, petalorum siiperiorum 

 laminae 3-parlitae laciniis lateralibus latis siibintegris v. repandis iindulatis intermedia 

 iongiore lineari-spathulata ; filamenlis mox deciduis glabris; capsulis erectis elongatis 

 cylindricis breviter' obtuse 3-dentatis ore paulo contractis; seminibus numerosissimis 

 par\is levissimis, radicula bilo niaxime approximata. 



Dcscriptio: 



Radix annua v. biennis, subsimplex, superne circ. 1"" crassa et caules solita- 

 rios V. geminos v. paucos proferens. — Caulis altissimus (in genere) 2 — 4-pedalis 

 et ultra, validus, erectus, teres, decursii folioruni ievitcr anguloso-striatus, (striae 

 inferne pallide stramineae nilidulae, superne subolivaceae opacae), valde ramosus, 

 ranii erecli simplices cauliformes omnesque florigeri, pedales et longiores. — Folia 

 8— iü"" longa et '/2— 2"" lata, giaucescontia, glabra, ex niaxinia parte integra, lineari- 

 V. lanceolato-spalhulala, calloso-acuminulata, basi ionge altenuala, nervuli utrinque 

 circ. 7—10 versus marginem subanastomosantes; unum alterumve foliorum superiorum 

 prolundo ternato-lncisum , laciniae lineari-lanceolatae. - Flore s albi, spcciosi, lon- 

 giuscule pedicellati, in racemum laxum Ionge cylindricum, apice comosum sub l'ructu 

 sesquipedalom dispositi. — Bractcae mox docidua, 4""" longao, basi V2""" latae, 

 lineares, a basi usque ad apicom sensim attcnuatao, margine donliculis liyalinis grosse 

 inciso-serralae, lotae pallidae et apice racemi exsertae. — Pedicelli gracilcs 6— 8""" 

 longi, 6— 8-sulcali, laeves v. juniores scabri, sub antliesi horizontales v. patuli, fruc- 

 tigeri sacpiiis 1"" longi, validiores, vulgo arcuato-incurvi axiqiie subadprcssi, cap- 

 sulis sesqui vol duplo brevioros. — Calyx 6 (raro 7 — 8j-sopalus, scpala decidua, 

 lanceolalo-oblouiia, obtusa, 3- -3V2""" longa, 1""" lata, hyaliuo-marginata, caeteruui 

 viridia, niaryinc dentioiilis liyalinis acmuinalo-marginata, caeterum viridia, margine 

 denlicidis liyalinis acuniinalo-mammirormibus usque ''/r,'"" longis obsita. — Petala 



