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K. Lance rotae Wehb. in litt, (ex ipso I. c.j; Delile Ind. Sem. hört. Monspel. p. 27 

 (183t)). 



Diagn. Subelatior, parce ramosa parceqiie papilloso-asperula : foliis inferloribus 

 integris anguste lanceolalo-spattuilatis , caeteris ternato- v. biternato-incisis lacinüs 

 lanceolatis acuniinatis; floribus hexanieris circ. la-andris intense luteis ovoideo-ra- 

 ceniosis; sepalis persistentibus lanceolato-spathulatis petala fere aequantibus; petalo- 

 runi superioruni laminae tripartitae lacinüs inaequilongis, intermedia iineari-spathulata 

 lateralibus duplo breviore, lateralibiis sublunatls basi latioribus margine extus repando- 

 dentatis; iilamentis mox deciduis sub antheris dilatatis undique breviter papilloso-scabris; 

 capsulis erectis elongalis trigono-cyiindricis, brevissime et obtuse 3-dentatis ore late 

 apertis parce albido-papillosis; seminibus majusculis levissimis, radicula hilo valde 

 approximata. 



üescriptio: 



Radix annua, simpliciuscuia, teniiis, 1—Va/"' longa. — Caulis Simplex v. 

 parce ramosus. humilis, saepius semipedalis v. paulo longior, acute angulosus , glau- 

 cescens, giaberrimus, basi densius foliosus et penna corvina (2 — 3'""") parum cras- 

 sior. — Folia tenuiter membranacea, viridi-glaucescentia, basi longe attenuata, ra- 

 dicalia pauca integra lanceolato-spathulata, parva, vix 2 — 2V2"" longa, caetera multo 

 inajora et 4 — 6"" aequantia , 3 — 8"' " lata , ex maxima parle usque ad medium ternato- 

 incisa (v. quaedam inferioruni integra Iineari-spathulata), margine dense papilloso- 

 denticulata, laciniae acuminatae, laterales terminali semper simplice lineari-lanceolata 

 obtusiuscula v. apicem versus angustata paulo breviores, simplices v. usque ad ter- 

 tiam v. quartam parteni longitudinis bipartitae. — Fl ore s lutei, in racemum laxum 

 primum ovoideo-globosum apice vix comosum circ. IV2"" latum, dein sub fructu valde 

 elouffalum et dimidium caulem aequantem dispositi. - Bracteae persistentes e basi 

 iatiuscula lineari-lanceolatae, acutae, 2 3""" longae pedicellis florigeris subtriplo 

 breviores, margine minute papillosulae. — Pedicelli longiusculi, sulcato-angulosi, 

 glabri v. minulissime asperuli, apice incrassati et scnsim in calyccni abeuntes, flori- 

 treri erecto-patuli, circ. 8"'"' longi, flores duplo et ultra superanles, fructigeri 1"" 

 iongi, rigiduli, slricli, axi plus minusve adpressi, capsulis sesqui v. subduplo bre- 

 viores. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persislentia lineari- v. lanceolato-spathulata, 

 obtusa , margine minute scabrida, glaucescenti-viridia, angusfe pallide marginata, 

 21/2—3""" longa, sub Iructu circ. 4""" longa. — Petala intense lutea, circ. 3— 3V2""" 

 lonea. superiorum lamina usque ad basin triparlita (margine celluloso-asperula). la- 



