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Gr. Nudicaules. 



C.aulis slrirlus vcl tlexuosus. simiilex vel rariinsus, subiipliyHiis, viigaliis; Inlia 

 rt'ducta squamoiiloa : llores s|)iiati. Soiniiia hiappeiuJiculata vel fx|i|)eniliculata. 



Siihsectio verisiiuiliter liaiiil iialiiralis, ctijus spucies partiin siihseclioni « Tenues » 

 pai'liiii ■' Linoiiles " alfiiies inler se liaiid iliaiacléiilMis rKitiiialiluisarcle cnnjuiictii'. 



Semiiia i;\appi'ii(li(iilala. /'. alropurpurca. 



['. motiospcrma. 



/'. WcdrllidiM. 



Selllilia hlM'viliT a|i|ii'ii(lii'ulala. /'. l'quhvUndfs. 



/'. nudiraulis, 



/'. juHcea. 



(?) P.psrudojuncca. 



F. Latioana. 



Semina longe appeiiiliciilala. P. Gardneriaita. 



Species P. apliylla dsi lialiilii liiiic si'ctidni adsriliemla inter « Linoideas » oh 

 stiginalis foimaiii p(jiio. 



P. ATROPURPUREA. 



Caules erecli, snhiignosi, rigidi, vel iM'rliarei, subsiinplices vel ramosisimi, gla- 

 bri, striati, subaphylli; folia inimita, scpiamironnia, adpressa. fere nulla ; rarenii 

 pauci vel numerosi cylindrico-attenuati, densitlori ; llores subsessiles in stalti sicco 

 atropurpurei, maculati, vix loniosi ; bracteie persistantes; alïeovatae, quain corolla 

 paulo breviores; antlieia' sulisessiles; sligina siiperiiis longe appendiculatiim apice 

 cristatum; capsula orbiculaiis; seuiina mininia, leviter hirsuta, exappeudiculata, 

 vel appendicula duo inliiinia l'creiitia. 



