petalorum superiorum laminae 3-partitae laciniis lateralibus sublunatis extus inciso- 
lobatis (nec mullipartitis) quam intermedia lineari-spathulata multoties majoribus duplo- 
que longioribus; filamentis mox deciduis lineari-subulatis glabris:; capsulis demum 
pendulis obovoideo-oblongis, 3-dentatis, ore subconstrictis, glabris; seminibus ma- 
jusculis serobiculato-rugosis, radicula a hylo distante. 
Descript.: 
Radix annua v. biennis, varie flexuosa et incrassata, mulliceps. — Caules 
erecti v. ex ima basi breviter procumbente erecti, humiles, 221%" longi v. peda- 
les v. paulo longiores, simplices v. parce ramosuli, anguloso-striati, glaberrimi v. 
basi ad angulos papillosuli, subnitiduli. — Folia glaucescentia, glaberrima v. par- 
cissime et breviter papillosula; nervuli laterales utrinque 3—4, saepe obseuri, (nervus 
medius in utraque pagina pallidus); inferiora integra lanceolato-spathulata, subobtusa, 
cire. 4°” longa, margine obseurius undulata et minute papilloso-denticulata v. levia; 
caelera usque ad medium v. profundius ternato-incisa, laciniae lanceolatae v. angu- 
stiores subacuminatae, saepe calloso-marginatae. Fere omnia in axillis ramulum ste- 
rilem minutum 2-paucifoliatum gerentia. — Flores albi, majusculi, in racemum 
speciosum, (in genere) amplum, late-cylindricum, apice longe comosum, sub flore 
cm 
saepius 21/—31/%°" latum demumque sub fructu valde elongatum dimidium caulem ae- 
quantem cire. semipedalem dispositi — Bracteae persistentes, lineares, 2—21/%°" 
longae, olivaceo-virides, lateque hyalino-marginatae, primum longe exsertae, dein 
pedicellis florigeris duplo triplove breviores. — Pedicelli (in genere) longissimi, 
sulcato-angulosi, glabri, florigeri recti, flores duplo et quod excedit superantes, 
8—15"" longi, sub fructu validiores, superne leviter areuato-patuli demumque sub- 
horizontales v. fere arcuato-cernui. — Calyx hexasepalus, sepala persistentia, lan 
ceolato-spathulata, obtusa, glabra, 2—3"" longa, basi 1/2 et apicem versus fere 34°” 
lata, demum reflexa et more R. Phyteumatis (sed minus) accrescentia. — Petala 
mn 
alba, superiora 4°” longa, fere usque ad basin laminae 3-partita, lacinia intermedia 
parva lateralibus subduplo brevior sublineari-spathulata, obtusa, cire. 11/°” longa, 
laterales magnae latae sublunatae extus plus minusve profunde subrepando- v. in- 
ciso-lobatae, (se. lacinulae laeiniarum lateralium fere tota longitudine inter se con- 
natae). Appendix unguicularis albido-subhyalinus rotundus v. obovatus, intus supra 
laminae basin paulo productus et ibi recurvatus, 11°” longus, margine papilloso- 
ciliatus. Petala lateralia superioribus similia sed perspicue breviora et lacinia laterali- 
inferiore destituta, et appendice oblique truncato minore praedita. Inferiora tantum 
