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caules hornotini. — Caules ima basi in ramos cauliformes plus minusve numerosos 
divisi, rami elati sesquipedales v. bipedales, simpliciusculi v. superne parce ramosi, 
subteretes, leviter et pallide striato-angulosi, glauco-virides, inferne brevissime pa- 
pilloso-tomentelli v. demum subglabri, vulgo leviter flexuosi, usque ad racemos fo- 
liosi. — Folia majuscula, submembranacea, tenera, subpatula, glaucescentia, gla- 
berrima v. ad margines minute papilloso-asperula, saepius 5—6°" longa v. longiora, 
floralia tamen breviora, caulina inferiora et media profunde triternato- v. biternato- 
incisa, laciniae valde divergentes, anguste Janceolato-spathulatae v. raro obovato- 
oblongae, omnes oblusae apiceque rotundatae v. vix perspicue mucronulatae, laciniae 
superiorum gradatim angustiores et lineari-spathulatae; pars integra foliorum reliquam 
subaequans angustissima, petioliformis (angustissime utrinque alata), 5/,"° lata, omnia 
cire. 1—2—35"" supra basin acute bidentata. — Flores mediocres, gracillime 
cernui; racemi anguste cylindrici, apice vix comosi, lutescentes. — Bracteae mox 
deciduae, 3°” longae, lanceolatae, utrinque altenuatae, acutae, nervo angusto viridi 
excepto lutescentes et subhyalinae. — Pedicelli gracillimi, vix angulosi, nitiduli, 
substraminei, tenues, primum erecto-patuli, postea sub floribus plane evolutis ele- 
ganter e basi adscendenti areuato-cernui, demum sub fructu iterum erecti axique plus 
minusve adpressi, dein calycem versus turbinato-incrassati et virides, 5—7"" longi. 
— Calyx hexasepalus; sepala basi suburceolato-connata, longe persistentia sed de- 
mum marcescendo decidua, inaequalia, a superiore ad inferiora gradatim majora, in 
feriora minus profunde inter se libera, omnia ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 2—21/,"" longa, 
concoloria, olivaceo-viridia. — Petala (videntur ochroleuca), valde inaequilonga, 
superiora duo caeteris (contra regulam) breviora 3°" longa, quorum lamina appendice 
duplo et quod excedit brevior, fere usque ad basin 9-partita (3-partita cum lacin. 
lateral. 4-partitis), lacinulae omnes inter se similes, intermedia (lacinia) tamen per- 
spieue longior, lineari-spathulatae, basi angustissimae ; appendix obovatus, albus, paulo 
supra laminae basin productus et hic et ad margines revoluto-inflexus undique bre- 
moi 
vissime papilloso-tomentellus, margine vix ciliolatus. Lateralia 31°" longa sed brevius 
et angustius appendiculata (quam superiora), lamina clarius 3-partita cum laciniis la 
teralibus profunde 3-partilis; appendix supra laminae basin haud productus. Inferiora 
etiam 312"° longa, lateralibus similia sed lacinula laterali utrinque solitaria aucta. — 
Tubus staminalis magis quam vulgo in calyce extus inclinatus, 11/4” longus, glaber, 
apice urceolatus et tantum superiore latere in discum semiorbicularem membranaceum 
albidum undique papillosum margine longe et dense ciliolatum 1°” latum productus. — 
