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R. Lancerotae Webb. in litt. (ex ipso |. c.); Delile Ind. Sem. hort. Monspel. p. 27 
(1536). 
Diagn. Subelatior, parce ramosa parceque papilloso-asperula : foliis inferioribus 
integris anguste lanceolato-spathulatis, caeteris ternato- v. biternato-incisis lacinüs 
lanceolatis acuminatis; floribus hexameris cire. 15-andris intense luteis ovoideo-ra- 
cemosis; sepalis persistentibus lanceolato-spathulatis petala fere aequantibus: petalo- 
rum superiorum laminae tripartitae laciniis inaequilongis, intermedia lineari-spathulata 
lateralibus duplo breviore, lateralibus sublunatis basi latioribus margine extus repando- 
dentatis; filamentis mox deciduis sub antheris dilatatis undique breviter papilloso-scabris; 
capsulis erectis elongatis trigono-cylindricis, brevissime et obtuse 3-dentatis ore late 
apertis parce albido-papillosis; seminibus majusculis levissimis, radicula hilo valde 
approximata. 
Descriptio: 
Radix annua, simpliciuscula, tenuis, 1—11/°" longa. — Caulis simplex v. 
parce ramosus, humilis, saepius semipedalis v. paulo longior, acute angulosus, glau- 
cescens, glaberrimus, 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—2/," longa, caetera multo 
majora et 4—6"" aequantia, 3—5"" lata, ex maxima parte usque ad médium ternato- 
incisa (v. quaedam inferiorum integra lineari-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 partem longitudinis bipartitae. — Flores lutei, in racemum laxum 
primum ovoideo-globosum apice vix comosum cire. 11/2" latum, dein sub fructu valde 
elongatum et dimidium caulem aequantem dispositi. — Bracteae persistentes e basi 
latiuscula lineari-lanceolatae, acutae, 23°" longae pedicellis florigeris subtriplo 
breviores, margine minute papillosulae. — Pedicelli longiusculi, sulcato-angulosi, 
glabri v. minutissime asperuli, apice incrassati et sensim in calycem abeuntes, flori- 
geri erecto-patuli, cire. 5°” longi, flores duplo et ultra superantes, fructigeri 1° 
longi, rigiduli, stricti, axi plus minusve adpressi, capsulis sesqui v. subduplo bre- 
viores. — Calyx hexasepalus. sepala persistentia lineari- v. lanceolato-spathulata, 
obtusa, margine minute scabrida, glaucescenti-viridia, anguste pallide marginata, 
217,—3"" longa, sub fructu cire. 4°” longa. — Petala intense lutea, cire. 3—312"" 
longa, superiorum lamina usque ad basin tripartita (margine celluloso-asperula), la- 
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