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GardnenancE. N. O. Violarieae 



TAB. CCXVII. 



Viola balsaminoides. Gardn. mst. 



(§. Leptidium.) 



Caule erecto angulato basi stolon ifero, foliis ovatis acutis obtuse 

 serratis glabris basi in petiolum sensim attenuatis, stipulis 

 lanceolatis longe ciliatis, laciniis calycinis lineari-subulatis 

 basi productis, petal is imberbibus, calcare brevissimo obtuso. 



Hab. In a shady virgin forest, on the banks of a small river 

 called the « Imbahy," Organ Mountains, Brazil. Mr Gardner 

 (2d Coll. w. 311). 



Species valde distincta. Caulis erectus, spithamseus et ultra, 

 simplex, vel nunc ramosus, angulatus, glaber, inferne nudus 

 (aphyllus), basi stoloniferus, superne foliosus. Folia 1-2 

 inferiora parva, subrotunda ; reliqua fere exacte ovata, acuta, 

 membranacea, glabra, obtuse serrata, basi sensim in petiolum 

 longiusculum attenuata. Stipulce majusculae foliaceo-mem- 

 branacese, e lata basi lanceolatse, fimbriato-ciliatae. - Peduncvli 

 solitarii, ex axillis superioribus, graciles, uniflori, folio bre- 

 viores, medium versus bibracteati, bracteis anguste subulatis, 

 alternis. , Flores (albi ?) cernui. Calyx profunde 5-partitus, 

 laciniis lanceolato-seu lineari-subulatis corolla brevioribus, 

 basi productis obtusis. Peta/a imberbia subaequalia ; inferiore 

 longiore brevissime calcarato. . Germen o\a.lum. Stylus sta,- 

 minibus longior. Stigma obtusum. Frudus ellipticus, calyce 

 persistente brevlor. 



«. Flower, b. Stamens and Pistil, c. Pistil -.—magnified. 



