Plate 1743. 



POLYGONUM AMPLEXICAULE, Bon, var. 



POLTGONACE^J. 



P. amplexicaule, Bon, Prodr. Fl. Nepal 70, var. ; glabrata v. foliis 

 subtus in costa nervisque paree hirtellis, foliis radicalibus ovatis v. 

 elhptico-ovatis basi cordatis acnminatis margine obsolete serrulatis, 

 longe petiolatis, foliis caulinis breviter pefciolatis ovato-lanceolatis 

 graciliter acuminatis, ochreis erectis elongatis fere ad basin fissis 

 glabns v. nervis obsolete scabridis, spicis elongatis gracilibus.— Book, 

 fit. FL Ind. v. 32 (cum synX 



Hab. 

 4061). 



Henry 



A species widely spread in the Himalaya. Our Chinese plant is too 

 nearly allied to the Himalayan form to deserve specific separation, — 



D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Detached fascicle of flowers with their bracts. 2. Perianth, laid ope r 

 3. Stamen. 4. Pistil. 5. Ovary, kid open. Enlarged. 



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