Plate 1745. 



ISOPYKUM HENRYI, Oliv. 

 Ranunculacej:. Tribe Hellebores. 



I. Henryi, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; foliis omnibus radicalibas longe petiolatis 

 petiolo basi abrupte dilatato, lamina ternatim 3 -partita, segmentis 

 cuneatis inasqualiter 7-9-fidis v. 3-fidis lobis 2-3-dentatis, scapis folio 

 subaequilongis 1-3-floris, sepalis 5 caeruleseentibus oblaneeolato-ellip- 

 ticis obtusis basi unguicnlatim angustatis, petalis caljce 3-4-plo 

 brevioribus oblongis cymbiforrnibus basi gibbosis breviter unguiculatis, 

 staminodiis membranaceis lineari-oblongis ovario longioribus, carpellis 

 5-6 hirtis, stylis elongatis gracilibus. 



Hab. 



Henry 



Folia cum petiolo elongato plus minus pubescentia, lobis obtusis ; 

 lamina 1^-2 poll. diam. ; petiolus 3-7 poll, longus. Bractece lanceo- 

 late v. lineares. Pedunculi 1-3 poll, longi pubescentes- Flores 1 poll, 

 diam. 



A beautiful species with flowers about the same size as those of 

 I. grandiflorum and L microphyllum. — D. Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Petal. 2. Stamen. 3. Staminodes, sheathing the carpels. 4. Staminode, 

 convex outer side. 5. Carpels. 6. Single carpel. 7. Fruiting carpels. 8. Longi- 

 tudinal section of ovary. Enlarged. 



