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Plate 2-105. 



LYSIMACHIA GRANDIFOLIA, llenisl 



pRiMULACE.E. Tribe Lysimachie^. 



L. grandifolia, IlemsL in Kew Bulletin^ 1895, 107. Herba bipedalis, 

 caule erecto glabrato, foliis alternis loiigiuscule petiolatis ellipticis v. 

 ovato-ellipticis acutis basi leviter rotuiidatis margine lamime petiolique 

 pilosulis costa subtus nervisque primariis sparse setuloso pilosis 

 lamina supra pilis rarissiniis obsita, floribus flavis in umbellis pauci- 

 y. pluri-floris pedunculatis ex axillis suporioribiis dispositis^ bracteis 

 involucrantibus lanceolatis pedicellis minute glandulosis brevioribus, 

 calycis 5-partiti segmentis lanceolatis v. ovato-lanceolatis, corolla 

 profunde 5-fida calycem superante segmentis ovato-ellipticis obtusis 

 eglandulosis, staniinibus basi corollcT insertis, filamentis hrevibus basi 

 dilatatis brevissime aunulatim coalitis, antheris basi cordatis apiceni 

 versus angustatis filamento 2-3 plo longloribus, staminodia o, ovario 

 subgloboso glabrOj stylo ovario 3 plo longiore, ovulis nunierosis. 



Hab. Northern Siam, F, IL Smiles. 



Folia 4r^-Gh poll. longa, 2-3f poll. lata ; petiolus 1-2^ poll, longus. 

 Flares ^-| poll. diam. ; pedicelli |-1 poll, longi. 



Notwithstanding the protean character of the genus Lysimachia 



\vhether in respect of general habit, foliage^ or inflorescence, I am 



unable to cite any species known to me in the Kew Herbarium to 



which this curious species offers a general resemblance, unless, indeed, 



it be L, tmthdlifera, Ph. of Chili, and that is sufficiently distinct. 

 D. Oliveu, 



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g. 1. Part of calyx and ovary, 2, Corolla lalJ open. Enlarged, 



