Taijula 2850. 



piPATIENS VERRUCIFEE, UL /. 



Balsaminacbae. 



I. verrucifer, Hk. /. {sp. nov.) ; fruticulus glabernnius, caule sub- 

 simplicej ramulis creberrime verrucosis, sepalis orbicularibus et alarum 

 lobis distalibus plus minus connatis. 



Fruticulus ? 50 cm. altus, glaberrimus, caule colunmari simplice vel 

 furcato lignoso vel carnoso creberrime verrucoso apice folioso. Folia 

 0"5-2 dm. longa, alterna, subfasciculata, petiolata, crassiuscula, ovata 

 vel ovato-laiiceolata, acuta, serrulata, basi in petiolum gracilem apice 

 biglandulosum 2-3 cm. longum angustata, nervis utrinque 5-6. 

 Inflorescentia simpliciter pedicellata ; pedicelli foliis multo breviores, 

 basi minute bracteati. Flares ad 3 cm. expansi, pallide rosei. Sepala 

 2, orbicularia, apiculata^ multinervia, costa obscura. Vexillum 1-5 cm. 

 longum, obcordatum, costa dorso infra medium crasse alata dein 

 carinata, apice trmicata. Alae 2-2*5 cm. longae, basi acutae ; lobi 

 basales ampli, rotundati ; distales dolabriformes, cohaerentes; auricula 

 dorsalis magna. Lahellum profunde cymbiforme, acutum ; calcar 

 bre^H[ssimum, incurvum, subinflatum, bifidum, lobulia obtusis. 

 Filamenta linearia ; antberae obtusae, connatae. Ocarimn ^ lente 

 curvum, acutum. Capsulae 2 cm. longae, elongato-ellipsoideae, 

 utrinque attenuatae, rostratae, poljspcrmae. Semina subglobosa, 

 2-5 mm. diametro, papillosa vel minute granulata, fusco-fulva. 



J. D. HOOKEK, 



Indo-China : Tonkin ; limestone rocks, Tan Kaun, Balansa, 

 1131 ; Mont Soi and Mont Nancong, Abbj Bon, 2879. Paris Herb- 

 arium. 



Fig. 1. sepal ; 2 and 3, standard ; 4, \viiig ; 5, lip ; 6, blamcns ; 7, ovary ; 

 8, ^ccd. All more or less enlarged. 



