Plants of the Punjab. 



405 



Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Exstipul-ate Compound Leaves. 



Petals none. 



Thalictrum 

 rostellatum, 



Eanunculacete. 

 p. B.Li. 12. 



Himalaya, 

 7-1 -2,000 ft. 

 Mahasu, Fagu, 

 Narkanda (Collett). 

 The Cher. 



medium size, rather stift", much branched, leaves 2-6 

 111., lower pinnules often with 3 leaflets, leaflets |-| in., 



less 3-lobed, round-toothed, sepals 

 stamens shorter than the sepals, 

 achenes nearly -y\ in., style straight, tip hooked ; for other 

 character.j see the last species. 



circular, more or 



1 



1 



r in., ovate, white. 



Thalictrum 

 saniculaeforme, 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Com- 



pound. 



Thalictrum 

 javanicum, 



Eanunculace,^. 

 F.B.Li. 13. 

 Himalaya, 

 6-12,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 The Glen. 



medium size to large, leaves 4-12 in., pinnules usually 

 with 3 leaflets, leaflets |-1| in., circular or ovate-oblong, 

 3-lobed, entire or coarsely round-toothed, stipule-like 

 processes, fringed, flowers small, white, clustered in many 

 branched racemes, sepals j\ in., ovate, stamens longer than 

 the sepals, achenes 8-15, 4 in., oblong, strongly ribbed, 

 style short, hooked ; for other characters see the last 

 species. 



Thalictrum 

 f oliolosum, 



Phalijari, chiira. 

 Eanunculace^. 

 F.B.Li. 14. 

 Himalaya, 

 5-8,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



large, smooth, leaves 6-18 in., pimiules often with 

 3 leaflets, leaflets |-|- in., oblong-ovate, 3-lobed, round- 

 or sharp-toothed, leaf stalks sheatlung with ear-like pro- 

 cesses, flowers green, white or purple, in much branched 

 bracteate racemes, sepals ^ in., ovate, stamens longer than 

 the sepals, achenes 2-5, |-in., sharply ribbed, oblong, sharp 

 at both ends ; for other characters see the last species. 

 The root is used as a tonic in Indian medicine, it contains 

 berberine in a soluble form. 



Thalictrum minus, 

 Lesser Thalictrum, 



Kanunculace^. 

 F. B. I.i.l4. 

 Himalaya, 

 9-12,000 ft. 

 Kashmir, 

 Baluchistan (Lace). 



very hke the last species, but the leaves though sheath 



ing have no stipule-like 

 purple. 



processes, flowers always a dingy 



