332 ^- Knuth. — Geraniaceaa 



numerosae, sub anthesi recurvatae. Flores sessiles, maximi. Calyx pilis zb sursurn 

 directis dense obsitus; calcar usque Gcmlongura; sepala linearia vel lanceolato-linearia, 

 acuta vel saepius acutissima, usque 23 mm longa et 3 — 4 mm lata. Petala inaequalia; 

 2 superiora erecta, maxima, usque 35 mm longa et il mm lata, e basi longe ungui- 

 culata late obcordata, margine anteriore vix profunde incisa, pallide rosea, ad medium 

 macula carminea satis parva manifeste notata, a basi usque ad medium striis longi- 

 tudinalibus atris vel atro-purpureis dense picta; tria inferiora pendula, unicolora, pallide 

 rosea, Immaculata, lingulata, saepe i'6 — 18 mm longa et 5mm lata. Stamina 4; 

 filamenta carminea; antherae purpureo-nigricantes, oblongae. 



Namaqualand, von Lord Grenville a. <8i0 eingeführt. — Eine prächtige Art, 

 die nur aus Andrews Abbildung bekannt ist, und die jetzt weder in Gärten, noch in 

 Herbarien zu finden ist. Die Blüthe erinnert lebhaft an die der Arten der Sektion 

 Jenkinsonia. — Die Blätter sind in Gestalt und Größe denen von Priniula officitialis 

 nicht unähnlich und weichen mithin wesentlich von denen der übrigen Arten der Sektion 

 Hoarea ab, 



15. P. Cavanillesii R. Knuth. — P. hirtimi WiM. Spec. pl. III. (ISOO) 64 4. — 

 Oeranium pilosum Cav. Diss. V. (1787) 2 73, VI. (1788) 352 t. 199. — Floriferum 

 15 cm altum. Tuber ovale vel rotundato-ovale, saepe 2 cm crassum et 30 mm altum. 

 Folia vix numerosa; lamina margine ciliata, 3 cm longa, i cm lata, basi manifeste 

 cuneata, ambitu elongato-rhomboidea, ±: manifeste trilobata, lobis lateralibus antice 

 directis obtusis, lobo medio parum elongato acutiusculo, ceterum integra; petiolus 

 quam lamina parum longior, saepe eidem aequilongus, subhirsutus. Stipulae liberae, 

 lineari-subulatae , 10 mm longae, 1 mm latae, acutiusculae. Umbellae compositae, 

 plures. Pedunculi 5 — 8 cm longi, 1 1/2 ^^ crassi, pilis zb longis patulis subhirsuti, 

 8 — 1 3-flori. Bracteae lineares, acutae vel acutissimae, 1 mm longae, hirsutae. Flores 

 sessiles, fere magni. Calyx pilis patulis subhirsutus; calcar 17 — 25 mm longum; sepala 

 linearia vel lanceolato-linearia, acuta vel acutissima, 8 — 10 mm longa, 1 1/2 ^^"^ '^'^ä- 

 Petala sepalis 1 Y2 — 2 V2"P^o longiora, e basibus manifeste unguiculatis lanceolato-spathu- 

 lata; duo superiora maiora, apice retuso leviter emarginata; tria inferiora apice rotundata. 



Kapland: Genauer Standort unbekannt. 



Nota. Species nee in herbariis, nee in hortis botanicis invenitur. Icon a cl. Cavanilles 

 data autem foUa demonstrat, ut in nulla alia specie sectionis adsunt. 



16. P. bifolium (Burm. f.) Willd. Spec. III. (1800) 645; DG. Prodr. I. (1824) 

 650 n. 18; Harvey in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Gap. I. (1859—60) 265. — P. rapa- 

 ceum bifolium floribus maeulatis Burm. PI. Afr. rarior. (1738) 90 t. 35, f. 1. — 

 Qeranium bifolium Burm. f. Spec. Geran. (1759) 52; Cav. Diss. IV. (1787) 254 

 t. 115, f. 3. — Oeraniospermum bifolium 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. I. (1891) 9 4. — Flori- 

 ferum 1 5 cm altum. Tuber oblongo-rotundatum, fuscum, 1 5 mm crassum. Folia 

 perpauca, saepe bina, cum petiolis 6 cm longa; lamina 3V2 ^^^ longa, 3 cm lata, cor- 

 data, apice acutiuscula, margine grosse lobulato-dentata, dentibus obtusis; petiolus lamina 

 vix brevior, 2 — 2 V2 ^^ longus, 1 mm crassus. Stipulae lineari-subulatae, 6 mm longae. 

 Umbella simplex, saepe solitaria. Pedunculus 1 1 V2 — ^2 cm longus, 1 1/4 Eom crassus, 

 6-florus. Bracteae lineari-subulatae, 9 mm longae. Flores sessiles. Calycis calcar sub 

 sepalis non ampliatum, 15 mm longum, satis gracile; sepala 10 — 15 mm longa, 2 mm 

 lata, acuta, lineari-lanceolata. Petala sepalis longiora, obovata; tria inferiora pauUo 

 angustiora; omnia incarnata, ad medium macula sanguinea notata. Fructus maturus 

 5 cm longus. 



K a p 1 a n d : Näherer Standort unbekannt. 



Nota. Species teste cl. Burm an ab incolis »Heyntame< salutatur. 



17. P. punctatum (Andr.) Willd. Spec.pl. III. (I8OO) 645; DC. Prodr. I. (1824) 

 650 n. 7; Harvey in Harvey et Sonder, Fl. Cap. I. (1859 — 60) 264. — Oeranium 

 punctatum Andr. Bot. Rep. I. (1799) t. 60. — Oeraniospermum punctatum 0. Ktze. 

 Rev. gen. I. (1891) 95. — Floriferum 14 cm altum. Tuber oblongum, 10 mm vel 

 ultra crassum. Folia- numerosa (8), cum petiohs usque 8 cm longa; lamina late vel 



