Plantago sect. Polyneuron. 59 



1898, Herb. Wien; ferner im Herb. Stockholm ein Exemplar Amur-Gebiet, leg. Karo — 

 1906). 



e. var. angusta Pilger in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Mus. Berlin-Dahlem IX. Nr. 90. (1927) 

 1098. — Plantae mediocres. Folia ad 10 rosulata, lamina membranacea, anguste elliptica 

 vel elliptica vel ovato-elliptica, basi sensim cuneatim usque latiuscule et breviter arcuatim 

 angustata, 6 — 8 cm longa, plerumque glaberrima, raro villis brevibus parce inspersa, plerum- 

 que insigniter irregulariter sinuato-dentata et praeterea dentibus nonnullis angustis usque 

 linearibus et ad 3 mm longis vel et magis triquetris instructa, vel et minus insigniter usque 

 parce sinuato-dentata. Inflorescentiae paucae; spicae pedunculus tenuis, ± adscendens 

 et curvatus vel et magis erectus, 11 — 23 cm longus, spica valde angusta, inferne valde laxa, 

 superne magis densa vel et demum ubique laxa, ad 15 — 20 cm longa.- Bractea medium 

 calycem circ. aequans. Corollae lobi triquetro-ovati vel late ovati et apice breviter fere 

 acuminato-angustati, 1,25 mm longi. 



Himalaya-Gebiet: Kumaon, Almora-Distrikt, Lodh, auf feuchtem Boden (R. N. 

 Parker n. 2017 — Juni 1923; Herb. DehraDun; Typus); Bashahr State, Simla, Nachar 

 (Brandis n. 3173 — September 1864; Herb. Dehra Dun); Jaunsar-District, Harianta, 

 2300 m ü. M. (Gamble n. 24872 — Juni 1894). 



f. var. recta Pilger nova var. — Veros. P. depressa Willd. ( ? ) sec. Koorders, Ex- 

 kursionsfl. von Java III. (1912) 232. — Plantae mediocres. Folia pauca rosulata, ± erecta, 

 lamina membranaceo-papyracea, sicca fragilis, ovata, 5,5 — 6,5 cm longa, 3 — 4 cm lata, 

 glabra, parum irregulariter undulata vel irregulariter denticulata, petiolus angustus, 

 6 — 9 cm longus. Spicae pedunculus erectus vel parum adscendens, 12 — 18 cm longus; 

 spica angusta, satis densa et basi tantum laxa vel et superne magis laxa, 8 — 13 cm longa. 

 Semina 7. 



Java: Südost-Java (Forbes n. 674 und 999a — 1880); Preanger (Warburg 

 n. 11071); (Labillardiere, Herb. Deless.). 



3. P. Schneidert Pilger in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Mus. Berlin-Dahlem VIII. n. 72. (1922) 

 112. — Rhizoma breve, radicellis multis filiformibus f asciculatis . Foliorum lamina sicca 

 satis tenuis, attamen firma et parum flexilis, elliptica vel ovato-elliptica, obtusa, breviter 

 vel longius in petiolum angustata, 7 — 8 cm longa, 4 — 4,5 cm lata, glaberrima, dentibus 

 paucis magnis obtusis vel acutiusculis instructa, petiolus elongatus, pro rata tenuis, bene 

 plicatus, 10 — 11 cm longus, basi parum vaginatim dilatatus. Inflorescentiae 4 — 5; spicae 

 pedunculus erectus, rectus vel parum arcuatus vel et arcuato-adscendens, 15 — 19 cm 

 longus, compressus et sulcatus, spica fructifera inferne laxa, superne densa, brevis, 

 8 — 10 cm longa. Bractea % calycis aequans, late insidens, expansa ovata, 2,5 mm 

 longa, carina angusta. Calyx breviter crasse stipitatus; sepala 2,75 — 3 mm longa, antica 

 angustiora ovato-lanceolata vel ovata, distincte angustata, carina angusta percurrente; 

 sepala postica ovata vel late ovata, distincte angustata, e carina angusta acutata. 

 Corollae lobi lanceolati vel late lanceolati, angustati, acuti, 1 — 1,25 mm longi. Capsula 

 elongata, longe conico-attenuata, apice ipso obtusa, parte superiore 3,5 mm, parte 

 inferiore 1,5 mm longa; semina (in spec. plerumque delapsa, in capsulis nonnullis conser- 

 vata) 6 — 9, laete brunnea usque obscure fulva, subtiliter impresso-reticulato-rugulosa, 

 ambitu varie angulosa vel ad formam ellipticam accedentia, haud ita crassa, plana vel 

 dorso parum convexa et facie hili parum concava. 



China: Yünnan, auf steinigen, trocknen Weiden am Ostfuß der Schneeberge bei 

 Lichiang, ca. 2900 m ü. M. (Schneider n. 3747 — fruchtend in Oktober 1914; Typus); 

 Yünnan, zwischen der Stadt Yungbei und dem Dorf Yungning, temperierte Region des 

 Hungguwo-Berges, häufig in Gebüschen bei 2900 — 3475m ü. M. (Handel-Mazzetti 

 n. 3252 — junge Blüte im Juni 1914). 



var. delicatior Pilger 1. c. 113. — Parvula. Foliorum lamina membranacea, anguste 

 elliptico-ovata usque late ovata, 2,5 — 6,5 cm longa, margine parum tantum undulata, 

 haud dentata, petiolus tenuis, angustus, laminam circ. aequans. Spicae pedunculus tenuis, 

 db arcuatus, foliis brevior, ad 6 — 6,5 cm longus; spica brevis laxa, ad 5,5 cm longa. Bractea 



