1 1 8 F. Pax u. R. Knuth. — Primulaceae. 



Osthimalaya, von Sikkim, 3200 — 5000 m (J. D. Hooker n. 15!, Pantling 

 n. 46 476!) bis Bhutan (Griffith). 



165. Pr. amethystina Franch. in Bull. Soc. bot. France XXXII. (1885) 268; 

 Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. X. (1889) 213; Forbes and Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 XXVI. (1889) 36. — Pr. argutidens Franch. in Morot, Journ. de bot. IX. (1895) 45«. 

 — Glabra, efarinosa. Folia illa Bellidis perennis referentia, firme papyracea, 2,5 — 

 3 cm longa, 0,8 — 1 cm lata, oblonga, acuta, basin versus angustata, fere sessilia, ser- 

 rulata. Scapus ad 1 cm altus, folia longe superans, umbellam 3 — 6-floram, unilatera- 

 liter subnutantem gerens; bracteae parvae," ovato-lanceolatae, acutae; pedicelli bracteas 

 aequantes vel superantes. Calycis purpurascentis, 4 — 5 mm longi, campanulati, vix ad 

 medium fissi lobi lanceolati, subacuti. Corollae amethystinae tubus calycem paullo ex- 

 cedens, faucem versus infundibuliformi-ampliatus, limbus 1,2 cm diametiens, lobi leviter 

 vel vix emarginati. Capsula ovata, calycem subaequans. — Fig. 33 C, D. 



Yun-nan, feuchte Bergwiesen am Gipfel des Tsang-chan oberhalb Tali, 4000 m 

 (Delavay n. 108). Szechuan, Ta-tsien-lu, 3000 — 4l50m(Soulie n. 694, ;Pratt. 

 n. 761 !). 



166. Pr. Kingii Watt in Journ. Linn. Soc. XX. (1882) 9 t. 8A; Hook. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. III. (1882) 491; Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. X. (1889) 213. — Glabra, 

 efarinosa. Folia 6 — 8 cm longa, 1 — 2 cm lata, elliptico-lanceolata, obscure vel vix 

 denticulata, fere subintegra, acuta, basin versus longe angustata, subcoriacea, (sicca) 

 praesertim subtus pallida. Scapus gracilis, 15 — 20 cm altus, umbellam 4 — 6-floram 

 gerens; bracteae e basi lata acuminatae; pedicelli breves, vix 1 cm longi, mox sub- 

 nutantes, puberuli. Calycis 8 mm fere longi, 5-costati, anguste campanulati, ad trientem 

 partein incisi lobi trianguläres, acuti. Corollae scarlatinae, puberulae tubus faucem 

 versus sensim ampliatus, calycem superans, limbus 1 5 — 1 8 mm diametiens, concavus, 

 lobi ovati, retusi, vix emarginati. Ovarium apice incrassatum. 



Sikkim-Himalaya: Natong (nach Watt), Chumbi-Thal, Kal-la-la (King's Col- 

 lector n. 411 !). 



167. Pr. obtusifolia Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mount. (1839) 311 t. 77 f. 1; 

 Duby in DC. Prodr. VIII. (1844) 42; Klatt in Journ. of Bot. VI. (1868) 119?; 



in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. X. (1881) 213. — Pr. obtusifolia var. Roylei Watt in Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. XX. (1882) 8; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. III. (1882) 489. — Folia teneru. 

 rugosa, glabra, subtus farinosa, obovata, obtusa, undulato-crenulata vel subintegra, in 

 petiolum brevem, alatum, basi vaginantem coaretata. Scapus gracilis, folia duplo supe- 

 rans, umbellam plurifloram gerens; bracteae lineari-subulatae; pedicelli bracteas supe- 

 rantes. Calycis campanulati, vix ad medium fissi lobi lineari-subulati. Corollae lilacinae, 

 fauce luteae tubus calycem superans, faucem versus ampliatus, lobi subrotundi, obtusi, 

 vix emarginati. 



Himalaya, von Kunawar bis Sikkim (Watt); vielleicht auch in Tibet, Prov. 

 Balti (Schlagintweit n. 5698?!). 



168. Pr. vittata Bureau et Franch. in Morot, Journ. de bot. V. (1891) 96. — 

 Glabra. Folia membranacea, efarinosa, 4 — 15 cm longa petiolo incluso, 1,5 — 2 am 

 lata, anguste oblonga, obtusa vel subobtusa, tenuiter denticulata, in petiolum alatum, 

 a lamina vix distinetum, brevem attenuata, hinc inde subsessilia. Scapus 15 — 25 cm 

 altus , folia longe superans, apice albo-farinosus, umbellam inultifloram vel umbellas 

 2 superpositas, paullo inter se distantes gerens; bracteae 6 — 9 mm longae, lanceolatae, 

 acutae, albo-farinoso-marginatae; pedicelli 1 cm longi vel paullo longiores, albo-farii 

 subnutantes. Calyx 7 mm longus, campanulatus, non ad medium tissus, viridi-pur- 

 purascens, inter lobos trianguläres, subacutos vel obtusos, glabros striis 5 all»<>-farinosis, 

 superne bifurcis et cum marginibus angustissime pulverulentis loborum <<>iitiiniis deco- 

 ratus. Corollae purpureae, 15 mm longae tubus calycem superans, intra calycem 

 cylindricus, superne obconico-dilatatus, limbus concavus, 1,. ! i cm diametjens, lobi late 

 obovati, subtruncati, leviter emarginati simulque saepe undulato-suberenulati. 



