List of the Plants of Chile. 91 



Ijcbidea. Ach. Many species are met with on the bark of trees 

 and more upon rocks. Tlie L. atrovirens, Parasema, Lapicida, 

 Caesia, atroalha, Ach., are quite common. There are many others 

 which have not been determined. Not one of these plants df the 

 family of the Lichens attracts the attention of the inhabitants nor 

 serves for any purpose. 



Lemna minor and gihha. L. Frequent on the surface of stagnant 

 water, in marshes and in drains. Some call it leniejuelas, but its 

 most common name is luchicillo. 



Lepidium hipinnatifdum. Desv. It grows in abundance along 

 the sides of roads and on walls. This plant varies much : some- 

 times, it presents itself without a stalk, but more frequently however 

 with a creeping one. I have seen a variety with a high straight stalk, 

 which might form a distinct species. The L. Bonariense, L., is 

 found in the woods of Cachapual. There is another one common 

 about the hills of Valparaiso, which resembles the L. spicatum., Desv^ 

 The L. sativum, L., is cultivated in a few gardens. All these plants, 

 on account of the acrid and piquant principle which they contain, 

 are ranked among the antiscorbutics. 



Leptost7'oma vulgare. Fries. Found on dead herbs in winter. 



Leskea involvens. Hedw. A small moss, which grows in fresh 

 and humid places. It is found also on old trunks, in the woods. 

 Two other species grow on the bark of trees. It resembles the L. 

 Sevicea, Hedw. and the L. Bonplandii, Spr. 



Ldihertia Ixioides. Spr. A pretty plant, of the family of the 

 Iridese. It grows in shady situations, about the hills. It has no vul- 

 gar name, but merits cvdtivation. 



Ligusticnm. L. The herb called panul appears to belong to this 

 genus, but at present I cannot assign its species. The Umbellifera?,- 

 generally speaking, are diflicult to determine, and particularly when 

 the fruit has not arrived at perfection. The panul is employed as a 

 medicine; its root is administered in decoction and its bruised leaves 

 are applied externally. The whole of the plant is slightly aromatic. 

 It is probable, however, that the virtues ascribed to it are exaggerated. 



hilcca subulata. Humb. I have only seen this plant once, at the 

 foot of the hill of San Cristoval, coming out from the Chimba. It 

 is to be observed, that it has never been met with before the present 

 time, except in the neighborhood of Zipaquira, a village of New 

 Granada, at the height of 1410 toiscs above the level of the sea. 

 If it was at all interesting, we might suppose that it had been trans- 



