“136 BONATI—PHTHEIROSPERMUM AND PEDICULARIS. 
‘long as the tube; back strongly arched; margin with 8-ro teeth 
on each side. 
E. Yunnan :—Tong-tchouan. E. E. Maire. 
Pedicularis cymbalaria, Bonati. Sp. nov. (Lyratae). 
Planta annua? Radix 5-6 cm. longa, radiculis multis divari- 
catis elongatis. Caules diffusi repentes vel ascendentes, cylin- 
drici ac basi glabrescentes, summo plus minusve angulosi ac vil- 
losi, ramosi, ramis oppositis ac divaricatis, 10-1 5 cm. longi. 
Folia opposita longe petiolata glabrescentia suborbiculata, basi 
truncata vel cordata, circa 1 cm. longa ac lata, palmatilobata, lob- 
is brevibus ac latis obscure lobulatis ; petiolis ro-20 mm, longis 
margine membranaceis alatis, basi dilatatis. Bracteae folii- 
formes. Flores omnes axillares oppositi longe pedunculati, ped- 
unculis 5-20 mm. longis glabris erectis. Calyx villosus campan- 
ulatus 10-12 mm. longus, usque ad medium fissus in lobos 5 
inaequales ; lobo summo lanceolato-lineato acuto integro; lobis 
posterioribus latissimis flabellatis profunde palmatilobulatis; 
anterioribus ovato-elongatis basi constrictis summo pinnatilobul- 
atis, lobulis rotundis ; nervis reticulatis paulo eminentibus. Cor- 
olla glabra, azurea vel rosea, 20-25 mm. grandis, tubo brevi Kee 
mm. cylindrico extus glabro, intus fauce et ad insertionem stam- 
inum villoso; galea falciformi elongata, circa 20 mm. longa, 
erostrata horizontaliter truncata, summo obtuso, margine infer- 
iore quoque latere addito dente filiformi elongato a summo circa 
4 mm. distante ; labio inferiore galea breviore, ro-12 mm. longo, 
lobis 3 subaequalibus medio paulo eminente emarginato margine 
glabro, lateralibus margine denticulatis ac plus minusve ciliatis. 
Staminum filamenta omnia glabra, ad summum ovarii inserta ; 
antheris summo truncatis, loculamentis breviter attenuatis acutis. 
“West China :—Moist, stony pasture on the Mekong-Salween 
divide, Yunnan. Lat. 289 10‘ N. Alt. x 3,000 ft. Plant of 2-3 
‘ms. Flowers pale rose. August 1914.”’ G. Forrest. No. 
43,222. 
“S.E. Tibet :—On moist, shady banks in pine forest on Ka- 
gwr-pw, Mekong-Salween divide, Tsarong. Lat» 28° 30’ N. 
Alt. 11,000 ft. Plant of 4-6 ins.. Flowers light blue. August 
1914.’’ G. Forrest. No. 14,582. 
‘This species is allied to P. lutescens, Franch. of which it has 
most of the floral characters. It differs by :— (r) its habit, its 
creeping stems, the form of its leaves, its longer petioles and 
peduncles, etc. ; (2) the light blue or rose colour of its corolla; 
(3) the lower lip half the length of hood with lobes subequal, the 
median projecting only slightly, emarginate, non-denticulate and 
glabrous ; (4) the hood having a single tooth on each of the lower 
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