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Cal. limbus in lace. 3 incgequales: intermediam ovato-lanceol. (obtusamve) rectam, lateralium alteram 
linearem -longissimam horizontalem apice recurvo, alteram breviorem v. obsole- 
tam partitus -. . . ag ig 0 or GE SMARTA. IE Vb 
QC» » oo» » » vix aquales: intermediam länceol, rskr, laterales elongatas lineares patentes 
; partitus =. cc « + V. corniculata C. A. Mey.). 
» » obliquus lacinia unica laterali Rasyrbonstksna Sulla Horieontal accedente interdum la- 
cinia altera laterali brevissima et intermedia ovato- rotundata . - + V. oxyrrhyncha EF. M. 
- - (incl. V. oxyrrh. & diodonte Borss.). 
Sect. Il. PLATYC(CELAZ DE OC. (incl. Selenocel. Ejusd.) 
Capsule uniformes pericarpio non spongioso; loculi steriles longitudinaliter v. in- 
trorsum tantum contigui (exe. V. divaricata), fertili majores, Stilbesgales raro minores 
(numquam filiformes). 
Trib. 4. Trigonocelae Torr. and Gray (sub Fedia): capsulze övale-srböirknsiea antice attenuata; loculi steriles 
longitudinaliter contigui, fertili partem capsulze - majorem occupanti oppositi et minores. — 
Tres species, dux Americam bor., tertia Africam bor. inhabitant. 
Caps. ovato-triquetree facie postica latissima plana apice in calycem breviss. producta, lateribus antice in 
marginem obtusiusc. attenuatis; loc. steriles fertili plus duplo minores .- V. triquetra SHUTTL. 
» > Ovato-subtriquetree facie postica-convexiuse. apice in calycem brevem producta; lateribus antice at- 
— otenuatis interjeeta rima lineari; loc. steriles fertili multoties minores . V. Amarella KROK. 
» — Oovato-subtriquetrae facie post. convexiusc., lateribus antice in marginem obtusam attenuatis; loc. steriles 
fertili plus duplo minores; cal. Fralbus tubulosus, fena 3-dentatus . V. fallax (Coss. & Dur.) 
» 5. Megalocelae KrRoK: caps. admodum variabiles, antice profunde et late sulcatze rarius 1-rimosae; loculi steri- 
les introrsum saltim seepissime contigui, fertili vulgo majores v. subequales raro minores. — 
Distributio diffusa. 
" Cal. limbus herbaceus tubulosus oblique truncatus, integer v. dentibus 1—2 
lateralibus longissimis insignis; capsula curvulte. 
Caps. antice sulcate; cal. limbus 2—3-dentatus dentibus latetalibus inzequalibus, patenti-horizontalibus: 
V. stephanodon Coss. & DUR. 
» » » suleo ovali-lineari caps. paulo breviore; cal. limbus dente 1 laterali, horizontaliter 
> CUrVabol. . . - «ov « V. Seavitsiana F. M. 
» » » » — quadrangulo capsulae longitudinem 2eduantes cal. limbus dente 1 laterali re 
| i ) / V. cymbecarpa C. A. Mer. 
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V. plagiostephana F. M. 
"Cal. limbus a pariete lcceuli fertilis continuatus, oblique 1-denticulatus (exc. 
V. carin. + navic.); capsulce' seepissime .recte. 
e& loculus fertilis faciem totam dorsalem occupans (exc. V. carin. + navic.). 
Caps. subcurvulae, oblongo-subtetragonse, postice convexe, antice concavee sulco lato capsulam xquante 
v. subaquante; loc..steriles plerumque introrsum tantum contigui, curvati rarius diametro 
zequales, fertili subaequales so -. o e . Vi carinata Lois. 
»  prioris at loculus -fertilis faciem totam dorsalera non Occupans et felet limbus tubulosus, oblique 
s truncatus "integer, herbaceus parcissimeque retic.-venosus . . . JV. car. navicularis KROK. 
» — rectae. -anguste Song postice planiusculse, antice plana sulco angustissimo capsula 
triente breviore; loc: steriles fertili oppositi duploque minores -. V. stenocarpa ENGELM. 
» » , ovato-subtetragonse, postice plana, antice convexiusculae sulco angusto capsulam sequante; loc. 
steriles paulo divergentes fertili subequales. . . .- - - - . VV. radiata DUFR. 
B loculus fertilis faciem totam dorsalem non occupans. (V. car. = navic.) 
»  orbiculari-ovatse, antice applanato-sulcatee ; loc. steriles suborbic., panlo divergentes introrsum con- 
tigui, fertili paululum majores . . . «+ VV. Woodsiana WALP. 
» orbiculares, antice concav2ee; loé. steriles Compressot lineares valde divergentes, fertili triplo majores: 
V. Patellaria KROK. 
»  orbiculari-ovate, antice subplanz stria in umbilicum suborbitalarera capsula breviorem angustiorem- 
que ampliata; loc. steriles seepiss. curvati, introrsum contigui, fertili fere duplo majores: 
V. umbilicata KROK. 
»  orbiculares, antice plane sulco ssepiss. ovato-orbicul. capsula sub-sequilongo et zequilato pariete pellu- 
cido; loc. steriles prioris, fertili triplo majores . . . . . - . JV. turgida BEICKE. 
