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P^rola groenlandica Honioin. fl. daii. tab. 1817. (1840.) 

 Pjt'ola grandi/lora Rad. diss. p. 28. tal). 3. (1821.) 

 Diagnosis. Folioriim lainina varie - orbiriilata, obfiisa, 

 snitlus riiliiciinda, siipra aiireo - viridis; pediinculiis sqiianiis 

 1 — 2 meraljraiiaceis , ohtiisiiisoulis , latis, vagiiiaiitiljus; bra- 

 cteae lale-lanccolatae, membianacoae ; oaJjx laeiniis late- 

 lanreolatis, actitis, iiou aciimiiiatis, dtiplo loiigioribiis ac latis, 

 inargiiiibiis leniter-ronvexis; petala orbiciila(a; anthorae pal- 

 lide-sulphnreae; stylns rorolla semper biftvior, sublime -cur- 

 vatus, crassns. 



Dtscriptio. Rhizoina repeiis. Caiilis brevis, foliaius, 

 increinentis aiinorum 2 — 3, sqiiarais deusis, latis, vaginaiiti- 

 bus, membranacois. Folia laraina orbiciilata v. ovato-orbi- 

 ciilata, obliisa, siibintegerrima, vix cremilata, coriaoea, sub- 

 tiis riibro-briiniipa , siipra viridi, sed siccata seniiidiim voiias 

 epidermide sublata: aiirea; petioli lineares, laminis aeqnilongi 

 — diiplo loniiiorps. Pediiiiciilns sqii.imis 1—2, inenibraiia- 

 oeis, latis, vaginaotibns, obtnsinsciilis, diametro corollae bre- 

 vloribiis. Racemus 5 --S-flonis; pedicelli breves, laeiniis 

 caljeinis breviores, longitndine stjli; braeteae late-laneeola- 

 tae, permembianaceae, perlaxae , inferiores diinidia latitudine 

 petaloruiD latiores, altitudiuem laciuiarnm ealycis nou contin- 

 gentes. Caljx laeiniis late-laueeolatis, duplo longioribns ae 

 latis vel panlulo brevioribus, in dimidio basali fere aeqiiilatis, 

 inde leuiter convexis, aentis non aenrainatis, eireiter ^/^ alti- 

 tndinis petalorum contingeiitibus, laxis, in dimidia altitndiue 

 '/3 — '/2 latitudinis petalorum. Corolla albida v. rosea, peta- 

 lis siiborbienlatis. Filameuta in dimidio inferiore plana, dilatata, 

 sieeata brnnnea, in dimidio snperiore subulata, siccata picea, 

 omnia snrsnm et supra slyhim et ovarinm eurvata, brovia. 

 Antherae laele- siilphiireae , siilcis lateralibns teuuibus, tubiilis 

 brevibus introrsum curvatis oblique interne apertis, poris sub- 



