76 FUMARIACE^E. — CERATOCAPNOS. 





pallidioribus, ovatis basi cuneatis in petiolum attenuatis mucronatis, 

 integerrimis , nervis 3 et venis donatis, superioribus cum petiolo in 

 cirrhum capillaceum ramosum ramis bifidis mutatis. Flores minuti , roseî 

 ad apicem petalorum interiorum purpureo-vinosi, in racemos oppositi- 

 folios longe pedunculatos 5-i2-floros dispositi, racemis floriferis den- 

 sinsculis démuni laxiusculis, pedicellis sub antliesi brevibus bracteae 

 linearisubaequilongis.Sepala minutissima, ovato-lanceolata, subtridentata, 

 citissime ante anthesim evanida. Petalum superius concavum limbo 

 ascendente obovato-cuneato bilobo, petalo inferiore et lateralibus longius, 

 in calcar pedicello brevius basi productum; petalum inferius canalicu- 

 latum, limbo naviculari-concavo; petala lateralia concava, superne dorso 

 carinato-alata, apice cohœrentia. Stamina 6, in phalanges duas petalis 

 exterioribus oppositas filamentis connata, phalange utraque ex antheris 

 tribus composita, synematibus tenuiter membranaceis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 superne subulatis superiore basi in calcar glanduliforme subglobosuni 

 producto. Ovarium statu juniore (in alabastro) in floribus omnibus sub- 

 conforme, ovatum, in stylum filiformem abiens, 2-ovulatum ovulis su- 

 perpositis in placenta utraque insertis, démuni dimorphum nempe in 

 floribus inferioribus cujusque racemi brève valide rostratum abortu ovuli 

 superioris î-ovulatum, in floribus superioribus lanceolatum 2- vel abortu 

 î-ovulatum. Stylus terminalis, filiformi-tubulosus , infra médium arti- 

 culatus, parte inferiore persistente in fructu rostrum efficiente, parte 

 superiore post anthesim decidua; stigma majusculuni, compresso-dila- 

 tatum, margine fimbriatum. Capstdœ cito deciduœ, subindehiscentes 

 nempe post delapsum tantum déhiscentes, in racemo quoque dimorphae: 

 inferiores brèves, compressée, ovato-subquadratae apice truncatae et parte 

 inferiore styli persistente abrupte cuspidatae cuspide operculiformi recta 

 compressa capsulœ subœquilonga vel breviore démuni secedente, î-spermae, 

 pericarpio crasso, valvis incrassatis h-costatis costa média frfiformi laevi 

 lateralibus fungoso-incrassatis crenato - iinâulatis ; superiores 2-5, sextuplo 

 longiores, pericarpio tenuiore, lanceolatae siliquiformes subteretes, in ros- 

 trum basi styli persistente attenuatœ , parie inferiore seminifera 1-2-sperma 

 obsolète et irregulariter striata, rostro inani subtereti uncinato-recurvo. 

 Semina nigra, laevia, nitidissima, hilo estrophiolato. (D. Mart.-Maio. 



In sepibus et dumetosis umbrosis, in convallibus, in fissuris rupium. — Med. 

 A 1 : Montcnottel. — O 5 : Nekmaria!, Ouillis!, Mostaganem, Arzew!, Oranl; Saint 

 Denis-du-Sig , Mascara, Lamoriciere , Tlcmcen, inter Gharrouban et Ouchda, etc 

 — MAR. Dj. Aïach prope Ouchda (Jourd.); in convalle Ait Mesan (Maw); Mo- 

 gador ( Brouss. , Lowe), Dar-Ould-Delimi , Asserarid, Tamelat, Ida-Ouchcmlal 

 Foumalili, Ida-Oubakil, Dj. Tizelmi , Ighirmillul, Tifermit (Mard.). 



Algeriœ occidentali et imperio Maroccano peculiaris videtur. 



