Oxygraphis.] ploea indica. 37 



sectis, scapis l-floris. — Ranunculus pimpinelloides, Don ! in Boyle, III. 

 53. C. Cachemiricum, Camb.! in Jacq. Voy. Hot. p. 5. t. 3. 



Hab. In montibus Himalayse interioris, alt. 9-13,000 ped. : ILa.^- 



mvc, Falconer, Jacquemont! Winterbottom ! 'K.a.nTiwei;Royle! Kumaon, 

 Sir. el Wint.! Sikkim?— (PL vere.) {v. v.) 



Berba pusilla, 3-4-nncialis, glabra ; radice fibrosa, coUo squamis involuto. Volia 

 sajpius longe petiolata, bipinnatisecta, segmentis rotuadatis bis ternatim sectis. Scafi 

 folia Eequantes, 1-flori. Flores diametro unciales. Sefala herbacea, late eUiplica. 

 Petala 8-12, sepalis subtriplo longiora, 6-8 lineas longa, oblongo-cuneata, retusa, 

 fovea parva. Aohenia ovalia, utrinquc obtusa, vix compressa, rugosa, stylo brevi 

 apiculata. 



Our specimens from Sikkim are unfortunately so imperfect that their identity 

 with the plant of the Western Himalaya is very doubtful. They are in fruit only, 

 and have larger and less divided leaf-segments, but are not otherwise distinguish- 

 able. 



Tribus III. KANUNCULEiE. 



Sepala Eestivatione imbricata. Petala plana. Carpella monosperma, 

 semine erecto. — Herbas/o&'ss alternis. 



7. OXYGR APHIS, Bunge. 



Sepala 5, persistentia. Petala 10-15, fovea nectarifera impressa. 

 Aclienia in capitulum globosum collecta, membranacea, stylo subulato 

 rostrata. Semen erectum. — Herbse alpestres acaules, radice perennante, 

 foliis intec/ris, floribus aureis. 



This genus is remarkable in the Order for its persistent sepals, which afford a 

 curious analogy with Nuphar. The only known species are those described below. 



1. O. glacialis (Bunge, Enum. PI. Alt. 35); foliis ovalibus inte- 

 gerrirais crenatisve obtusis. — Ledeb. PI. Ross. i. 47. Fioaria glacialis, 

 FiscJi. in DO. Prod. i. 305. Eanunculus Kamtschaticus, DC. Prod. i. 

 4iS,Jide Ledeb. 



Hab. In Himalayee interioris summis alpibus ; Kumaon, Str. et 

 Wint.! Sikkim, alt. 16-18,000 ped. !— (Fl. Jul. Aug.) {v. v.) 

 DisTMB. Sibiria altaica ! Davurial Kamtschatka? 



Herha acaulis, 1-4-uneialis, glabra. Uadix fibrosa. Folia crassiuscnla, 5-I5 un- 

 cias longa, -^1 unc. lata, petiolo subaequilongo, basi vaginante. Scapus solitarius, 

 erectus, 1-florus. Sepala late elliptiea, obtusa, post anthesin aucta. Petala 12—15, 

 angustc oblonga, 4 Hneas longa, sejjalis duplo longiora, infra foveam caUo trans- 

 versali instructa. Achenia numerosa, stylo subulato recto terminata, in capitulum 

 globosum collecta. 



2. O. polypetala (H.f. et T.) ; foliis rotundato-subreniformibus 

 crenato-lobatis. — Eanunculus polypetalus, Royle! III. 54. t. 11./. 2. 

 Calliantliemum Endlicheri, TFalp. Rep. 



Hab. In Himalaya occidentali interiori, alt. 12-15,000 ped. : Zan- 

 skar 1 Sirmur, Royle ! Kanawer, Munro ! Kumaon, Str. et Wint. I — 

 (Fl. vere.) {v. e.) 

 Berba pusilla, csespitosa, acaulis, radicibus fibrosis. Pefioli 1-3-unciales. Folia 



