1892.] P. Bruhl — Be Banunculaceis Indicts Bisputationes. 311 



var. a. Cunninghami P. P., 



caule 25-40 cm. altitudine plus minus folioso paucifloro, sepalis 

 acutis petala pau.Ho superantibus, calcaribus incurvis neque uncinatis. 

 Himalaya pentapotamica (Cunningham!), 

 var. ft. Massuriensis Boyle, 



caule 40-80, rai*o 12—30 cm. altitudine plus minus ramoso (2—) 

 3—8 floro conspicue folioso, sepalis longe acuminatis petala multo 

 superantibus, calcaribus brevibus. 



subvar. aa caule 40-80 cm. alt. calcare subcircinnatim in- 

 curvo. Afghania, in valle Kurrum (Aitch!), in monte Shend- 

 toi (Aitch. /) ; Kasbmiria (R. Sail. !, Sedgexvick !) ; Dalhousie 

 {herb. Br.!); Sirmor, in monte Chur 9-10,000' (herb. Br. !) ■ 

 Simla (T. T. !), in silva Mashobra (G. !) ; Jaunsar Bahar, in 

 montibus Droban (B !), ad Pakri (P /) ; Baira (B /), montes 

 Trusa(P/); Tihri-Grarhwal: supra Bhowani 13-11000' (B !), 

 in valle Gangis 6-7000' (B !), ad Nag Tibba 8-9000' (Gollan !), 

 Massuri (Boyle ! K !) ; Kumaon ; prope Naini Tal (A ! Bd !), 

 in valle Nila 8-9000' (B /). 



subvar. 0(3. caule 12—30 cm. altitudine, calcare hamato rarius 

 levius incurvo. — In montibus pro v. Simla (herb. Br. !). 



var. y. subnuda P- P., 



caule gracili 15-35 (-40) cm. altitudine simplici v. apice 2—3- 

 floro vix folioso, sepalis longe acuminatis petala manifesto supe- 

 rantibus, calcaribus brevibus subcircinnatim incurvis. N. W. Him, 

 (Wall. Cat. 4714 !) ; ad Serahan (Scz !), Dalhousie 7000' (Clarke !) 

 Simla (Scz !), Garhwal (herb. Falc. ! K!). 



Descriptio subspeciei. 



Rhizoma horizontale v. verticale, subcylindricum v. subfusiforme, cortice uigra, 

 collo foliorum reliquiis vestitum et 3-15 mm. ci'assitudine, caules 1-3 edens. 



Caulis erectus, superne ramosus raro simplex, teres, leviter sulcatus, fistulosus, 

 florifer saepissime 40-70 cm. rarius 15 cm. altitudine, basi 1'5— 3 mm. crassitudiue, 

 foliosus raro subnudus, subglaber v. plus minus hirtellus. 



Folia basilaria longissime petiolata caule florifero saltern subdujalo breviora 

 5—30 cm. longa ; petiolus basi in vaginam lanceolatam membranaceam 10—30 mm. 

 longam convergentim nervosam dilatatus, subteres tenuiter sulcatus, basi supra 

 ]<*~ ; ter canaliculatus, 2'5-20 cm. longus, 1—2 mm. crassitudiue ; lamina biternata rarius 

 triternata, raro folio uno alterove ternato atque foliolis trisectis ; petioluli primarii 

 graciles subglabri v. proj^e insertionem petiolorum secundariorum jjraesertim villoso- 

 pubescentes, terminalis 12-50 mm. longus 0'4-0'8 crassitudine, laterales |— | terminalis 

 longitudine ; foliola tenuiter membranacea, viridia infra pallidiora, terminale longi- 

 uscule v. breviter petiolulatum v. subscssile circumscriptione subrhombeum snb- 

 isodiametricum l-4o cm. longum latumque et basi late cuneatum, vel semiorbi- 



