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AMPHICOME ARGUTA. 



{Finely-cut Amphicome. ) 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. BIGNOXIACE.-E. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Amphicome (Royle.) Calyx campanulatus, 5-dentatus ; sinubus nudis. Corolla infundi- 

 bularis ; limbo quinquelobo bilabiate : laciniis subisqualibus. Stamina didynama ; antheris per 

 pares stylo arete appressis, connectivo appendiculato lobisque aristatis : Rudimentum staminis 

 quinti subulatum. Discus hypogynus cyathiformis. Ovarium 1-loculare, placentis 2 linearibus 

 parietalibus polyspermis ; stigma bilamellatum. Capsula siliquiformis sutura altera dehiscens ; 

 dissepimento libero. Semina appensa, utrinque pilis distinctis comosa. — Herbae terrestres Hima- 

 lenses, foliis pinnatis. 



Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed ; sinuses naked. Corolla funnel- shaped ; limb 5-lobed, bilabiate ; 

 divisions somewhat equal. Stamens didynamous ; anthers closely appressed to the style by pairs, 

 with an appendiculate connectivum and awned lobes, Rudiment of the fifth stamen awl-shaped : 

 Disc hypogynous, cup-shaped. Ovarium 1-celled, with 2 linear, parietal, many-seeded placentae ; 

 stigma bilamellate. Capsule siliquiform, opening by one suture ; dissepiment free. Seeds 

 appense, comose on both sides with distinct hairs. — Plants terrestrial, Himalayan, with pinnate 

 leaves. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



A. arguta ; foliis caulinis bijugis, foliolis sessilibus ovato-lanceolatis parce et grosse serratis, 

 terminali ssepius trilobo, calycis laciniis subulatis. 



Stem-leaves bearing two pairs of leaflets, leaflets sessile, ovate-lanceolate, sparingly and coarsely 

 serrated, the terminal one more frequently 3-lobed, divisions of the calyx awl-shaped. 



A. arguta. Lindley in Bot. Reg. N. S. fol. 19. 



A. arguta. Royle, Illustr. t. 72. 



Incarvillea arguta. Id. p. 296. 



Descb. — A perennial plant with a subterraneous, rooting stem, which puts forth branches 

 about two feet high. Leaves pinnate, of a dark green colour, smooth ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, sessile, irregularly and coarsely serrated, the terminal one more frequently 3-lobed : 

 the stem-leaves with two pairs, the lower ones with four pairs of leaflets. Racemes terminal, 

 occasionally, but not regularly secund; flowers distant, somewhat nodding; peduncles long, 

 slender, each with one or two subulate bractes at the base. Calyx bell-shaped, 5-toothed, 

 slightly ciliated ; divisions acute. Corolla perfectly glabrous, of a long funnel-shape, and a pale 

 rose-colour; divisions of the upper lip short and abrupt, the lower ones rounded. Anthers hairy, 

 awned beneath the apex ; the connectivum terminating in a somewhat ovate appendage, and 

 bearing an awn or little horn-like projection similar to those on the lobes. Ovarium linear, 



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