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Hermann Wolff. — Umbelliferae-Saniculoideae. 
conlinuanle "1 — 5 cm longo sem[)er obvio, ceteris ± 30 cm longis ter vel quater cymose 
trifurcato-rairuilosis, dein in rnonodiasium ± elongatum productis. Folia basalia non 
Visa, ea rosulae primi anni petiolo laminam ±: aequante fulla, oblanceolata, apice obtusa, 
ad basin longe enneata, niargine inl'ero argute serrata, ceLero crenato-serrata, crenis 
depressis obtusis antice apiculatis, ± 1 0 cm longa, 1 — 1 1/2 cm lata. Propbylla nsque 
ad partem vaginantem brevem palmato-5 — 7-parlita, segmentis lanceolatis acuminaiis, 
spinuloso-aculissimis, snbinlegris vel paucidentatis. Capitula liaud colorata, ovoidea vel 
ovoideo-globosa, 8 — I 0 mm longa, bracteis \ — 2 pliylloideis rigidis, diniidio vel duplo 
longioribus, indivisis vel zh trisectis eximie comato-cornuta ; bracteae involucrales .3 — 8 
rigidae, lanceolalo-subulatae, spinoso-acutissimae, integrae vel raro parce spinuloso-ser- 
ratae, 12— 2 5 mm longae; florales rigidae, e basi late scariosa subulatae, flores supe- 
rantes. Flores brevissime pedicellati; sepala ovata, acuminata, valide mucronata, dorso 
totü et imprimis ad marginem eximie hyalino-papillulosa, 1 1,2 ™m longa; petala late 
obtriangularia, nsque ad medium excisa, papillulosa, 1 1/3 mm longa, lobulo lato sub- 
aequilongo, apice lacero-fimbriato. Fruclus subglobosus, subdidymus, 3 mm longus, 
ubique squamis setiformibus sat dense et crasse papillulosis vestitus; mericarpia semi- 
globosa, ad faciem commissuralem latam nuda laeviaque. 
Mexiko; Michoacan, Arroyo de Barabad, ca. 900 m ü. .M. (Langlasse, Herb, 
mex. n. 78 — blühend im März); Guerrero, Iguala Canyon, an Flussläufen, 2500^ 
ü. M. (Pringle n. 1 0344 — blühend im Dezember). Nach Coulter und Rose auch 
im Staate Morelos von Altarnirano gesammelt. 
Subsect. 2. Ombrophila Wolfl'. 
Onibrophila Wolff. — Gaulis flaccidus demum prostratus, in axillis fol. caulinorum 
rosulas fol. basalium producens. Fructus squamae vesiculosae. 
116. E. ombrophilum Düsen et Wolff in Arkiv för Botanik X. 5. (1911) 2, 
tab. 2. — Planta umbrosa ut videtur semel tantum florens. Gaulis herbaceus, flaccidus, 
flexibilis, late fistulosus, usque metralis, primo ascendens, demum humi prostatus, inferne 
Simplex nudusque, superne paucifoliosus et ramis paucis vel pluribus auctus, apice 5- 
furcatus, ramo caulem continuante obvio, lateralibus simplicibus, diphyllis, in specim. 
validioribus certe cymose divisis. Folia in sicco vix firma, basalia late oblanceolata, 
ad apicem longiuscule acuminata, acuta, inferne sensim angustata et in petiolum zb 
late alatum, =h 8 mm latum, basi latiuscule vaginantem angustata, maxima cum petiolo 
usque 15 cm longo ad 25 cm longa, usque ad 4^/2 cm lata, margine leviter incrassato 
infero obsolete et obtuse crenata, supero anguste et dense spinuloso-setoso-(crenato-) 
serrata, dentibus Omnibus prorsum spectantibus, superioribus vix crescentibus, homoeo- 
neura, n. parallelis ex area mediana quam lamina pluries angustiore sub angulo acu- 
tissimo ad marginem versus divergentibus, leviter serpentinis, indivisis, juxta marginem 
remote anastomosantibus ; caulina pei’pauca bas. simillima, 8 — 10 cm longa et 3 cm 
lata, in axillis (saepe cum prophyllis) rosulam demum radicantem producentia, quorum 
folia inter sese valde inaequalia petiolata vel sessilia demum fol. bas. vix minora eisque 
simillima. Propbylla ima 4 — 5 lineari-lanceolata, acutissima, ± setoso-crenato-serrata, 
1 cm et ultra longa, cetera minima. Capitula ex cl. Düsen sordide viridi-flavidula, 
ovoideo-cylindrica, postremo 15 mm longa et 6 mm crassa; bracteae involucrales 6- — 7 
herbaceae, lineari-subulatae, acutissimae, integrae vel parce serrulatae, ad 5 mm longae; 
florales illis similes, flores fructusque superantes, 3 — 4 mm longae. Sepala triangulari- 
lanceolata, vix rigidula, 1 mm longa; petala oblongo-rectangularia, 1 mm longa, lobulo 
inflexo sublineari, subaequilongo vel breviore, 2 — 3-plo angustiore, cum lamina ± con- 
nato, apice obsolete fimbriato. Fructus zt 3 mm longus, ovoideo-globosus; mericarpia 
ubique, area commissurali propria angustissima excepta, squamis breviter ulriculosis 
patentibus vel patentissimis dense obsita. 
Südbr asilianisebe Provinz: Prov. Parana: Serra do Mar, auf feuchtem Boden 
im Schatten des Urwaldes an Flußläufen und in Gebüschen oft massenhaft auftretend. 
