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lobata vel rarissime dissecta. Flores saepius longe pedunculati singuli vel 
in cymas racemiformes, vel raro paniculatas rarissime umbelliformes dis- 
positi, speciosi, alabastris nutantibus. 
Species adhuc recognitae 37 quarum 1 in Europa occidental^ 3 in 
America boreali-occidentali, 10 in China, 3 in Tibetia, 13 in Himalaya 
crescunt ; forsan tamen ad 30 reducendae. 
Genus in ssctiones 2, sectiones iterum in greges naturales 9 commode dividuntur, 
scil. : — 
§ Eumeconopsis. Glabrae vel aculeis setis pilisve simplicibus plus minusve 
obsitae. 
Caules graciles ramosi; folia caulina pinnatipartita radicalia aequanda vel 
superantia : — 
Capsula vertice sensim in stylum attenuata ; perennantes IT Cambricae. 
Capsula vertice quasi in discum asdgmadcum explanata ; annuae If Anomalae. 
Caules scapiformes simplices, vel caules o ; folia caulina radicalibus minora 
vel o : — 
Plantae aculeis rigidis pungendbus ubique armatae IT Aculeatae. 
Plantae glabrae vel sparse hirsutae setosaeve, inermes : — 
Folia integra ; plantae monocarpicae IT Primulinae. 
Folia dissecta ; plantae polycarpicae IT Bellae , 
§§ Polychaetia. Setis pilisve barbellatis ubique plus minusve indutae. 
Caules scapiformes simplices, vel caules o ; folia plerumque vel omnia radicalia 
subintegra : — 
Capsula baud discigera ; stigma depresso-dilatatum lobis radiantibus divavicatis 
^T Grandes. 
Capsula vertice in discum lobatum astigmaticum explanata; stigma clavatum 
lobis decurrentibus contiguis IT Torquatcie , 
Caules ramosi ; folia vane lobata vel pinnatifida, caulina numerosa : — 
Caules robusti ; flores sat numerosi ; plantae monocarpicae IT Robustae. 
Caules graciles ; flores pauci ; plantae polycarpicae II Chelidonifolicie . 
Clavis specierum. 
Setis vel pilis vel aculeis simplicibus obsitae vel fere omnino glabrae : — 
Caules graciles ramosi; folia caulina pinnatipartita radicalia aequantia vel super- 
antia : — 
Capsula vertice sensim in stylum attenuata ; flores concolores lutei ; perennans 
1 . cambric a. 
Capsula vertice quasi in discum astigmaticum explanata ; flores lateritii purpureo- 
ocellati ; annuae : — 
Folia caulina internodis breviora ; capsula angusta valvis 4-5 
2 . heterophylla. 
Folia caulina internodis longiora ; capsula lata valvis 6-10 3. crassifolia. 
A a 3 
