RANUNCULUS. 
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4- RANUNCULUS Gusmanni. 4 
R' caulibus erectis, i- 3 -floris, petiolis foliisque subtus sericeo-hirsutis, supra pilosis, racli- 
calibus subrotundis, trifidis, serrato-incisis; calycibus hirsutis. 
Ranunculus G usmanni. Humb. Tableaux de la Naturep. 69. Semanario dei Nuevo Reyno de 
Granada. 1809. n.° 22. p. 171. Decand. Syst. veg. 1. p. 263. Bcnj. de Lessert. Icon, select. 1. 
t. 34 . 
Legit Amicissimus Gusmannus , pharmacopola, in monte Corazon Quitensium , prope 
terminum nivalem , ait. a 43 o hex. r j£ 
Radix fibrosa; fibris crassis, teretibus, simplicibus, glabris. Caules erecti, simplices, uniflori, superne 
bifoliati, teretes, sericeo-hirsuti, 7-8-poilicares. Folia radicalia longe petiolata, subrotunda, trifida, basi 
rotundata, margine serrato-incisa, supra pilosa, subtus sericeo-hirsuta, flabellato-nervosa, crassiuscula, 
20-22 lineas lata, 18 lineas longa; petiolo 4 - 5 -pollicari, sericeo-hirsuto, inferne membranaceo. Folia caulina 
multo minora, breviter petiolata, obovata, trifida aut summum integrum, in reliquis simillima radicalibus. 
Flores erecti, magnitudine floris Anemonis coronariae. Calyx pentaphyllus, coloratus; foliola orbiculata, 
flabellato-nervosa, membranacea, colorata, externe hirsuta, interne glabra, pollicaria. Petala quinque ( ex 
fionpl.), in specimine suppetente sex, hypogyna, suborbiculata, basi cuneata et unguiculata, flabellato- 
nervosa, foliolis calycinis tenuiora et minora, externe leviter hirsuta, interne glabra, rubro-aurantiaca, intus 
supra basim caruncula aucta; caruncula cuneiformi, petalo adnata, in unguem decurrente, apice truncata et 
undulata. Stamina creberrima, hypogyna, corolla dimidio breviora. Filamenta linearia, glabra. Antiierig basi 
affixa;, cum filamento haud articulatae, erecta;, oblonga;, biloculares, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Recep¬ 
taculum magnum, obovato-globosum, pistillis creberrimis densissime obsitum, infra medium nudum. Ovaria 
minuta, sessilia, ovata, compressa, in stylum attenuata, glabra. Styli ovario longiores, glabri. 
5. RANUNCULUS peruaianus. 
R. caulibus i- 3 -floris; foliis radicalibus longe petiolatis, orbiculato-reniformibus, crenatis, 
crassiusculis, margine piloso-ciliatis; caulinis subsessilibus, 3 - 5 -partitis; pedunculis calycibusque 
hirsutis. 
Ranunculus peruvianus. Persoon. Synops. 2. p. io 3 . [auct. herb. Juss.) Decand. Syst. 
veg. 1. p. 274. Benj. de Lessert. Icones selecta 1. 1 . 3 7. 
Crescit locis humidis inter Pintae et Chusulongo , in monte Antis ana, ait. 1700-1900 
hex. ''[£ Floret Junio. 
6 . RANUNCULUS geranioides. | Tab. CCCCXXV1I. 
R. caulibus flagelliformibus, subbifloris foliisque sericeo-hirsutis, ternatis; foliolis petiolatis, 
bi-aut trifidis, inciso-serratis; pedunculis oppositifoliis; calycibus hirsutis, reflexis; capsulis 
laevibus. 
Ranunculus geranioides. Decand. Syst. veg. 1. p. 286. 
Crescit in Andibus Quinduensium, ait. 1000-1200 hex. (Regno Novo- Granatensi.) 
Floret Octobri. 
Radix fibrosa; fibris crebris, crassis, teretibus, nigro-fuscis, glabris. Caules adseendentes, flagelliformes, 
simplices, subbiflori, sericeo-hirsuti, 5 - 6 - pollicares. Folia radicalia petiolata, ternata, utrinque pnesertim 
subtus sericeo-hirsuta, membranacea, i 5 -18 lineas lata; foliola petiolata, inciso-serrata; lateralia rhomboidea, 
bi-aut trifida; intermedium paulo majus, rhombeum, trifidum. Petioli communes sesqui-aut bipollicares, 
sericeo-hirsuti, basi vagina membranacea fusca glabriuscula instructi; petioli partiales 1-1 t lineam longi, 
hirsuti. Folia caulina minora, brevius petiolata, tripartita aut trifida, in reliquis simillima foliis radicalibus. 
Flores circiter duo, alter terminalis ( demum oppositifolius?), alter oppositifolius, valde distantes, pedun¬ 
culari, magnitudine floris Ranunculi Flammulae, erecti; pedunculis hirsuto-serie eis, 8-9 lineaslongis; fructi¬ 
feris duplo longioribus, divaricatis. Calyx pentaphyllus; foliolis ( fig . 5. ) ovato-oblongis, obtusis, concavis, 
membranaceis, trinerviis, externe hirsutis, reflexis. Petala (Jig. 4 -) 5 , elliptico-obovata, apice rotundata, 
basi squamula instructa et unguiculata, flabellato-10-11-nervia, flava (?), calyce parum longiora. Stamina 
