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gracilibus, glabris, basi bracteatis. Bractea complures, involucrantes, lanceolatae, tenuiter membranacea:, 
apice croceae, glabrae, vix lineam longae, persistentes. Calyx profunde quinquepartitus, tenuiter membra¬ 
naceus, glaber, virescens aut subviolaceus,persistens; foliolis oblongis, obtusis, nervosis, apice bimaculatis ; 
maculis glandulosis, linearibus, croceis, subparallelis. Corolla pentapetala, hypogyna, violacea, glabra, 
tenuissime membranacea, calyce triplo quadruplove longior; petalis cuneatis, apice rotundatis, supra 
basim cohaerentibus, aiqualibus. Stamina decem, hypogyna, quinque alterna parum longiora, calycem 
superantia. Filamenta capillaceo-linearia, omnia pubescentia, basi membranacea et connata.‘A ntheras 
subrotundae, basi emarginatae, biloculares, glabrae. Ovarium oblongum, sulcato-quinquelobum, quinque- 
loculare, glabrum. Ovula 4 aut 5 in quolibet loculo, axi affixa, uniseriata, pendula, ovata. Styli 5 , stami¬ 
nibus longiores, pubescentes. Stigmata subpeltata, margine laciniata. Fructus desideratur. 
5. OXALIS DEBILIS, "j" 
O. acaulis; bulbis csespitosis; foliis ternatis; foliolis subrotundis, profunde emarginatis, 
subtus puberulis; scapis sexfloris, bifidis petiolisque pilosis; laciniis calycinis obtusiusculis, 
apice macula notatis; stylis stamina duplo superantibus. 
Crescit inter La Venta Grande et urbem Carneas, ait. 55 o hex. rfc Floret Januario. 
Fxadix ramosa. Bulbi creberrimi, caespitoso-conferti, ovati, acuminati, magnitudine grani cannabis; 
squamis bulbi imbricatis, ovatis, costato-nervatis, ferrugineis, ciliatis. Folia omnia radicalia, longissime 
petiolata, ternata. Foliola brevissime petiolata, subrotunda, apice profunde emarginata, basi acutiuscula, 
integerrima, reticulato-venosa, tenuiter membranacea, supra glabra et laete viridia, subtus puberula et 
pallidiora, subaequalia., 9-10 lineas lata, 8 lineas longa; lateralia basi parum obliqua. Petiolus 6-8 lineas 
longus, pilosus; petioli proprii pubescentes. Scapus suboctopollicaris , usque ad tertiam partem bifidus 
(tertia parte, ima, unus, inde bifidus) ramique pilosiusculi, apice triflori. Bractea: duae., suboppositae, 
ad divisionem scapi, subovatae, margine ciliato-pilosae, fuscescentes, sesquilineam longae. Flores pedicellati, 
magnitudine floris Oxalidis Acetoselloe; pedicellis 7-9 lineas longis, pilosiusculis , basi bracteatis; bracteis 
parvis, piloso-ciliatis. Calyx profunde quinquepartitus, tenuiter membranaceus, glaber, viridis, persistens; 
foliolis nervosis, apice obtusiusculis et macula instructis , inaequalibus ; tribus oblongis, duobus lanceolatis; 
macula glandulosa, cordato-biloba, crocea. Corolla pentapetala, infundibuliformis, glabra, tenuiter 
membranacea, violacea, calyce triplo longior; petalis latere cohaerentibus, inasquilateris, cuneatis, apice 
rotundatis, basi unguiculatis, flabellato-nervosis, aequalibus. Stamina decem, hypogyna, subaequalia, calyce 
duplo breviora. Filamenta capillacea, basi membranacea et connata, glabra. Anthera; subrotundo-ovata:, 
basi emarginatae , biloculares, glabrae. Ovarium oblongum, sulcato-quinquelobum, glabrum. Styli quinque, 
pubcruli, stamina duplo superantes. Stigmata subcapitata. Fructus haud suppetunt. 
4- OXALIS SCHRADERIANA. "f 
O. acaulis; bulbo solitario (?); foliis ternatis; foliolis late subrotundo-obovatis, emargi¬ 
natis, glabris; petiolis pilosiusculis ; scapis glabris, g- 11-floris; foliis calycinis obtusis, apice 
macula notatis; stylis stamina breviora subsequantibus. 
Crescit in monte Quindiu, ait. i 3 oo hex. ^ Floret Octobri. 
Herba acaulis. Folia radicalia, crebra, longe petiolata, ternata. Foliola subsessilia, late subrotundo-obovata, 
apice emarginata, basi acutiuscula , integerrima, reticulato-venosa, tenuiter membranacea, glabra, laste 
viridia, subtus pallidiora; intermedium 10 lineas latum, septem lineas longum; lateralia vix minora. 
Petiolus filiformis pilosiusculus, subtripollicaris, basi dilatatus, supra basim articulatus ; basi persistente, 
oblonga, membranacea, ferruginea, trinervia, margine villosa, tres lineas longa, squamaeformi. Scapi 
filiformes, glabri, nudi, apice multi-(9-11-) flori, subsexpollicares. Flores pedicellati, subumbellati, 
magnitudine floris Oxalidis strictae; pedicellis glabris, 3-5 lineas longis. Calyx profunde quinquepartitus, 
tenuiter membranaceus, glaber, virescens; foliolis lineari-oblongis, obtusis, apice macula glandulosa 
crocea notatis, planis, nervosis; duobus parum latioribus. Corolla pentapetala, hypogyna, infundibuli¬ 
formis, tenuiter membranacea, glabra, violacea, calyce duplo longior; petalis subcuneatis, unguiculatis, 
supra basim cohaerentibus, superne liberis, apice rotundatis, aequalibus. Stamina decem , hypogyna; quin¬ 
que alterna reliquis duplo longiora, calycem subaequantia. Filamenta capillaceo-linearia , inferne mem¬ 
branacea et connata, longiora pubescentia. Anthera; subrotundo-reniformes, biloculares, glabrae. Ovarium 
oblongum, sulcato-quinquelobum, quinqueloculare, glabrum; ovula 3 in quolibet loculo, axi centrali 
