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PINGUICULA lutea. 
Yellow american: Butterwort. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. .. 
Nat. Ord. Lystmacnim. Jussiew gen. 95, Div. ITI: Generx 
Lysimachiis affinia: 
Lentisutartz. Cal. divisus: persistens. Cor. I-pe- 
tala, hypogyna, iregularis, calcarata,, bilabiata. Stam. inclusa, imz 
corollz inserta. Anth. simplices, nunc medio constricte. Germ. 1-loc. 
Stylus 1, brevissimus, Stigma bilabiatum. Caps. 1-loc., polysperma; 
placenta centrali magna. Sem. parva, exalbuminosa. Embryo nunc 
indivisus. Herbe aquatica v. paludose. Brown prod. 429. 
PINGUICULA. Cal. bilabiatus, supra trifidus, infra 2+fidus: 
Cor. irregularis, basi calcarata, fauce coarctata, limbo bilabiata, superids: 
triloba, inferits biloba brevior. Stam. brevissima:, Stylus brevis; 
stigma bilamellatum, antheras tegens. Caps. receptaculo centrali libero.. 
Folia radicalia pinguia; scapus 1-florus ; flos inversus. Jussieu gen. 98. 
P. lutea, nectario subulato recurvo coroll& campanulata breviore, fauce 
barbat&, labiis dentatis, scaposubvilloso. Vasil enum. 1. 193. 
Pinguicula lutea! Walt. carol.63. Michaux bor.amer. 1. 11. Pursh 
amer, sept. 1. 14. Persoon syn. 1. 17.. 
P..campanulata. Lamarck in Journ. @hist. nat. 1. 334,. tabs.18. figs 13 
(de planta siccatd). Persoon.syn. 1.18. vk 
Perennis. Folia radicalia, plurifaria, imbricato-ambientia, patentia,, 
ovata, obtusa, vesiculis diaphanis conspersa, margine  inflexd; subuncialia. 
Scapi-2-3, filiformes, erecti, 2-7-unciales, pilis: capitato-viscidis villosi. Cali 
cano+virescens;, pubescens, segmentis obtusis. Cor, sine: macula flavescensy, 
uncie. transversa obscure bilabiata.; tubus calyct cequalis,. extis sub fauce ime 
pressus sulco, et cum calcare venis obsolete purpureis pictus; limbus ex- 
planatus, laciniis subequalibus, labii supremi (floris resupinatione. infimi) 
duobus obcordatis, subangustioribus, profundé emarginatis; collaterali-conni» 
ventibus; infimi (supremi ab inverso flore) tribus, equalibus,, cuneato-obcor= 
datis, subquadricrenatis ; palatum flavo-barbatum,. de fauce penicillato-pro-, 
minens : calcar corolla 3-plo magisve brevius, subulatum, sub fauce decurva- 
tum. Germ. oblato-rotundum, obliquum; vesiculari-punctatum'; stylus obs 
solétus ; stigma subpetaloideum, transversum, labio antico majore oblato= 
obcordato, sub anthesi super antheras revoluto; postico. parallelo minimo. erecta: 
subovato. Stam. albida, collateralia, bast connexa et sub fronte resupinats 
germinis inserta, instar feré corniculorum divergentia, dein incurvatin assur- 
gentia, duplo breviora calyci: fil. robusta; teretia'; «nth. peltato-adnatey 
oblato-rotunde; extrorsim: obliquatay. vertice. foramine. rotunda dehiscertes c 
pollen ochroleucum. 
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By Professor de Jussieu this genus had been appended 
to his order of Lysimachie, not however as a genuine ca- 
ordinate, but provisionally, until its. relations. were. more. 
