Pedicularis ser. Filiculae in Flora of China @ efloras.org

106. Pedicularis ser. Filiculae H. L. Li, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 101: 9. 1949.

拟蕨系 ni jue xi

Herbs mostly low. Roots fleshy. Leaves almost all basal; stem leaves alternate; petiole long; pinnatifid to pinnatisect. Inflorescences racemose, centrifugal, or flowers axillary. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla large; tube less than 2 X as long as calyx; beak short, sometimes dentate apically; lower lip often less than 1.2 cm wide.

Nine species: Bhutan, China, Nepal, Sikkim; eight species in China.

1 Corolla purple-red to red throughout. (2)

+ Corolla white to yellow at least on throat. (5)

2 (1) Leaf segments 10--25 pairs; beak of corolla dentate apically; calyx 1.1--1.3 cm. (3)

+ Leaf segments 5--11 pairs; beak of corolla 2-cleft apically; calyx 5--11 mm. (4)

3 (2) Leaves 2--3 cm, pinnatifid; lower corolla lip not ciliate; filaments pubescent; capsule lanceolate, ca. 2 cm 318 Pedicularis wallichii

+ Leaves 2--6 cm, pinnatisect; lower corolla lip ciliate; 2 filaments pubescent, 2 glabrous; capsule oblong, ca. 1.2 cm 319 Pedicularis filicula

4 (2) Corolla ca. 2.5 cm; lower lip not ciliate; leaves pinnatifid to pinnatipartite 321 Pedicularis tsangchanensis

+ Corolla ca. 1.6 cm; lower lip ciliate; leaves pinnatipartite to pinnatisect 322 Pedicularis anomala

5 (1) Corolla yellowish white; leaf segments 3--5 pairs; filaments pubescent 320 Pedicularis potaninii

+ Corolla bicolored; leaf segments 6--20 pairs; 2 filaments pubescent. (6)

6 (5) Corolla yellow with purple beak; leaf segments 10--20 pairs 317 Pedicularis lecomtei

+ Corolla red with yellowish white throat; leaf segments 6--13 pairs. (7)

7 (6) Leaf blade oblong, 1.5--3 cm, pinnatisect; inflorescences ca. 10-flowered 323 Pedicularis filiculiformis

+ Leaf blade lanceolate-oblong, 0.7--1.5 cm, pinnatipartite; inflorescences ca. 7- or 8-flowered 324 Pedicularis takpoensis

Lower Taxa