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34. Corydalis ser. Fusiformes C. Y. Wu & H. Chuang, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 11. 1982.

纺锤根系 fang chui gen xi

Herbs, perennial; stems and petioles of radical leaves attenuate to filiform underground base. Rhizome small, with fascicle of fleshy storage roots; resting bud small to large. Stem simple. Cauline leaves ternate to bi-(tri-)ternate. Corolla blue; dorsal crest of inner petals not or slightly overtopping apex. Capsule pendent from erect pedicel, explosively dehiscent. Cotyledon 1.

Thirteen species: Bhutan, China, N India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal; 13 species (seven endemic) in China.


1 Cauline leaves 2, opposite, usually with late branches in axils.   255 C. enantiophylla
+ Cauline leaves alternate or solitary or lacking; stems simple, rarely with a single branch   (2)
       
2 (1) Bulb poorly developed, 1-3 mm, hardly discernable in herbarium specimens   (3)
+ Bulb prominent, 4-15 mm   (5)
       
3 (2) Spur downcurved; stem with 2 leaves.   258 C. cheirifolia
+ Spur straight; stem with 1 leaf   (4)
       
4 (3) Cauline leaf shortly stalked, trifoliolate.   256 C. trifoliata
+ Cauline leaf sessile with several narrow lobes.   257 C. oxypetala
       
5 (2) Upper petal 9-12 mm; stem 4-7 cm, usually leafless   (6)
+ Upper petal 12-21 mm; stem 6-30 cm, with (0 or)1 or 2 leaves   (7)
       
6 (5) Pedicels 5-15 mm, flowers not concealed by bracts.   263 C. jigmei
+ Pedicels 3-5 mm, flowers partly concealed by bracts.   264 C. oxalidifolia
       
7 (5) Leaflets obovate; radical leaves prominent (cauline leaf often absent)   (8)
+ Leaflets linear to narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate; radical leaves subordinate (cauline leaf rarely absent)   (9)
       
8 (7) Leaves glossy green adaxially, glaucous abaxially; sepals minute; crest of upper petal ca. 1 mm wide.   266 C. pseudoadoxa
+ Leaves very glaucous on both surfaces; sepals 1-1.5 mm, laciniate-dentate; crest of upper petal ca. 0.5 mm wide.   267 C. glaucissima
       
9 (7) Raceme 8-19-flowered; crest of upper petal 1-1.5 mm.   265 C. oreocoma
+ Raceme 2-8-flowered; crest of upper petal usually narrow or absent   (10)
       
10 (9) Cauline leaves 2; upper petal 10-11 mm.   260 C. filisecta
+ Cauline leaf solitary; upper petal 13-21 mm   (11)
       
11 (10) Lower petal very broad, apically truncate; leaflets of cauline leaf 0.5-1 mm wide.   262 C. ecristata
+ Lower petal acute to subacute; leaflets of cauline leaf 1-3 mm wide   (12)
       
12 (11) Upper petal 14-15 mm, without crest; spur 7-8 mm; cauline leaf divided into 5 linear lobes; pedicels 8-12 mm.   259 C. longibracteata
+ Upper petal 16-21 mm, with or without crest; spur 9-12 mm; cauline leaf often more divided; pedicels 10-30 mm.   261 C. cashmeriana

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