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