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22. Corydalis sect. Himalayanae (Lidén) Lidén, Fl. China. 7: 343. 2008.
喜马拉雅黄堇组 xi ma la ya huang jin zu
Basionym: Corydalis ser. Himalayanae Lidén, Rheedea 1: 32. 1991.
Herbs, annual to perennial, slender, diffusely branched. Fleshy lateral roots often produced (not in Corydalis gracillima). Leaves thin, bi-(tri-)ternate. Crest of upper petal tapering at both ends, not reaching apex. Fruit explosively dehiscent. Seeds smooth.
Eleven species: throughout the Himalayas plus Khasia hills (India) and Chin hills (Myanmar); six species in China.
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Nectary less than 1/4 as long as spur |
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Nectary 1/3-1/2 as long as spur |
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Outer petals acuminate; inner petals pale at tip. |
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126 C. longipes |
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Outer petals acute; inner petals tipped with blackish purple. |
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127 C. pseudolongipes |
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Lower petal straight, not gibbous at base |
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Lower petal with a distinct gibbosity or a short spur at base |
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Seeds uniseriate to sub-biseriate; plant with fleshy adventitious roots (probably perennial); upper bracts entire; seeds ca. 1 mm. |
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128 C. casimiriana |
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Seeds biseriate; plant annual (rarely biennial), with simple taproot; most bracts divided; seeds 0.7-0.8 mm. |
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131 C. gracillima |
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Spur 5-7 mm; taprooted annual or biennial. |
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131 C. gracillima |
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Spur of upper petal 7-8 mm; fleshy adventitious roots present |
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Outer petals not black tipped; sepals minute. |
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129 C. changuensis |
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Outer petals black tipped; sepals 1-1.5 mm. |
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130 C. rubrisepala |
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