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70 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF KASHMIR [Plate 46
Punjab, Bengal, Central India, Central Provinces to S. India,
extendiDg to N. Africa and Spain, extra-tropical Australia.
Orobanche Hansii,
Kerner.
A hairy plant. Flower-spikes dense. Flowers deep blue.
Bracts egg-shaped, shorter than the corolla, with strong,
parallel nerves. Calyx half as long as the corolla, divided to
the base at the back, entire in front, segments cleft to the
middle, lobes lance-shaped. Corolla 1 in. long, nearly straight,
hairless, lobes crenate, not hairy on the margin. Filaments
hairless ;
anthers hairy.
Locality. Karakoram, 8,000-12,000 ft.
Distribution. Kashmir, Lahul.
Orobanche borealis, Turcz. Northern Broom-rape.
A mealy-hairy plant. Stem stout, simple, 6-10 in. high,
rarely more. Scales few, i-f in. long, oblong or egg-lanceshaped.
Flower-spikes 2-4 in. long, dense-flowered. Bracts
egg-lance-shaped, as long as or longer than the flower. Calyx
half as long as the corolla-tube or less, with 4, awl-shaped,
long teeth and a middle very short one. Corolla i in. long,
hairy, tube broad, curved ;
lobes crenate, blue. Filaments
and anthers hairless.
Locality. Kishtwar, 7,000-8,000 ft. ; Karakoram, 13,000 ft
Distribution. Kashmir, Central Asia.
Orobanche Solmsii, C. B. Clarke.
A robust, hairy plant. Stems 12-18 in. high. Scales i-1 in,
long, lance-shaped. Bracts very variable, narrow, usually
longer than the flowers, lance-shaped. No bracteoles.
Flower-spikes 6-10 in. long, dense-flowered. Calyx half as
long as the corolla, 5-toothed, cleft to the base at the back,
nearly so in front, with a very small tooth in the sinus,
side-lobes 2-fid to the middle. Corolla yellow, 2-lipped,
i-| in. long, curved, lobes crenulate. Pistil and stamens
hairless, except for the style which has a few smaK weak
hairs. Stamens 6.
Flowers. June.
Locality. Neighbourhood of Srinagar ; Chashma ; Kishtwar,
up to 11,000 ft.
Distribution. W. Himalaya, from Kashmir to Kumaon.