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Published In: Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 23(4): 157. 1944. (Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser.)

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Cardamine balnearia Standley & Steyermark, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 157. 1944. TYPE: Guatemala, Volcán de Zuni, ca. 2450 m, P. Standley 83332 (holotype, F!; isotype, US!).

Herbs, perennial, glabrous throughout. Rhizomes thickened, erect. Stems 3-3.5 dm, erect, simple below, branched and densely leafy above base. Leaves ca. 15 cm, 9-13-foliolate; petiole slender, 4-7 cm, not auriculate at base; lateral leaflets 1-3 cm ´ 4-12 mm, broadly ovate to oblong or oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, on a petiolule 4-6 mm, base oblique and cuneate to rounded, margin dentate to slightly lobed, the teeth mucronate, apex acute; terminal leaflet similar to lateral ones but slightly larger. Racemes ebracteate or only lowermost flowers bracteate; fruiting pedicels 1-1.5 cm, ascending, straight, slender. Sepals 2.5-3 ´ ca. 1 mm, purplish, oblong; petals 5-6 ´ ca. 2 mm, white tinged with purple; filaments 4-5 mm; anthers ca. 1 mm; ovules -. Fruits (immature) ca. 3.5 cm ´ 1 mm; style ca. 3 mm. Seeds not seen.