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mium infra et supra discum distincte cylindrico-elongatum, Staminnm 

 Bitus et structura nec non grana pollinis ut in Reseda. Garpidia 6 v. 

 rarius 8, ventriooso-navicularia, apice demum calloso-indurata, margine 

 ciliata. Ovula circ. 10-18 , in pulvinulo placentari centrali erecta, neo 

 ut in reliquis generibus demum pendula, 



1. C. Apyssinica (Fisch. et Mey in Ind. VII sem. hort. Petropol. p. 43, 1840), 

 hracteis linearibus elongatis' junioribus longius exsertis, laciniis petalorum 

 elongatis angustis, lacinulis linearibus superne angustatis, seminibus parvis 

 grossius undulato-rugulosis. (T) v. ©. In Abyssinia altit. 5000-7COO ped. ubi 

 in campis lucidis cultis et incultis et in convallibus viget et Merrerat ab 

 incolis nuncupatur (Salt! in hb. Mus. Londin. ; Schimp. n. 103! 1937! in 

 var. hb.), circa Adoua (Schimper!) et cjrca Aikhe in prov. Choa (ex A. Rich. 

 1. c). — Linnaea 1841. Beibl. p. 106; Walp. Repert. vol 2. p. 754; 

 Al. Braun in Flora 1841. p. 281; A. Rich. Flor. abyssin. p. 14; Mttll. 

 Arg. 1. c. p. 229, t. 10. fig. 133. Reseda Abyssinica Fresen. in Beitrage 3, 

 Flora v. Abyssin. p. 107. R. pedunculata R. Br. Vermischt. Schrift. trad.^ 

 Nees. v. Esenb. vol. 1. p. 248 (nomen). Caules erecti, stricti, simplices v. 

 parce tantum ramosi, leviter acute angulosi, pallidi, in angulis papillosj. 

 Kolia 4-6 cm. longa, 5-10 mm, lata, lineavi-Ianceolata, apicem versus sensim 

 attenuata, apice obtusiuscula, glabra, haud papillosa. Racemi stricti, demum 

 valde elongati, apice iongiuscule comosi, evoluti reliquam partem foliigeram 

 pjantae aequantes, Bracteaa 3 mm. subaequantas, inferiores interdum majores 

 et subfoliaceae, Pedicelli suicati, in angulis pap'illoso-muricati, braoteis paulo 

 breviores, sub fructu haud elongati. Calycis lacimae 2j mm. longae, v, supe- 

 rior paulo brevior. Petala 3^-4 mm. longa, lacinia superiorum media lineari- 

 spathulata, lacinuiae lineares haud spathulatae laciniam mediam subaequantes 

 v. inferiores breviores, omnes superne leviter sed perspicue angustatae, Sta- 

 mina 10-13; filamenta papilloso-aspera. Carpidia ut in C. canescente sed 

 paulo majora. Semina 1^-1} mm. aequautia, i. e. multo majora quam in Jlja 

 et testa haud laevis (v. s. et v. cult.) 



2. C. canescens (St. Hil. Deuxieine M£m. sur les R6sed. p. 29), bractejs lanceo- 

 lato-ovatis breviusculis junioribus haud ionge exsertis, laciniis petajorum bre- 

 viusculis, lacinulis spathulathis, seminibus minimis laevibus. Q %■ In Arabia, 

 ^Egypto, et in insuhs Cap. Viridis. — J. A. Schmidl Beitrage zur Flora der 

 Cap. Verd. Ins. p. 270; Webb in Hooker Nigerflora, p. 101 et in Append. to 

 the Spicil. Gorgon. in Hook. Journ. of Bot. 1850. p. 310; Mttll. Arg. 1. c. p. 226. 

 1. 10. fig. 132; Boiss. Flor. orient. vol. 1. p. 436. Reseda canescens L. Syst. ed. 

 Murrey, p. 368 (1774), non ej. Spec. plant.; Vahl Symb. vol. 2. p. 52; Willd. 

 Spec. pl, vol. 2. p. 877 pr. p.; Delile Flor, asgypt. p. 15; Decaisne Florul. 

 sinaica p. 51. Res. hesagyna Forsk. Flor. aegypt. et Descript. pl.Flor. aegypt.- 

 arab. Cent, 2. p, 92 (1775). Res. podocarpos Viv. Decad. 4. plant. aegypt. p. 7 

 (1830); Pr- sl Repert."bot. p. 53. Res. Mediterranea L. hb. (ex Webb in Hook. 

 Nigerflora p. 101), non ej. Mantissa p. 564. Hexastylis canescens Bafin. Flora 

 tellur. N. 706; Hexastylis Arabica Rafin. 1. c. Radix plus minusve multicaulis. 

 Caules circiter sesquipedales, ramosi v. rarius simplices, plus minusve erecli, 

 inferne papilloso-hispiduli, superne papilloso-muricati. Folia 1-6 cm, longa, 

 2-8 mm. lata, lineari-lanceolata, utrinque breviter altenuata, margine 

 saepius undulata, in ipso margine et in costis papilloso-muriculata. Racemi 

 demum valde elongati, recti, juniores, apice haud distincte comosi. Bracteae 

 Janceolato-ovatae, i. e. ambitu multo latiores quam in specie prcecedente et 

 multo breviores, sc. circ. 1 mm. longae, pedicellos subaequantes. Pedicelli 

 1-1 J mm.longi, sub fructu haud elongati. Calycis laciniae quam in proecedente 

 breviores, obtusiores et ambitu latiores. Petala 2 j-3 mm. longa, superiora 

 quam in proecedente minus profunde,sc. circiter usque ad tertiam partem tri- 

 partita; laciniae laterales in lacinulas 2-3-partiia; lacinulae laciniae medias 

 similes sed minores, in C. Abyssinica autem quoad formam dissimiies. 

 Discus ut in illa excentricus, papilloso-hirtellus. Stamina 12-14; filamenta 

 papilloso-hispidula. Carpidia circ. 2 mm, longa. Semina 1 mm. longa, Uevia, 

 sed interdum minutissime papilloso-scabrella, testa tamen semper laevis. 

 — A prcecedente praeter habitum, folia papillosa, formamque petalorum st 



