278 Melauthaceae. 



p. 4, Reise I. p. 482; Fraas fl. class. p. 284; Clein. sert. p. 92; Bois. 

 fl. or. V. p. 158. — C. Bivonae Fraas fl. class. p. 284; Heldr. 

 Nutzpfl. p. 6; Raul. cret. p. 871; noii Guss. — C. Sihthorjni Bak. 

 in journ. linn. soc. XVII. p. 427; Heklr. fl. Aegina p. 395. — 

 C. Tiintasium Heldr. fl. Aegina p. 395. — Exsicc: Heldr. herb. 

 norm. n. 805 et 1390; Sint. it. or. a. 1889 n. 1865; Sint. et Boriim. 

 it. turc. n. 1504, in Baen. herb. europ. n. 7632. 



Tunicis coriaceis, secus spathani phxs minus productis ; foliis hyste- 

 ranthiis, late ovato-oblongis, obtusis, phmiuscuhs; floribus 1 — 7, magnis; 

 perigonii lilacino-purpurei laciniis ellipticis, obtusis vel acutiusculis, pulchre 

 tesselatis; staminibus hmbo duplo brevioribus; antheris hitescentibus, 

 filamento 3 plo brevioribus ; styhs stamina superantibus, superne curvatis, 

 unilateraliter stigmatosis. — Speciosum, perigonii laciniae usque 8 cm. 

 longae et 35 cm. latae. 



§. euboeum Orph. in atti congr. Firenze 1876 p. 29 pro sp. ; 

 Bois. fh or. V. p. 159. — Fk^res minores, solitarii, rarius biiii, hiciniis 

 subangustioribus, elliptico-hnearibus. — Exsicc. : Orph. herb. n. 631. 



Thessalia: pr. Litochori (Sint.); mt. Farnassus, Hehcon, Messapius 

 (Fraas); Attica: mt. Parnes (Heklr.), Hymettus (Fraas), insuhi Aegina 

 (Heklr.); Peloj^onnesus: mt. Chelmos et Kyllene Achaiae, pr. Megalo- 

 pohs Arcadiae, mt. Malevo et Taygetos Laconiae (Orph.), pr. Fetahdi 

 Messeniae (Zahn); Creta: pr. Sphakia , Tripodo, Viano (Rauh); — 

 §. Euboea: mt. Kandyii (Orph.), Dirphys (Bois.). — Sept. Nov. %. 



Obs. Quid sit C. miiltifiorum Friedr. Reise p. 265 et Fraas fL 

 class. p. 284, nescio. 



2. Merendera Ram. in bulL soc. phiL 1798 n. 43, — Perigouii la- 



ciniae hberae. 



1. M. attica Spruu. in Flora 1840 p. 728 {Colchicum) ; Bois. et 

 Spr. diagn. V. p. 67, FL or. V. p. 168; Clem. sert. p. 93. — ? Col- 

 chicum caucasicum Ch. et B. fL pelop. p. 24. — Exsicc: Orph. fL 

 gr. n. 92; Heldr. herb. norm. n. 65 et 891, in Baen. lierb. europ. 

 n. 2407; DorfL fL gr. n. 158, herb. norm. n. 3266. 



Bulbotubere oblongo, tunicis coriaceis vestito; foHis 3 — 4, synanthiis, 

 anguste linearibus, canahculatis, falcato-patentibus; floribus 1 — 5, fasci- 

 cuhitis; perigonii hhicini, ad basin usque sexpartiti hiciniis lanceohito- 

 linearibus, longe unguicuhitis; fiLamentis perigonio brevioribus; antheris 

 coerulescentibus; styhs stamina aequantibus. 



In aridis, campis, colhbus maritimis. Attica: pr. Marathon, ad 

 Lycabettum, Piraeum (Sprun.), ad radices mt. Hymettus (Leon.);? Mes- 

 seuia: pr. Kalamata (Gittard). — Oct. Dec. ^. 



2. Tribus. Veratreae Nees et Eberm. handb. L p. 150. — Cauhs 

 erectus, fohatus, floribus racemosis vel panicuhitis; perigoniae hiciniae 

 hberae, non unguiculatac. 



