Ononis. leguminos.*:. 57 



4. O. antiquorum (L. Sp. 1006) undique glandiilis scssilibus 

 obsita patulo villosula vel glabrescens. spinis crebris sa;pn geminatis, 

 caulibus tenuibus ascendentibus llexnosis, foliolis parvis obovatis, flo- 

 ribus axillaribiis solitciriis laxe racemosis, pedimculis calyce breviori- 

 bus, leguminibus ovato-lenticularibus liirtulis calyce brevioribiis, se- 

 minibus 1-2 tuberculato-scabris ^. Fl. Graic. tab, G75. — Janb. et Sp. 

 ill. pl. Or.tab. 154.— Rchb. Ic. pl. Grjt. I, fig 14. — 0. dinrauf/ut^leb. 

 pl. Gret. exs. Rchb. Ic. pl. Grit. I, fig. 15.— 0. macraranfha Chwke in 

 Spreng. N. Entd. III, p. llM. — Annnis hgitima antiquonmi Tourn. 



Hab. in ciiltis Groecioc et Archipelagi (Sibth. Sprun ! Orph. Fl. exs. 6G9!) 

 CretoB (Tourri. Sieb. Rau!), Rhodi (Bourg!), Zacynthi et Cephaloni-i.MMarg! 

 Schimp !), Lydi;e afl b;isin Sipyli, (Boiss '), Cypri (Ky. Cyp. p. 373), Per.-^i.e in 

 prov. .Aderbidjan (Szow !), Belutschiie (Stocks!) et in montibus Kuh Kilouyeh 

 Persiai australis (Haussk !). 



0- spiiiosd ramosior et spinosior, indumentum diversum, folia et (lores mi- 

 nores. 



Ar. Geogr. Orallia australis, Dalmatia et prob. alibi in Europa austraii. 



5. O. leiosperma, undique glanduUs sessilibiis obsita patule 

 villosula vel glabrescens, spinis longis crcbris gemiiiatis. caulibus 

 ascendentibus albidis, foliolis parvis oblongis, floribus axillaribus soli- 

 tariis, pedicellis calyce brevioribus. leguminibus ovato-lenticularihus 

 hirtulis calyci suba^quilongis, seminibus 1-2 laevissimis ^. 



Hab. in cultis, vinetis, et ad vias Syriaj , in argillosis montis Amani prope 

 Beilan (Ky. exs, 296!), in Ctelesyria et circa Damascum (Gaili!), in Persia 

 australi ad radices montis Kuh Daena (Ky. exs. 788!). 



/3. tommtom. Tota patule tomeutoso-canescens. 



Hab. circa Berythum (Cadet!), in Libano circaDimam (Bl. !),prope Sidonem 

 (Bl!). 



Species 0. antiqmrum simillima sed semina hevissima nec tuberculato- 

 scaLra. 



6. O. Columnae (All. Ped. I, p. 318, tab. 20, fig. 3) glandiiloso- 

 pubescens, basisulTrutescenspumila, caulibusascendentibus, foliislon- 

 giuscule petiolatis tbliolis obovato-oblongis . floribus axillaribus sub- 

 sessilibus racemos terminales densos foliis floralibus intermixtos et 

 superatos formaniibus, corolla flava calyci pequilonga vel brcviore, 

 leguminibus villosulis ovato-rhomboideis calycem <Tquantibus , semi- 

 nibus 3-4 tenuiter tuberculatis3.FI.Gr. tab. 676. — O.parviflora Lam. 

 Oict. I, p. 510. — 0. minufissima Jacq. Austr. p. 240, non L. — 0. 

 (Iherleri L. ex parte non Auct. 



Hab. in collibus siccis et montauis Groecife circa Athenas (Siblh.), ad 

 NaupUam (Sprun!), in Olympo Thessalo (Heldr!), monte Chelmo.^ Achaiaj 

 (Orph!), Anatolia boreali (Wied!), in monte Cadmo supra Deuisleh (Boiss!), 

 Lycia prope Elmalu (liourg!), Cilicia propc; Sedichig (BaI!), Syria l)or. ad 



