94 LEGUMiNOs^. Medicago. 



Hab. in pratis siccis et ad vias prfcsertim regionis montan.T, Gra-cia in 

 niontil)U8 Parnes (Heldr!)et Malevo (Orph!), ad Trikala(Heldr!}, monte Hemo 

 Thraci;»' (Friv !), Anatolia in monteTmolo supra Bozdagh (Boiss!), circa Ama- 

 sia (Wied ! ), Tauria et prov. Transcaucasicis (Ledeb ! ), Gaucaso (C. A. M., Rupr I) 

 Svria hor. prope Aintab (Haussk !), Persia bor. in montibus Ssahend etElbrus 

 (Buhse!). Fl. lest. 



/3. procumhms. Caiiles prostrati, legiimina abbreviala parum fai- 

 cata. — M. procumbens Bess. 



Hab. in Tauri:l ad Sebastopol (S* Supery!), prov. Traascaucasicis (G. Koch). 

 Ar. Geogr. Europa media et australis, Sonyaria, Sibiria, Dahuria. 



4. M. glutinosa (M.B. Taiir. Cauc. II, p. 224) sparsim ct ad- 

 pressc piil)eriila, caulibus ascendentibus, stipulis lanceolato-subulatis 

 l)asi subdentatis. foliolis obovato-oblongis apice deutatis, raceniis 

 capiialis pauclfloris, pedunculo folio axillari vix longiore, floribus 

 cfcrulescentibus rarius luteis. pcdiccUis tubo calycino subiequilongis 

 calyccquc deusc glanduloso-birtis. lcguminc inermi dense glanduloso- 

 hirto encrvi lineari in spiras 1 V2 convoluto :^. 



Hab in pratis montanis tolius Caucasi (M P.. Hohen. G.A. Mey!), Cauca.so 

 orientalialt. 24U0'-7.!)()0' (Rupi* !), Armeniaad radices montis .\rarat'(Ghodzko!). 



AfTmis M. fah-alK distincta videtur floribus in racemo paucioribus, pedicellis 

 ('\ calyce }::^iandulosis, calycinis dentibus tenuioribus, legumine lajvi nec 

 r. ticulato. Flores sulphurei vel violacei. 



5. M. sativa (L. Sp. 1096) adprosse puberula vcl glabriuscula, 

 caulibus erectis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis .subulato-acumlnatis, foliolis 

 rctusis cuin mucrone foliorum inferiorum oblongo-obovatis supcrio- 

 rum lineari-cuncatis, floribus in racemos multilloros oblongos pe- 

 duuciilis folio longioribus suffnltos dispositis CiCfuIescentii^us vel 

 violaccis rariiis flavidis, legumine inermi pubesccnte rcticulato-venoso 

 lineari cocblcato-contorto sublricyclo "if- . 



Hab. in collil)US et herbidis Anatoliie, in Pitbynifi et montibus Galatise ad 

 Ancyram (Wied !), ad Klmalu l.ycia! (Bourg !) ct in Tauro Gilicico (Kv!), Libano 

 (Bl. Gaill!), Armenia Turcici\ (Galv ! Bourg!) ot Rossica (S/.ow!)', Tauri;*i et 

 prov. Gaucasicis (Leileb!), Gaucaso orientali (iiupr!), Persia' bor. prov. Ader- 

 bivljan I Szn\v!),in monte Sawers Persia' australis alt. 7000' (llaussk !). et prope 

 Ispahan fAiirh!), AlFghania (Gritf!), Belut.schia (Stocks!). Ubi(iuc culta et inde 

 arra vcra <lubia. 



Ar. Geogr. Europa australis et media, Africa borealis. 



t). M. cancellata fM.B. Taur. Gauc. II. p. 220)glabra, caulibus 

 erectis ri^idiilis, sti[)iilis lanceolalo-subiilatis basi 1-2-deiitatis. foliolis 

 (djloiigo vcl lincari-cuncatis clcvatim nervosisoldiisis vel relnsiscum 

 imicronulo apicc dcnticulatis , pcdunculis filiformibus folio sublon- 

 .^iiu-ibus apicc ract^mos siibcapilatos paiu'ifloros fcrentihus. pedicellis 

 calyci suhaMiiiilongis vel longioribus. floribus flavis. legumiuc incrmi 

 glabro CDcIilcalo-contorto ^-.S-cyclo vcnis transvcrsis ct longitudinali- 

 biis j-cticiilato margine incrassato ^. 



