138 LEGUMiNOs.*:. Trifolium 



67. T. tomentosum (L. Sp. 1086) glabrum, caulibus diffusis, 

 stipulis membranaceis ovaio-lanceolatis acuminatis, foliolis obovatis 

 cuspidato-dentatis saepe retusis, pedunculisfolio brevioribus interdum 

 subnullis, capitulis demum globosis involucro rudimentario , flo- 

 ribus subsessilibus, calyce corolla rosea tertia parte breviore fructi- 

 fero dorso globoso-inflato tomentoso obtuso dentibus subulato-linea- 

 ribus villo occultatis superioribus deflexis, legumine ovato com- 

 presso O. Ic. Mor. Fi. Sard. tab. 64. 



Hab. in herhidis humidiusculis totius ditionis aGraecialet Thraci^! adprov. 

 Transcaucasicas (M.B!), Syriam et Palestinam!, desertum inter iEgyptum et 

 Palestinam (Ky I), Persiam australem propo Dalechi (Ky. exs. 202!). 



Ar. Geogr. Insulse Canarienses, regio Mediterranea Europte et Africa?- 

 borealis. 



68. T. buUatum (Boiss. et Haussk.j glabrum, canlibus difl"usis, 

 stipulis brevibus lanceolatis breviter acuminatis, foliolis obovato- 

 cuneatis retusis denticulatis, pedunculis filiformibus folio sublongio- 

 ribus tandem cernuis, capilulis demum globosis involucro rudimen- 

 tario, floribus subsessilibus, calyce corolla rosea dimidio breviore 

 fructifero dorso globoso inflato obtusissimo tomentoso dentibus supe- 

 rioribus minimis breviter triangularibus, inferioribus dupio longio- 

 ribus oblongo-lanceolatis, legumine ovato compresso ©. 



Halj. in pratis Syrioe borealis ad Baradja inter Aleppo et Aintab ad ripas 

 fluvii Koweik et in Mesopotamia ad fluvium Chabur et ad Sindjar (Haussk!). 

 Fl. Apr. 



Ab affini T. tomentoso specifice differre videtur pedunculis longioriljus te- 

 nuioribus, calycis dentibus valde abbreviatis nigricantibus superioribus cal- 

 liformibus nec subulatis ; flores et capitula fructifera paulo minora. 



Segt. IV. Vesicastrum. 



69. T. spumosum (L. Sp. 1085) glabrum, caulibus sulcatis 

 erectis vel diffusis, stipulis scariosis setaceo-caudatis, foliolis Jate 

 obovatis denticulatis inferioribus truncatis, capitulis pedunculatis veJ 

 involucratis globosis dein ovatis, brtiCteolis ovato-oblongis mucro- 

 natis calycino tubo brevioribus, calycis glabri membranacei demum 

 valde inflati ovati laciniis a basi latiori subulatis demum recurvis 

 tubo inter 20 nervos transverse nervuloso triplo brevioribus, vexilJo 

 acuto, legumine 3-4-spermo (2l Ic. Mor. Fl. Sard. tab. 63. — T. argu- 

 /«m Russell Alepp. IJ. p. :260? (ex loco). 



Hab. in graminosis Atticai et Bseotia? (Sprun ! Heldr!), Creta; (Heldr !), I^hodi 

 (Bourg !), Thraciie (Griseb !), totius Anatoli;t littoralis occidentalis et meridio- 

 nalis (Boiss! Bal!), Syria^ ad Aleppo (Haussk!), ad Berythum (Bl!), Mesopo- 

 tamicG ad fluv. Chabur (Haussk!), Palestina) in planitie Esdraelon (Boiss 1). 

 Fl. vere. 



Ar. Geogr. Regio Mediterranea Europte et Africaj borealis. 



