Astragalus (IX. Ankylotus). leguminos^. 235 



. 38. A. commixtus (Bge. pl. Lehm. p. 266, tab. 10, fig. B) pa- 

 tule canescens subacauiis, foliolis 4-7-jugis oblongo-ellipticis obtusis, 

 racemi 2-5-flori pedunculo folium plerumque superanti, calycis denti- 

 bus dimidio tubo sublongioribus, vexilli iamina suborbiculata abrupte 

 in appendicem linearem obtusam abeunti, leguminibus erectis arcua- 

 tis cylindricis apice inflexo hamatis reticulatis pube duplici adpress^ 

 hispidulis 'Q. A. intermedius Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, % p. 53. — A. Ka- 

 relitii Fisch. herb. 



Hab. in cultis siccis Cappadociae prope Berekeliy et in monte Karamasdagh 

 (Bal. exs. sub A. hamoso et campylorrhyncho !), in Persiae prov. Aderbidjan 

 (Auch. 4442!) et prope Ssertschah Persiae orientalis (Bge!), in Turkestania 

 prope Agatine (Lehm !). 



Legumen pollicare; valde affinis prtecedenti a quo vexilli totmk differt. 



Ar. Geogr. Deserta Araiensia et Songarica. 



39. A. Brahuicus, adpressiuscule hirsutus, caulibus brevibus 

 erectis, foliolis 5-6-jugis elliptico-subspathulatis retusis , racemi 3-4- 

 flori pedunculo elongalo folium superante, calycis dentibiis tubum 

 dimidium subsequantibus, vexilli lamina suborbiculal^ abrupte in ap- 

 pendicem lineari-spathuiatam retusam abeunti, leguminibus erectis 

 arcuatis brevibus cylindrico-subcompressis apice inflexo hamatis lae- 

 vibus pube dupiici adpressa obsitis O- 



Hab. in Belutschia (Stocks exs. 716!). 



Gaules 2-3-pollicares, pedunculi 3-4-poliicares, iegumina 10 lin. tantum longa; 

 afiinis prsecedentibus differt cauiibus et praesertim pedunculis elongatis, vexil- 

 io retuso , leguminis abbreviati non i-eticulati pilis longioribus basi manifes- 

 tius tuberculatis. 



40. A. hispiduius(D.c. Astr. p. 105, tab. 13) patule hispiduius, 

 caulibus subdiffusis, foliolis 6-7-jugis eliiptico-oblongis obtusis, race- 

 mi 3-4-flori peduncuio folio subsequante , calycis laciniis subulatis 

 tubo triplo brevioribus, vexilli lamina ovato-oblong^ sensim attenua- 

 ta, legumine erecto cylindrico-subcompresso gracili elongato semicir- 

 culariter incurvo acuto Isevi pube duplici adpress^ setulosa obsito 

 30-40-ovulato ©. 



Hab. in desertis ^gypti (d.c), prope Alexandriam (Ehr! Cadet! Kralikl), in 

 deserto Arabiaj Petreae Pal stinam versus Boiss! Ky!). 

 Legumina sesquipollicaria longioraque lineam diam. lata. 



41. A. callichrous (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 9, p. 62) patule pilo- 

 sus, caulibus diffusis, foliolis 7-9-jugis elliptico-linearibus vel lineari- 

 capillaceis obtusis, racemi densiusculi 5-8-flori pedunculo folio aequi- 

 longo, calycis laciniis lineari-setaceis tubo duplo brevioribus , vexilli 

 lamina oblonga sensim et longissime attenuatS, legumine erecto cy- 

 lindrico-subcompresso gracili elongato seraicirculariter incurvo acuto 

 pube duplici adpressa setulosa obsito 30-40-ovulato ©. 



