240 LEGUMraos^. Astragalm (XV. Platyglottis). 



tibus lubo brevioribus, leguminibus ovato-oblongis depressissimis in 

 mucronem brevem reduncum abeuntibus dorso planiusculo late et 

 parum profunde sulcatis ventre vix carinatis valde tuberculato-rugosis 

 sparsim albo-hispidis O. — A. Kotschyanus Fisch. in Ky. pl. Alepp. 

 non Boiss. 



Hab. in aridis et agris incultis Syriae ad Aleppo, Aintab (Ky. 2521 Haussk!), 

 Antilibano ad Rascheya (Boiss!) et Damascum (Ky!), Libanum circa Eden 

 (BI!), Palestinam iKy 804!), montem Cassium (Auch. 1332!), Mesopotamiam 

 (Haussk!), Assyriam ad Mossul (Botta), Giliciam in arenosis maritimisadMer- 

 sina(BaI!). FI. Apr. 



Caules ssepe pedales, flores 8 lineas, legumen 10 lin. longum 3 '/2-4 latum 

 mucrone valde redunco, depressissimum, marginibus saepe subangulatum, 

 transverse et oblique rugoso-tuberculatum. 



55. A. ancyleus, patule albo-hirsutus, caulibus prostratis, fo- 

 liolis 8-10-jugis obovatis retusis, stipulis triangularibus cuspidatis, 

 racemi laxiuscule multiflori pedunculo folio longiore, calycis nigro- 

 hirsuti dentibus tubo subduplo brevioribus, leguminibus oblongo- 

 lanceolatis valde depressis in cuspidem longissimam aduncam atte- 

 nuatis dorso planiusculis vix sulcatis ventre obsolete carinatis mar- 

 gine subcarinalis tuberculato-asperis patule hispidis ©. 



Hab, in Cappadocia (d.g. herb !), in planitie circa Caesaream (Bal I) 



Affinis A. tuberculoso sed certe distinctus legumine in rostrum 3-4-plo lon- 

 gius patenti-curvatum nec reduncum sensim attenuato cum eo 18-21 lineas 

 saepe longo; margines prsesertim basin versus carinati. 



56. A. bombycinus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 2, p. 50) patule et 

 flexuose albo-lanatus, caulibus prostratis, foliolis 6-8-jugis obovatis 

 retusis ssepe approximalis, racejni laxiuscule 2-4-flori pedunculo 

 folium fequantc vel breviore, calycis lanati dentibus tubo vix brevio- 

 ribus, leguminibus oblongis depressis.incurvis in fnucronem brevem 

 rectuni vel subcurvatum abeuntibus dorso late sulcatis ventre carina- 

 tis margine prtesertim reticulato-rugosis albo-hirtulis Q. A. Sulta- 

 nensis Bge. Astr., p. 19. 



Hal). in desertis Knhirinis (Auch. 13^3! Boiss !), in deserto Arabisp Petreae 

 ad nieridiem jngi Tili (Bois.s !) ct deserto ad meridiem PalestinK (Ky. 892!), in 

 Assyria inter Mossul et Bagdad (Oliv !), in Persia media inter Kum et Tehe- 

 ran (Bge!). 



Pra^terindumentum densius bombycinum differt a pr?ecedentibus flore mi- 

 nori alboG liiieas longo; legumen 9-10 lineas tantum longum 4 latum variat 

 etiam in speciniinibus .Egyptiacis sulco plus minus aperto, superficie nnnc te- 

 nuiter reticulata nunc ruguloso-aspera, A. Sultanensis igitur non specitice dis- 

 tingurndus. 



* * Legumen lanceolatum. 



57. A. Berytheus (Boiss. et BI. Diagn. Ser. II, 2, p. 33) patule et 

 crispulc alho-liirtus, caulibus prostratis elongatis, Ibliolis 7-8-jugis 

 parvis oblongo-cimeatis, stipulis triangularibus acuminatis, racemi 



