274 LEGUMiNOs^. Astragalus (XXXni. Ghristiana). 



Hab. in campis Atticae (Sprun ! Boiss ! Heldr !), Gorinthi et Argolidis (Sibth. 

 Sprun!), Boeotiaj (Sibth., Heldrl). Fl. Apr 



Flores sesquipoUicares, legumen 15 lin. longum 7-9 latum inflatum et trans- 

 verse rugosum qua nota ab A. Christiano et affinibus egregie diflfert. 



b.) Legumen ovatum oblongum vel compressum. 



149. A. Ghristianus (L. Sp. 1064 quoad patriam Armeiiiam et 

 ToLirnef. Syn.) patule hirsutus. stipulis a basi dilatata subulatis lon- 

 gissimis, foliolis 15-20-jugis ellipticis obtusis vel retusis, racemis ses- 

 silibus 3-4 floris, calycis patule albo-hispidi dentibus subulatis tubo 

 tertia parte brevioril3us, vexilli lamina orbiculata vel ovala. carina 

 alis multo breviore, lcgumine suboblique ovato.compresso in cuspi- 

 dem rectiusculam abeunte crasse rugoso patule hispido "¥ . A. Orien- 

 talis maximus incanus erectus caule ab imo ad summum florido 

 Tourn Voy. 2, p. 254. Ic. 



Hab. in Armenia Turcica (Tourn!), ad Erzerum (Galv!), in Ponto australi 

 (Tchih!), Anatolia ad Mersivan (Wied. ex Bgc), Gappadocia austraU (Auch. 

 1289) et prope Karahissar (spec. fruct. a cl. Bal. sub A. Cilicio distribula!), in 

 Cedrelis districtus Kassan Oghi Giliciie alt. 6500' (Ky. exs. 136!). 



Foliola 7-8 lin. longa, flores pollicares, legumen 7-8 lineas longura 5-6 latum. 



150. A. Gilicius (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1,2, p. 59) patule hirsutus, 

 foiiolis 15-20-jugis oblongis retusis, stipulis subulatis, racemis sessi- 

 libus 2-4-floris, calycis albo-hirsuti dentibus tubo duplo brevioribus, 

 vexillo sensim in laminam elongato-ellipticam attenuato alis sequi- 

 longo, carina alis multo breviore, ovario longe rostrato patule hispi- 

 dissimo, legumine !^ . 



Hab. in Gilicia (Auch. 1287!), in Anatolia (Rostan in d.g. herb!). 



Species fructu ignoto adhuc subdubia, affinis A. Christiano a quo differre 

 videtur foliolis magis retusis, calycis dentibus brevioribus, praesertim vexillo 

 longe attenuato. Gorolla fere sesquipollicaris. 



151. A. Aleppicus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 2, p. 58) pube brevi 

 adpressa totus canescens, stip ilis lanccolatis, foliolis sub 15-jugi9 

 parvis orbiculatis iuierdum relusis, racemis sessilibus l-4-floris, caly- 

 cis albo-hirsuti dentibus lanceolato-subulatis tiibo triplo brevioribus, 

 cariua alis sublongiore, leguininibus dellexis oblongis compressis in 

 rostrum rectum longum abeunlibus grosse reticulato-rugosis brcviter 

 hirtis •^. A. HnlepGnsis Fisch.in Ky. pl. Alepp. exs. 



Hab. inter segetes Alep;)i (Ky. exs. 33! Aiich. 1287! et Haus.sk Ij, Mesopota- 

 mi;\ iiJ Kharran, Orfa, deserto Ghabur(Haussk!),indeserto Syriaco inter Hama 

 et Palmyram (Bl!) et prope Balbeck (Ehrenb.) 



Foliola:^4 lineas, fli)ros fere pollicem longi.legumen pollicare6 lineaslatum 

 mucrone 4-5 lin. loiigj. Ab A Christiano et Cilicio indumento brevi adpresso, 

 foliolis minutis, carin:! alas superante, etc, distinctus. 



