342 LEGUMiNOS^. Astragalus (XLIV. Rhacophorus). 



+ + -|- Bracteae late ovato-oblongae, ovatae, vel orbiculares cymbiformes. 



a.) Galyx 3-4 Vi lineas longus. 

 A- Priisianus, amblolepis. 



b.) Calyx 5-7 lineas longus. 

 X Axillae 10-15 florae. Gapitula magna densa ovata vel globosa. 

 A. psilacmos, Wartoensis. 



X X Axillae 3-7 flora?. 



1. Axillae in capitula densa cylindrica vel oblonga congestse. 

 A. stnctifolius, Zachlensis. 



2. Axillae in capitula densa ovata vel globosa congestae. 



A. compactus, cruenti/lorus, Lamarckii, eriocalyx, cymbostegis, stromatodes. 



3. Axillae subdistinctae in spicam laxiusculam dispositae bracteis acu- 

 minatis. 



A. Kurdicus, Musschianv.s. 



4. Axillae distinctee secus ramos remotiuscul» vel ad eorum apicem 

 approximat*. Bracteae obtusae latissime cymbiformes singulos flores 

 involucrantes. Bracteola interdnm sub flore obvia oblonga minuta 

 decidua transitum ad Pterophoros praebet. — ^eci. Diphlhcrophorus 

 Bge. loc. cit. p W). 



A. chthonocephalus, leucolachnus, Bethlemiticus, lepidanthus, argyrophyllus, 

 diphterites. 



* Galyx firmus. 



341. A. psilodontius (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 9, p. 86) fruticu- 

 losus totus adpressiuscule canus , ramis tenuibus ramulosissimis ra- 

 mulis brevibus laxiuscule foliosis, petiolis crassiusculis tomentosis in 

 spinam foliolis nmlto longiorem abeuntibus, foliolis 6-7-jugis approxi- 

 matis parvis versus apicem folii sensim diminutis plicatis ovatis 

 acutiusculis muticis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis margine late byalinis 

 dorso liirtulis, axillis 3-o-floris glomerulos subdistantes formantibus, 

 bracteis late obiongis acutis concavis marglne byalinis calycis tubum 

 aequantibus, calycis patule birsutissimi dentibus tubo sesquilongiori- 

 bus corolla fuscescenti sublongioribus, vexilli lamina ovata obtuse 

 auriculato-angulata ungue sublongiore 3- A. laxiflorus Fiscb. Syn. 

 p. 77. 



Hab. in regione inferiori Aiitilibani (Boiss!), inter Djedaide et Ouadi el 

 Djour ad sept. Damasci (Giiill. exs. 1768!). 



Semipedalis vel pedalis, spinte 1 Vi-2-pollicares, foliola majora sesquilineam 

 longa, calyx 6 lineas longus. Species indumento, foliolis minimis secus spinam 

 crassam deerescentibus, inflorescentia, insignis. 



