360 LEGUMiNOS^, Astragalus (XLV. Pterophorus). 



b.) Bracteolae calyce duplo vel tertia aut quartA parte breviores. 



X Species humiles capitulis globosis. 



A. microptems . brachypterus, runcinatus, pai-viceps, Baibutensts , Mitchel- 

 lianus. 



X X Species elatiores capitulis scepius oblongis vel cylindricis. 



1. Bractese ovatue vel ovato-oblongse. 



A. Tmoleus, hounacanthus, Ti-ojanus, Talasseus. 



2. Bractese lineares vel lineari-spathulatse. 



A. Balansce, Thracicus, Dmsorutn. 



* BracteoliB tubo calycino non adnatfe caducae. 

 -\- Foliola 10-15-juga. 



387. A. andrachnefolius (Fenzl Pugill. n" 6) suffruticosus 

 caule brevi denudato, ramis abbreviatis, stipulis villosis basi ovalis 

 breviter attenuatis, petiolis longis tenuibus in spinulam tenuem bre- 

 vem abeuntibus, foliolis 1^-18-jugis carnosulis ovatis mucronulatis 

 prseter pilos paucos in pagina inferiori glabris, axillis plurifloris ia 

 capilula globosa densa foliis coronata conglobatis, bracteis ovato- 

 oblongis concavis obtusiusculis superne tomentosis calycis tubum 

 sub8equantibus,bracteolis 1-2 interdum nullis minimis anguste lanceo- 

 latis apice ciliatis, calycis pilis densis flexuoso-crispis tomentoso-hir- 

 suti dentibus tubo subbrevioribus, vexilli laminabasi acute auriculata 

 ungue longiore 5. Ic. Iliustr. Tauri in Russegg. Reis. tab. 6. — A. ste- 

 norrhachys Fisch. Mon. n" 74. 



Hab. in Gilicia prope Giilek (Ky. 132), Anatolia inter Thorbali etTherakli 

 (Wied.) forma foliolis angustioribus! prope Bouloukli (Bal!), Syria bor. prope 

 Aintab(Haussk!). 



Seinipedalis, petioli 4-6-pollicares, foliola 2-3 lin. longa, capitula nuce sub- 

 majora, calyx iV^lin., vexillum C Vi-7 longum. Bracteolis ssepius solilariis in- 

 terdum omnino obsoletis cum A. Andrachne Qi hilari nexnrtidiA Rhacophorum 

 prtebens. 



388. A. Andrachne (Bge. Astr. p. 158) fruticulosus, caule 

 soepius abbreviato, raniis brevibus, stipuiis ovato-lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis villosis, petiolis valde elongatis in spinulam brevem abeuntibus, 

 foiiolis 10-15-jugis orbiculatis obovatis oblongisvc glabris mucronu- 

 latis, axillis plurifloris in capitula crassa ovata foliis superata conglo- 

 batis, bracteis oblongis acuniinatis membranaceis carinatis superne 

 villosis, bracteolis 1-2 lineari-lanceolatis villosis, calycis pilis densis 

 longis rectis villosissimi dentibus tubo longioribus, vexilli laniina basi 

 acute runcinato-auriculata ungue longiore *>. A. ceplialotes Russell in 

 herb. Mus. Brit. 



