Astraffahis (LU. Poterium). leguminos.*:. 393 



473. &.. microthamnus (Boiss. et Haussk.) suffruticosus to- 

 ineritosus caiius. foliis ramealibus elongatis longe spinosis 4-5-jugis, 

 axiilaribus brevi.ssimis subbijugis breviter spinulosis. foliolis planis 

 late obovatis vel orbiculatisretusis muticis vel niucronatis, pedunculis 

 axillaribus sessilibus unifloris, calycis frucliferi 30-3o-nervii pubes- 

 centis superne constricli dentibus lanceolato-subulatis conniventibus, 

 leguniine breviter slipitato hirsuto oblongo valde depresso dorso pro- 

 fuiide sulcato, stylo parte inferiori birsuto 5. 



Hab. in deserto cretaceo ad radice.s moTitis Gebel Abdul Azis Assyri» 

 (Haussk !). 



Dumulosus 3-4-pollicaris, spiua^ demuni 2-3Vi-pollicHres, foliola .3-5 lineas 

 longa, calyx fructifer 10-11 lineas longus, petaia omuia subiequilonga, legumen 

 absque stipite 4 lin. longum 1 '/4 latum. Al) A. Forskahlei staturS. pumila, in- 

 dumenlo den.so subpatenti, foliolis latioril>us utrinque tomentosis. calyce fruc- 

 tifero majori, legumine depresso sulcato nec compresso di.stinctus. 



474. A. glaucacanthus (Fisch. Syn. Trag. p. 168) fruticosus 

 tomentosus, ramis spinis longis erecto-patulis horridis, Ibliis 3-4-ju- 

 i^is ramorum innovantium remote foliolosis in spinam validam abeun- 

 tibus, foliis axillaribus deciduis confertim foliolatis in spinulam bre- 

 vem abeuntibus, foliolis otnnium elliptico-obovatis obtusis complicatis 

 supra glabralis, pedunculis brevissimis 3-4-floris, bracteolis minutis- 

 simis, calycis tomentelli denlibus triangulari-lanceolatis brcvibus, ca- 

 lyce fructifero ovato-globoso sub-40-nervi, legumine adpresse tomen- 

 tello slipitato oblongo subdepresso venti-e planiusculo vel sulcato, 

 stylo longe villoso 5. A. Forskahki et A. scorpius Boiss. et Bulise 

 Aufz. 



Hnb. i». aridis circa desertum magnum Persise mediye et borealis, prope 

 Schahrud Ispahan (Bge!), prope Jezd (Buhse !) 



Prteter notas indicatas ab A. Forskahf ci calyce fructifero tertia parteminori 

 distinctus. Frutex fere pedalis. 



475. A. brachycladus, suffruticosus prostratus ramosjssimus, 

 ramulis subcontiguis erecto-patulis brevissimis petiolis et stipulis ve- 

 tustis imbricatim vestitis, foliis ramcalibus tenuibus brevibus slriclis 

 .spinosis. axillaribus brevissimis in spinulam abeuntibus, foliolis om- 

 nium bijugis patule et breviter pubescentibus minutis complicatis ob- 

 longis obtusismuticis, floribus solitariis longiuscule pedicellatis, brac- 

 teolis minimis, calyce tomentello tubuloso dentibus triangulari-lan- 

 ceolatis fructifero sub-30-ucrvi ovato, vexilii valde recurvi laminei 

 suborbiculata retusa, ovario breviter stipitato depresso tomentoso, 

 stylo inferne liirsuto 5. 



Hab. in arenosis circa Lar Persiae australis (Auch. 4398 a!). 



Rami ut videtur prostrati semipedales ramulis vix sesquipollicem longis 

 crebre obsiti. Spina^ teniies strictcE vix poUicares, foliolamajora2'/i lin. longa, 

 calyx fructifer 7 lin. longus. Species habitu, spinis brevibus tenuibus, vexilli 

 lamind brevi insignis. 



