Astragalus (LIX. Alopecias). leguminos^. 415 



liolis 16-30 ovato-cUipticis obtusis mucronulatis superne glabris vel 

 parcius hirsutis, capitulis axillaribus ovato-globosis pedunculo ssepius 

 brevioribus, calyce (fructifero) lanato turbinato dentibus setaceis tubo 

 sublongioribus, vexillo dentibus calycis parum longiore extus sericeo 

 obovato-retuso recurvo alas et carinam subtus valde incurvo-gibbara 

 superante , legumine hirto turbinato basi attenuato apice oblique 

 truncato oblique mucronato "^ . 



Hab. in arenosis deserti Karakum Turkestaniae (Lehm !), in planitiehus ela- 

 tis prov. Khorassan Persise orient. (Bge I). 



Folia ssepe pedaha, foliola majora 5-6 lin. longa rigidula, capitula nuce 

 duplo majora, legumen 14 hn. longum apice tres latum. Species vexillo sericeo, 

 calyce et legumine turbinatis insignis. 



h.) Vexillum glabrum. 

 X Capitula sessilia vel subsessiha. 



533. A. megalotropis (G. A. Mey herb. Acad. Petrop. — Bge. 

 Astr. p. 99) elatus virens dense et patule villosus, stipuh's late ovatis 

 herbaceis acuminatis, foHolis 15-17-jugis oblongis acutissimis subtus 

 raolliter villosis, capitulis subsessilibus globosis, calycis longe et pa- 

 tule rufescenti-villosi dentibus tubo longioribus, vexilli resupinati la- 

 mina suborbiculari integra alas carinamque subtus angulo recto ro- 

 tundato curvatam subsequante, legumine.'. . . . V. A. Narhonemu 

 C. A. Mey. Ind. n» 12.59 et Ledeb. Fl. Ross. non Gou. 



Hab. in campis fertihoribus ditionis Talysch prope Suwant (C. A.iVl.). Non 

 vidi. 



Capitula plura internodiis bipoHicaribus diam. bipolhcaria, fohola majora 10 

 lineas longa, calyx 10 hneas longus, corolla flava sicca immutata. 



534. A. melaleucus (Bge. Astr. p. 100) lanato-villosus canus, 

 stipulis herbaceis lanceolatis acuminatis reflexis, foliolis 18-21-jugis 

 approximatis complicatis oblongo-Ianceolatis acutis, capitulis sessili- 

 bus globosis, bracteis linearibus calycem subaequantibus, calycis 

 campanulati longe et patule rufescenti-hirsutissimi dentibus tubum 

 fequantibus, vexilli resupinati lamina late oblonga biloba alis carina- 

 que subtus angulo recto rotundato incurva sublongiore, legumine la- 

 nato subtrigono obpyramidato calloso-spongioso 'if . 



Hah. in PersiA boreaU inter Sultanieh et Sengan (Bge!). 



Caulis 2-3 pedahs simplex, foha 4-5-ponices, fohola 6 hneas longa, capitula 

 10 vel plura aiam. sesquipoUicaria, calyx 10 lineas, vexiUum 12 longum. Co- 

 rolla demum purpurascens qua notA, iniiumento cano, fohohs numerosioribus 

 minoribus, vexiUi forma, haec species ab aflfini A. megalotropide differt. 



X X Gapitula plus minus longe pedunculata. 



535. A. macrocephalus (Willd. Sp. III, p. 1260), caule albido 

 flexuoso glabro, stipulis herbaceis late triangulari-acu.minatis, foliolis 



