420 LEGUMiNOS^. Astragalus (LX. Eremophysa). 



Sect. LX. Eremophysa. 



547. A. Kahiricus (d.c. Prodr. II, p. 292) patule et breviter to- 

 mentosus canus, caulibus elongatis crassis decumbentibus flexuosis, 

 stipulis herbaceis late triangularibus acutis, foliolis 5-7-jugis magnis 

 orbicubtis stepe retusis supra glabris, racemis axillaribus Jaxiusculis 

 cylindricis brevissime pedunculatis. bracteolis subulatis calycino tubo 

 multo brevioribus, calycis patule tomentosi dentibus tubo quintuplo 

 brevioribus, vexiiii recli calyce duplo longioris lamina oblonga elon- 

 gata alis linearibus suba^qnilonga . carina lineari subbreviore, legu- 

 mine glabro stipitato oblique ovato subcompresso dorso convexo ca- 

 rinato ventre profunde sulcato mucronato ^. A. longiflorus Delil. 

 Fl. Eg. p. 112, tab. 39 non Pali. — A isopetalus Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 

 9, p. 67. 



Hab. in desertis iEgypti infer. (Delil! Auch. 1294! Kyt), Arabiae Petrt,» 

 (Boiss !), (Assyrije Oliv!), Persiae orient. in toto ambitu deserti salsi (Bgel), 

 Affghanise et IBelutschise (Griff! Stocks!). 



Foliola saepe pollicaria et majora, calyx 7-8 lin., corolla 14-15 longa, legu- 

 men absque stipite 5-6 lin. longum 3 latum. 



Ar Geogr. Africa borealis in CyrenaicS.. 



548. A. Lehmannianus (Bge. pl. Lehm. p. 270, tab. 15) bre- 

 viter et patule tomentellus griseus, caulibus erectis crassis, stipulis 

 herbaceis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis, foiiolis 6-8-jugis orbiculato- 

 subreniformibus ssepe retusis supra glabris, racemis axillaribus bre- 

 viter pedunculatis laxe cylindricis, bracteolis subulatis calyce multo 

 brevioribus, calycis dense et adpresse villosi dentibus l:mceolatis di- 

 midium tubum sequantibus, vexilli recurvi calyce quinla parte longio- 

 ris lamina ovato-orbiculata retusa alis subeequilonga carina modice 

 curvata sublongiore, legumine hirsuto stipitato oblongo-triquetro mu- 

 cronato ventre carinato dorso sulcato '^. 



Hab, in desertis Karakum et Kisilkura Turkestaniae (Lehm !). 

 Facies praecedentis, folioia diam. 10-12 lin. lata, calyx 6 lin., vexillum 8 tan- 

 tum longum, legumen 3 lin. longum 1 */» latum. 

 Ar. Geogr. Songaria. 



Sect. LXI. Grammocalyx. 



549. A. saccatus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 9, p. 53) adpressissime 

 tomentoso-catuis subacaulis,,stipulis minutis liberis canis a basi trian- 

 gulaii linearibus. Ibliolis remotiuscule 6-8-jugis ovatis vel oblongis 

 oblutis, pedunrulis Ibliis snbfequilongis , racemo oblongo fructifero 

 elongato la\o, b]-;u:tcis lincaribi^s pedicello duplo longioribus, calyce 

 breviter tomentcllo basi sacccito-sul)inf1ato superne angustato dentibus 



