Astfagalus (LXXX. Melanocercis). leguminos.^. 491 



validis albidis basi dilatatis horridis, foliolis 7-8-jugis minutis ad- 

 presse et parce hirtis griseo-virentibus obovatis complicatis obtusis, 

 peduncLilis folio brevioribus in racemos brev6s 3-4-floros abeunllbus, 

 bracteis lanceolatis nigro-hirtis pedicello brevioribus , calycis pilis 

 nigris brevibus adpressis parce obsiti dcntibus tubo 4-o-plo brevio- 

 ribus, leguminibus calyce duplo longioribus oblongo-cylindricis acutis 

 mucronatis iucurvis glabris vel parce puberulis dorso late sulcatis 

 ventre carinatis 5. 



Hab. in regione superiori montis Gebel Scheick (Hernion) Antilibani(Boiss!), 

 in monte Gebel Baruck Libani (Boiss!), ad Cedros (Bl!), in montibus supra 

 Zebdani(Ky.82!). 



Accedit ad var. ^ A. flw^r/Ms^z/bZn^sedspinspmulto breviores etbasivalidiores, 

 foliola obtusiora, bractea^ abbreviatie, legumen tandem multo angustius in- 

 curvum latius sulcatum sex lineam longum vix sesquilineam diam. latum. Co- 

 rolla carnea. 



Sect. LXXXL Leucocercis. 



739. A. mucronifolius (Boiss. Diag. Ser. T, 2, p. 68) adpresse 

 sericeo-canescens suflrutescens hiimiUs pluriceps cespitosus, ramis 

 brevissimis inferne plus minus spinis vetustis obsitis, stipulis trian- 

 gularibus nervulosis hirsutis, petiolis longis crassis apice longiuscule 

 spinosis, foiiolis 5-6-jugis obovatis vel oblongis nervo crasso in spinu- 

 lam longam excurrente, pedunculis folio brevioribus in racemum 

 brevem laxe 4-5-florum abeuntibus, bracteis lanceolatis ciliatis pedi- 

 cellum secfuantibus, calycis parce et adpresse hirti dentibus crasse 

 nervosis tubo vix brevioribus pungeutibus, vexillo obcordato, carina 

 alis breviore, legumine ovato compresso glabrescenti obhque et bre- 

 vissime apiculato ruguloso 5. A. Fischeri Boiss. et Buhse Aufz. 

 p. 64. 



Hab. in montosis Persice australis, ad Ispahan (Auch. 4400!), inter Abuschir 

 et Schiraz (Ivy. 08!), in collibus gynsaceis Kumaredj (Haussk!), inter Kerman 

 et Yezd, Yezd et Ispahan (Buhse! Bge!). 



Cespites hemisphcerici, petioli tripoUicares, foliola majora 3-4 lin. longa spi- 

 nula sesquilineari, tlores 5-G lineas longi rosei fragrantes. legumen 5 lineas 

 longum 3 7* latum. 



740. A. curviflorus (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 2, p. 67) adpresse 

 canussuffrutescenshumilis erinaceus. ramis brevissimis spiiiis crebris 

 horridis, stipulis triangulari-subulatis hirtis, petiolis crassis brevibus. 

 canis valide spinosis, foliolis subsexjugis oblongis nervo valido in 

 spinuhim bi-evem flavidam abeunti, racemis breviter pedunculatis la- 

 xiuscule 3-7-floris brevibus,bracteis triangularibus pedicellos vix sn- 

 perantibus, calycis dense cani dentibus subulatis muticis tubo sub~ 

 brevioribus, vexillo reflexo ovato, carina alis longiore, legumine ova- 

 to-compresso adpresse canescente breviter et oblique apiculato 5- 



