866 UMBELLiFER^. Pimpinella. 



+ 4- Involucra et involucella nulla, rarius in P. Aniso interdum 

 monophylla. 



3. P. Anisum (L. Sp. 399) annua, tota breviter pubescens, caule 

 erecto stricte ramoso, foliis infimis cordato-rotundis incisis interme- 

 diis trisectis segmentis cuneatis lobatis, superioribus sessilibus in la- 

 cinias lineares indivisas et trifidas sectis, involucro et involucello 

 monophyllis linearibus vel nullis, petalis extus puberulis, fructu ad- 

 presse et breviter hirto ovato-pyriformi apice attenuato stylopodiis 

 conicis in stylos longos divergentes abeuntibus O. Ic. Rchb. Germ. 

 tab. 1865. 



Hab. inter sata Gypri prope Hierokypos (Heldrl), in planitie Boeotica inter 

 Thebas et Lebadeam (Heldr!), in insuhl Chios (ex d.c.) An vere spontanea? 

 Culta in Grscia, iEgypto. 



4 P. Cretica (Poir. Suppl. 1, p. 684) annua, brevissime pube- 

 rula vel glabrescens, cauHbus tenuibus ramosis , foliis inferioribus 

 indivisis triscctisque segmentis rotundatis subcordatis dentatis, su- 

 perioribus in lacinias paucas oblongas lobatas Unearesque integras 

 sectis, petalis glabris . fructu ovato adpresse et breviter liirto stylo- 

 podiis contiguis mamillari-conicis stylisque longis deflexis superato 

 O. P. nodosa Ur.v. Enum. p. 33 (monstrositas, umbellarum nodo ictu 

 insectorum inflato). 



Hab. in collibus siccis Gr^ciae ifi Attica et Pnloponneso (Sprun !), Creta^ 

 (Tourn ! Raul !), insul;p Syra (Boiss!)et Sarnos (Urv!), Rhodi iBourg !), ad By- 

 zuntiurn (Noe!), Pamphylire ad Adalia (Bourg. exs. sub P. Arabicd n"291I), 

 Syriaj littoraHs (Bl! Gaill!) et interioris ad Dainascum (Gaill!), Palestinse circa 

 Hierosolymam et in inonte Carmelo (Boiss!). Fl. vere. 



/3. Arahica. — Natia, folia inferiora parva cuneato-tripartita vel tri- 

 loba. — P. ArahkaBo\^s. Ann. Sc. Nat. 1844, p. 130. 



Hab. in Arabia Petrea (Schimp. exs. 2Sl !). 



Species P. Aniso multo tenuior, petahi glabra, fructus dimidio minor minus 

 elongatus. 



o. P. puberula (d.c. Prodr. IV. p. 109 sub Ptychotide) annua 

 breviter tomentella vel hirtula, caule a basi subdivaricatim ramosissi- 

 ino, foliis inferioribus indivisis trisectisque segmentis rotundato-cor- 

 dalis inciso-dentatis, intermediorum segmentis cuneatis trilidis, supe- 

 rioribus sessilibus in lacinias breves lineari-setaceas divaricatas 

 pinnatisectis, radiis scabro-hirtis, fructu minimo ovato longiuscule et 

 subadpresse hirsulo, slylopodiis conliguis valde depressis fructu 

 multo angustioribus, stylis longissimis deflexisO- P. puberulaBoiss. 

 Ann. Sc.'Nat. 1844, p. 129. 



Hab. in sterilibus desertorum et regionis montanoe inferioris. mons Gebel 

 Abiad deserti Syriaci ad Palmyram (Bl!), mons Karahiyukle inter Aintab et 

 Marasch (Haussk!), deserta Assyriae (Oliv ! Auch. 2682!), prope Mardin (Kyl 

 Haussk!), montes Avroman et Schahu Persia^ occid. alt. 4000'-5000' (Haussk!), 



