898 UMBELLiFER^. Rhabdosciadium. 



RHABDOSClVmUM (Boiss. Anii. Sc. Nal. 1844, p. 68). 



Polygamura. Calycis dciites triangiilares. Petala ovata emarginata 

 in lacinulam canaiiculatani inflcxa. Filamcnta clongata. Fruchis a 

 latcre subcomprcssus cyjindrico-prismaticus stylopodiis conicis snpe- 

 ratus. Mericarpia jugis 5 filLformihus, lateralibus marginantibus. Vittse 

 obsoletfe sed pcricarpium sub jugis irrcgulariter gummifcrum. Semen. 

 intus concaviusculum. — Herljffi percnncs ramosissiniiT ramis junccis, 

 foliis ssepc ad petiolos rcductis, umbcllulfc flore ccntrali scssili fcrtili 

 CiBteris pcdiccliatis Sccpius masculis. — Gciuis infloresceiitia, babitu, 

 aibumine vix concavo intcr Scandirincas distinctum, Echinoplioreis 

 ob florem ccntralcm sessilem cxtcrioi"ibus pcdiccllatis circumdatum 

 accedens. scd scmcn subconcavum ncc involuto-sulcatum. Scselineis 

 quoquc ob fructura teretiusculum proximum, et forsan ^equo jure 

 eis adnumerandum. 



1. R. Aucheri (Boiss. loc. cit. p. 69) glal)rum glauccscens, cau- 

 Jibus junccis tcnuitcr^striatis a basi strictc et dichotonic raraosissimis 

 ramis tcnuibus, foliis radicalibus ct infcrioribus longc pctiolatis pin- 

 iiatiscctis 1-3-jugis scgmentis approximatis carnosulis ovalo-oblongis 

 acutis acutc paucidcntatis intcrdum !2-r^tldis, caulinis ad vaginas 

 lincarcs rcductis, um])ellis longc pcdunculatis parvis brcvissimc 3-5- 

 radiatis, involucri ct involucclii piiyilis brevibus lanceolatis mcmbra- 

 naceis, fructu lincari-cyliudrico basi subattenuato, stylis longissi- 

 mis "¥. 



Hab. in regione alpina montium Persiio australis occidentalis, montes Su- 

 sianpe (A.uch. 372G!J, montes Kuh Sawers, Kur Nur, Kuh Eschker, Sel)sekuh et 

 Kellal alt. 9000"-12000' (Hausskn, jugum Posan Pir montis Kuh Daena (Ky. 

 637!). FI. Jul. 



Bipadale, folia cito evanida cum petiolo 4-G-poIlicaria segmentis approxima- 

 tis terminali majore 1-1 '/* poll. longo 4-5 lato. umbella'. tloriferae avellana vix 

 majores, fructus 7-8 lineas longus lineam latus. 



2. R. stenophyllum(Boiss. ctllaussk.), glal)rum glaucescens, 

 caulibus junccis tcnuiter striatis a l)asi stricte et dicbotomc ramosis- 

 simis ramis tcnuibus, foliis radicalil)us longc pctiolatis remotissime 

 3-4-jugis.scgmenlis longis angustc lincari-lanceolatis rcmote pauci- 

 lobatis, foliis caulinis ad vaginas brcvcs lincarcs reductis, umbellis la- 

 tcralibus et tcrminalibus brcvit^r pcdunculatis parvis brcvissime 3-5- 

 radiatis, involucri et involucclli pbyllis brevibus lanccolatis mera- 

 l)ranaccis, fructu lineari-cylindrico basi subattenuato stylis longissi- 

 mis '^. 



HaJj. in Persia? occidentalis monte Dalechani supra Sungur alt 7000'-9000' 

 (Haussk!) FI. Aug. Sept. 



Valde affme R. Aucheri distinctum videtur foliis radicalil)us pedalibus, 

 segmentis remotis 1-1 '/2 poll. longis l-21ineas tantum latis; umbellie brevius 

 ])edunculatiTe et fructus paulo breviores videntur. 



