Galium. RUBiAcEiE. 57 



brum, caulibiis rigidulis, foliis senis linearibus acutis muticis vel bre- 

 viter albo-mucronatis margine revolutis subtus late et i^romiuenter 

 nervosis inferioribus dense approximatis, cymis in axiliis superio- 

 ribns 3-7-floris pedunculo folium ssepe superante siiffultis racemum 

 plus minus abbreviatum tliyrsoideum pseudoverticillis reniotiuseulis 

 constantem formantibus, pedicellis florem subffiquantibus, corollfe 

 magnpe lacteae iobis trinerviis lanceolatis apice sulxmcnllatis muticis 

 vel mucrone brevissimo obtuso instructis, antheris rigricantibns, stylo 

 bifido fructu laevi saepius glabro ^. c^pecies polymorpha cujus formoe 

 sequentes transitus manifestos prsebent. 



a. tenerum. — Herbaceum glabrum vel subpubescens, caules abbre- 

 viati tenues inferne prostrati, folia tenuiora patulo-falcata intima 

 confertissima, racemi breves dissitiflori. — G. stoloniferniiiC. Koch 

 Linn. XIX,p 32. 



Hab. in regione alpin^ Olympi Bithyni (Thirke ! Glenil),in Tmoli cacumine 

 supra Philadelphiam et supraBozdagh (Boiss !). 



/S. alpinum. — Herbaceum vel basi vix suffrutescens, caules 

 pumili 3-4-pollicares, interdum planta pulvinaris racemo abbrcviato, 

 folia rigidinscula stricta bispidula rarius incana, corolla et fructus 

 interdum hispiduli. — (?. inmnnm Sibth. Fl. Gr. H, p. 22, tab. 130. — 

 G. laswrarpum Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 3. p. 42. 



Hab. in siccis regiotiis alpinae Grsecise, Anatoliae sustralis et Syria\ Parnas.si 

 regio superior (Sibth., Heldr! Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 50G!), cacumina Taygeti et 

 Chelmos (Heldr!), montis Athos (Auch. 695! Friv. Orph!), montis Akdagh 

 Lycia? iBourg. 131!), Davrosdagh Pisidi» (Heldr!), Cariw Auch. (;98!. et mon- 

 tis Cadmi supra Geyra (Boiss !), Gappadocise orientalis (Auch. <i94!), Tauri 

 Cilicici (Bal! Ky. 333! 8000'), montis Gassii (Boiss !), cacumina Libani fBoiss! 

 Bl!), et Hermonis (Gaill ! Ky. 194!). 



y elatius. — Basi suffrutescens, caules rigidlores cnni raccmo 

 elongato 6-9-pollicares interdum pedales, folia rigidiora magis mutro- 

 nata. planta cinerascens interdum glabra. — G. crispulo-pilo^nm G. 

 Koch Mss. 



Hab. iri subalpinis calidioribus AnatoUae,Syri3eet Armenise, Mesogis et Cad- 

 mus supra Denisleh (Boiss!), Sipylus (Bal, 334!), Anatolia boreali.s (Wied!), 

 Lycia ad Elmalu (Bourg. 133!), Pisidia ad Buldur (Heldr!), Cappadocia in 

 regione inf. Argaei (Ky. Suppl.398!)et inmontibus Alidagh et Karamas(B;il!), 

 Tauri regio inf. (Ky! Bal!), Berytdagh (Haussk!), Ssofdagh Syria? l^or. 

 (Haussk!) et ad Aintab (Auch. 705!), Armenia ad Karput (Noe!), ad Gumusch- 

 khane, Ispir, Baibout (Bourg!). 



$. latifolium. — Simile var. /3 sed folia longiora latiora soepe lin, 

 '/i lata basi subattenuata. 



Hab. in Antilibano ad Ouadi Barada (Boiss !), in monte Schergi prope Zeb- 

 dani Ky: (5<>3!), prope Nazareth (Both!). 



Species elegans variabilis sed inflorescentia racemoso-spicata, corollm 

 magna^ lactese lobis lanceolatis nec ut in G. pumilo et affinibus ovatis semper 

 digno.scenda. Varietates duo priores sunt forma? alpinne, duo posteriores ox 

 locis demissioribus et calidioribus. Nomen specificum Flor?e ([^ra^ca^ oniuino 

 improprium nam ha3c species rari.ssime incana et saepe prorsus glabra est. 



