136 DiPSACE-E. Knautia. 



Pedalis et sesquipedalis, folia infer. cum petiolo 2-3-pollicaria angustissiina 

 laciniis 2-3 lineas longi.,, capitula eis C.micronephalce subminora; ab ea folio- 

 rum forma, caulibus ramisque tenuissimis distincta. 



KNAUTI.4 (Coult. Dips. p. 28). 



InFolncelliim compressum limbo denticulis constante. Galycis !im- 

 bus cyathiformis inaequaliter 6-8-denlatus. Gorolla 4-5-fida. Recepta- 

 culum iiudum vel hirsutum, — Heri^ai annufe vel perennes iuvolucro 

 Miaceo polyphyllo vel oh"gophyllo. 



Sect. T. Lyghnoides (d.c Prodr. IV, p. 650). — Involucrum 

 cylindricum oligophyllum. 



1. K. Orientalis (L. Sp. 146) annua pube altera minima visci- 

 duh\ altora longa setulosa basi tuberculata obsita, cauiibus elatis gra- 

 cilihus ramosis, foliis imis oblongis vel oblongo-Iinearibus integris 

 vel piimatipartitis lyratisve, superioribus linearibus acuminatis, capi- 

 tulo teiuii o-10-floro, involucri phyllis lanceolatis acuminatis capitulo 

 duplo hrcvioribus, corollis purpureis valde radiautibus, involucello 

 hrrlo deritihus 15-20 brevissimis cartilagineis subffiqualibus, calycis 

 limho sctoso hrevi O. Ic, Lam. III, tab, 58. — K. Propontica L. Sp. 

 Ed. II, p. 1666. 



Hab. in dumosis humidis et campis Macedoni?e et Thracise (Friv f Orph !), 

 Byzantii (Goumany!), Bithynine (Thirke!), Paphlagoniae (Wied!), Smyrnte 

 proj)e Sedikeui (Boiss!), in prov. Transcaucasica Guria (Nordm. ex Ledeb.). 



Sect. II. Trichera d.c. 1. cit, — Involmrum patens polyphyUiim. 

 * Annuse. 



2. K. hybrida (AU, Auct. p. 9, sub Scabiosd) annua pih's mini- 

 mis viscidulis tomentella et aliis setiforuiibus i)asi tuberculatis obsita, 

 caule clato ram.oso, foliis vel oblongis crenalo-dentatisvel lyratis pin- 

 natipartilisque, superioribus itnearihus, involucri phyllis corollas noii 

 aequantilnis capitulo fructifero longioribus, corollis ca3ruleis radianti- 

 bus, involucelli hispidi dentibus brevissimis subin?equalibus, calycis 

 iimbo hrevissirae setoso ©, K. hybridaCoult. Dips, p. 30. — Trichera 

 mntabilis Schrad. — Scabiosa lyrata Lam. III. x\o 1310. — S. inte- 

 grifnliu L, Sp. 142. • 



Hai). in collibus, rupestribus, cultis regionis inferioris et montanee totius 

 Gneciio pra:>sortim littoralis et ejus insularum !, Macedoniae et Thracia'! 

 AnatoHfe occidenlalis et australis !, .Syriae iittoralis ( Bl ! Gaill ! ), Palestinoe 

 (Boiss !). 



/3. Urvitlm. Omnibus partihus minor, capitula pauciflora. Forma 

 autumnalis e locis sterilibus. — K. Urviltoei Coult. Dips. p. 21,tab. 1, 

 fig. 10. 



