Qundelia. composit^. 421 



Tr. X. GUNDELIE^. 



Gapitula pliiriflora in giomcnilum capituliformem concreta. Invo- 

 lucri pliylla et glomeruli hractese spinosjB iiiter se arcte connatse. 

 Antherae sagiltatae. Styli rami hirti cylindrico-complanati. Pappus 

 cupuliformis. 



GUNDEMA (Tourn. Voy. 2, p. m Ic). 



Gapitula 3-7-flora in unaquaque bractea glomeruli genenilis ovoidei 

 sitaet in glomeruhim concreta. Flos centralis fertilis, laterales steriles. 

 Involucrum cujusve capituli uniseriale gamophyllum apice 5-7-spi- 

 nosuni cum bracteis glomeruli connatum. Corolia infundibuliformis 

 limbo tubo aequilongo 5-parlito. Antherae longa; lineares hasi obtuse 

 sagittatae. Styli hispiduli rami crassi cylindrico-complanati. Ache- 

 nium magnum compresso-subtetragonum basi attenuatum tenerum 

 cupuia spongiosa ore minute denticulata superatum, involucris totius 

 glomeruli valde auctis et in corpus valde coriaceum obpyramidatum 

 apice spinosum concretis omnino inclusum et cum eis maturum sece- 

 dens. — Herba lactescens spinosissima facie Eryiigii. ■— Genus sin- 

 gulare ob stylum etflores homogamos Vernonieis saepe adnumeratuni 

 sed nulli ordinis propius accedens. 



1. G. Tournefortii (L. Sp. 1315 > glabrescens vel lanugine 

 araneosa detersili plus minus obsita, cauhbus crassis laevibus sim- 

 phcibus vel superne parce et breviter corymboso-ramosis, foliiscoria- 

 ceis rigidis amphs crassissime nervosis et elevatim reticulatis oblongis 

 vel oblongo-lanceolatis pinnatilobatis partitisve lobis dentatis denti- 

 busque valide spinosis inferioribus basi attenuatis, superioribus basi 

 sessili breviter decurrentibus, glomerulo generali ovato fohis summis 

 subternis eo longioribus involucralo, bracteis ad glomerulorum basin 

 coriaceis lanceolatis dorso convexo-carinatis in spinain validam flori- 

 bus muito longiorem abeuntibus ^. 



Hab. in collibus et agris incultis a regione inferiori ad montanam ubi vul- 

 gatior et alpinam, Anatolia bor. prope Kadikeui (Wied !), Lycaonia inter Kara- 

 man et Ermenek (Heldr!), Taurus ad Gulek Boghaz (Bal !)'Syria in montibus 

 prope Tripoli (Bl!), Libanus adCedros (Boiss !), Palestina circaGaza et Hiero- 

 solymam (Boiss!), Mesopotamia (Auch. 34841), Armenia Turcica ad Baibut 

 (Bourg!) et firzerum (Huet!) et Rossica (Szov!), Persia a regione inferiori ad 

 Dalechi (Ky. 971!), ad montes distr. Kuh Kilouyeh 90U0'-1000O' (Haussk), in 

 prov. Khorassan (Bgel). FL aest. Gaules juniores cocti in Syria Accoub nomi- 

 nati comeduntur. 



/3. tenuisecta. — Folia subbipinnatipartita parenchymate angusto 

 spinis numerosissimis. 



Hab. in monte Berytdagh Cataonise 8000' (Haussk!), ad Gebel Antar prope 

 Damascum (Gaill!). 



