682 GOMPOSIT.E. Centaurea. 



J53. C. myriocephala (Sch. Bip. in Ky. pl. Alep. Kurd. 1843) 

 papilloso-aspera pallide virens a basi dicliotome et divaricatim ramo- 

 sissima dumulosa polycephala, foliis radicalibus lyralis segmentis late- 

 ralibus utrinque 2-3 parvis oblongis retrorsis terminali magno ovato- 

 rhombeo vel cordato, foliis rameis prceter inferiora interdum pinnati- 

 partita valde diininutis oblongo-lanceolatis et linearibus integris bre- 

 vissime decurrentibus, capitulis terminalibus pedunculis parce et 

 minute foliolosis suffultis parvis obiongis, involucri glabri coriacei 

 apice constricti phyllis coriaceis triangularibus et lanceolatis in spinam 

 flavidam ereclam nec adpressam in intermediisphyllo ipso fequiloiigam 

 altenualis. phyllis intimis apice scariosis lanceolatis, flosculis luteis 

 non radiantibus, acheniis albis puberulis apice marginalis, pappi albi 

 serie penultima achenio aequilonga ® vel "^ . 



Hab. in arvis Syriae ad Damascum (Gaill!), in planitiebus circa Aleppum 

 (Ky . 22G !, Boiss ! ), in deserto ad Palmyram (Bl !) circd Aintab et in omni Meso- 

 potamia (Ky! Haussk!), 



(3. major. — Gapitula submajora avellanam sequantia. 



Hab. in cultis Lyci* inter Homs et Hama (Bl!). 



Species insignis dumos pedales demum exsiccatos ventis ruptos et per pla- 

 nities circumvolutos formans. 



iS4. C. Behen (L. Sp. 1292) parce papilloso-p^ibescens rarius 

 subaraneosa pallide virens, caule elato superne corymbose ramoso 

 ramisque alatis alis integris, foliis rigidulis elevatim nervosis et veno- 

 sis, radicalibusamplis petiolatisoblongis rariusindivisis scepiuspinna- 

 tifido vel partito-lyratis laciniis lateralibus d-3 lanceolatis retrorsis 

 terminali maxima obtusiuscula. foliis caulinis in alam a basi lata deor- 

 sum decrescentem decurrentibus oblongis integris, rameis minutis 

 elliptico-linearibus, capitulis pedunculis nudis vel minute el parce 

 foliolosis insidentibus majusculis ovato-conicis, involucri glabri stra- 

 minei apice constricti phyllis coriaceis adpresse imbricatis acutis 

 brevissime mucronulato-spinosis ab infimis breviter triangularibus ad 

 iiitermedia lanceolata elongatis intimis ajiice obtusis minute scariosis, 

 flosculis luteis non radiantibus, acheniis albis brevibus, pappi rufes- 

 centis serie penultima achenio sublongiore vel :^ . C. atata Lam. 

 Dict. 1, p. 665. Vent. Cels tab. 80. — C. acuta Vahl. — C. Germa- 

 nkia Haussk. pl. exs. — Behen album Rauw. It. tab. 288. — Bauh 

 Hist. HI, p. 37 Ic. 



Hab. in siccis regionis inferioris montanae et in australioribus subalpinse, 

 Cilicia ad Bouloukli (Bal!), Syria prope Marasch (Haussk!), inter Aleppo et 

 Antiochiam (Boiss !), Mesopotamia (Ky. 39!» !), Armenia Rossica (Szov!) et prov. 

 Karadagh (Buhsel), KurdistaniaPersica et Persia occid. (Haussk!), Persia aus- 

 tralis et borealis ad radices monti.-^ Elbrus (Ky. 503!), in montosis prov. Kho- 

 rassan (Bge!), in monte Beschbarmak Transcaucasise (G.A. Mey.). 



j3. subbracteata. — Folia peduncularia elongata capitulum interdum 

 sequantia sed semper linearia. 



Hab. in Syria littorali ad Amrith prope Tortosam (Gaill!) et in Syria bor. prope 

 Aintab (Haussk!). 



