Centaurea. composit.e. 693 



phala Boiss. et Reut. Diagn. Ser. II, 3, p. 86. — C. Kraliki Boiss. 

 Diagn. Ser. II, 3, p. 84 (orma acaulis). — C. pseudophilostizus Godr. 

 Fl. Juven. 8Q. 



Hab. in arenosis maritimis Egypti inferioris ad Aboukir (Kral!), ad Ramleh 

 et Alexandriam (Ehrenb! Samar! Gaill!). 



Facies C sonchifolice sed phyllorum spinae fasciculatse, hdc nota accedit ad 

 C. ferocem et prtesertim C polyacantham a qua foliis decurrentibus spinisque 

 involucri inaequalibus longioribus dilfert. 



Ar. Geogr. Africa borealis ad Biskra et Laghouat, et in regno Tunetano. 



179. G. lycopifolia (Boiss. et Ky.) pilis septatis parce obsita 

 virens. caulibus erectis vel ascendentibus fragilibus elongatis simpli- 

 cibus vel parce raniosis, foliis ii ferioribus et intermediis petiolatis 

 lyratis sinubus rotundatis segmentis lateralibus lineari-oblongis sub- 

 integris terminaii oblongo dentato interdum cordato, foliis superiori- 

 bus ovalis vel oblongis basi sessili attenuatis, capitulis majusculis 

 soiitariis foliis summis diminutis subbracteatis, invotucri araneosi 

 flavi phyllis in appendicem patulo-reflexam triangularem palmatim 

 7-9-spinosam abeuntibus spinis lateralibus area centrali appendicis 

 duplo longioribus terminali paulo validiore et longiore,phyIIis intimis 

 apice scariosis cucullatis, flosculis aureis vix radianlibus, acheniis 

 pallidis, pappi albi serie penultima achenio ipso 3-4-plo breviore ^ . 



Hab. in prseruptis Syriae borealis maritimoe ad Alexandrette (Schlumberger!), 

 ad Beilan in ipso pago 2000' (Ky. 65!), ad pagum Gorumse ditionis Cilicicse 

 Kassan Oghlu 4200' (Ky. Suppl. 99!). Fl. Jun. 



Gaules l-lV^-pedales, folia intermedia 3-4 pollices longa, capitula magn. C. 

 sphcerocephaloe. 



180. C. cheiracantha (Fenzl in Ky. exs. 1836) caule gracili 

 eiato folioso angulato araneoso simplici vel parce et stricte ramoso 

 1-3-cephalo, foliis supra glabrescentibus subtus canis radicalibus et 

 inferioribus longiuscule petiolatis oblongo-Ianceolatis integris vel 

 saepius lyratis segmentis lateralibus utrinque 1-3 lanceolatis retror- 

 sis, foliis superioribus oblongo-lanceolatis vel linearibus elongatis 

 basi breviter et anguste decurrentibus, capitulis solitariis folio summo 

 parvo bracteatis ovatis, involucri glabriusculi phyllis flavidis in appen- 

 dicem fuscescentem erecto-patentem palmatim breviter et aequaliter 

 5-7-spinuIoso-ciliatam abeuntibus, phyllis intimis apice scariosis lace- 

 ris, flosculis luteis non radiantibus, achenio puberulo nitido albido, 

 pappi albi serie penultima achenio 5-6-pIo breviore ^ . Chartolepis 

 cheirolopha Fenzl in Tchih. II, p. 324. — C. Steveni Ky. exs. 



Hab. in herbidis siccis subalpinis, Libanus in monte Sanin (Ehrenb!), circa 

 Deir el Achmar et Eden (Boissl BII), regio sylvatica montis Cassii (Boissi), 

 montis Amani (Kyi), Taurus Cilicicus (Ky. 261 !), Giilek (Bal!). 



Pedalis et sesquipedalis, folia valde variabilia,caulina vel oblonga vel linea- 

 ria et pedem dimidium longa tres lineas vix lata. Characteribus et pappo afti- 

 nis C. lancifolioe foliis glabris brevioribus integris distincta;. 



