Scolymus. composit^. 713 



SuBTR. 1. SCOLYME^. 



SCOLYMUS (L. Gen. 922). 



Capitulum multitloruni. [nvolucrum imbricatum foliis bracteatum. 

 Receptaculum paleaceum paleis achenia involventibus eisque adhae- 

 rentibus. Pappus margine crassiusculo crenato mutico vel biaristato 

 constans. — Herbse spinosae facie Kmtrophylli. 



\. S. maculatus (L. Sp, 1143) glabralus, csule albido dichotome 

 ramoso subcorymboso, foliis oblongis sinuato-dentatis ala ajquaii 

 lobata decurrenlibus lobis foliorum et alarum spinosis margine albo 

 crasso cartilagineo cinctis, capitulis terminalibus solitariis vel 2-3 

 aggregatis 4-5 bracteis coriaceis spinoso-pectinatis obsitis, phyllis 

 lanceolato-linearibus pectinatis, paleis obovatis integris, acheniis 

 coronula brevissima crenulata inermi superatis ©. Ic. Fl. Grsec. t. 

 824. — Rchb. t. 2. 



Hab. in cultis, ruderatis regionis calidioris, Zacynthi et Archipelagi (Sibth.\ 

 Gretse (Raull), Snoyrnfe (Sibth.), Syria maritima ad Tortosam (Gaill!), iEgyp- 

 tus prope Kahiram (Schweinf !) et in ditione Fayoum (Krai!). 



Ar. Geogr. Regio mediterranea totius Europae et Africae borealis, insuhe 

 Canarienses, Nubia. 



2. S. Hispanicus (L. Sp. 1143) caule crispulepubescente dicho- 

 tome ramoso ramis alternis subracemosis, foliis ohlongo-lanceolatis 

 sinuato-pinnatipartitis spinosis elevatim nervulosis ala deorsum atte- 

 nuata decurrentibus, capitulis axiliaribus solitariis vel 2-4 congestis 

 bracteis 2-3 foliaceis canaliculatis spinosis involucratis, involucrl 

 phyJlis omnibus acuminatis, receptaculi paleis ovatis obtusis versus 

 apicem insequaliter serrulatis, pappi corona intus arislis binis aucta 

 (§. Ic. Fl. Grsec. tab. 825. — Rchb. t. I. 



Hab. in incultis et derelictis, ruderatis regionis inferioris, Grsecia omnis et 

 ejus insulae (Sibth., Urv., Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 763!), Macedonia et Thracia 

 (Grisebl), Greta (Raul!), Bithynia (Thirke!), Anatolia occidentalis (Pinl), Syria 

 maritima (Bl !), Tauria (M.B.). 



Ar. Geogr. Regio mediterranea totius Europse et Africae borealis, insulae 

 Ganarienses, Madera. 



SuBTR. II. CATANANCE.E. 



CATANAlNCeE (VailL Acl. Par. 1721, p. 215). — Piptocephalum 

 Sch. Bip. Bonpl. 1860, p. 369. 



Capitulum multiflorum. Receptaculum alveolato-fimbrilliferum. 

 Involucrum polyphyllum imbricatum. Achenia turbinato-pentagona 



