56 ASCLEPiADEiE. Vmcetoxicum . 



sfBpiiis obsolete lobiilata. folliculis glabris apice valde attenuatis. '^'. 

 V. PiskUcumBoiss et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. I. il,»p. 79. — V. alpinim 

 Schott inKy. Sched. — Cynanchum minm G, Koch Linn. XIX. p. i27. 



Hab. in lapido.sis prfesertim subalpinis et alpinis, Parnassi regio inferior ad 

 Leucocastron supra Rachova (Heldr!), circa Byzantiurn et in Bithynia (Noe!, 

 Coumany!, Thirke!), Phrygia (Bal!), Lycia prope Elmalu (Bourg!), Pisidia 

 circa Bouldour (Heldr!), Cappadocia in coUibus ciix-a Cyesaream (Bal!), Tauri 

 Cilicici jugum Koschan 7500' (Ky. 11!). 



Semipedale, folia superiora valde angusta, corolla glaberrima fusca. Species 

 corona obscure lobatainter attines distinguenda. Synonymon Cynanchifmcati 

 Link ad plantam Lusitanicam diversam spectat, sed nostra specimina Orien- 

 talia Dahuaticis a b. Petter in subalpinis Clissa lectis simillima sunt. Icon tab. <}.S 

 Rchb. mihi dubia ob specimen nimis procerum et prsesertim analysin N" 2, 

 coronam valde lobatam exhiljentem. Synonymon A. Iberica amplissimo folio 

 uerb. Vaill. ob corollam superne hirtam et staturam elatam ad V. nigrum refe- 

 rendum est. 



Ar. Geogr. Dalmatia. 



12. V. parviflorum ,'Decaisne in d.c. Prodr. V[I[, p. 525) 

 caulibus erectis saepius stricte ramulosis puberuiis. foliis carnosuli.^^ 

 breviter petiolatis a basi rotundata ovato-obiongis et oblongo-lanceo- 

 latis apice attenuatis obtusis, umbellis paucitloris axillaribus sessilibus 

 vel breviter pedunculatis, pediceJlis tenuissimis pubescentibus flore 

 minimo longioribus, calycis liirti laciniis triangularibus, corollfe lutes- 

 centi-rubellse vel purpurea? giabrie laciniis oblongis oblusis calyce 

 3-4-pio longioribus. corona staminea ad 5 giandulas purpureas gynos- 

 tegio multo breviores reducta. folliculis. . . "if . V. stellifloruni Boiss. 

 et [vy. Diagn. Ser. I[. 3, p. 120. 



Hab. in CappadociA ad Euphratem (Auch. 1512 !), in Tauri Cilicici faucibus 

 Giilek BoghazSOOO' ad ripa> torrentis (Ky. 88!) et in regione alpina vallis Kar 

 Boghas (Ball). Fl. Julio. 



Pedale. folia inferiora 1-1 '2 poll. longa. Species floribus minimis et corona 

 staminea brevissima notabihs. 



SOLE\OSTOM\ (Hayne Arzo. IX, l. 38). — Argelia Decaisn. Ann. 

 Sc. Nat. IX, p. 331, tab. 11. 



Calyx quinquepartitus. Coroila quinquepartita laciniis erectis 

 ohlongo-linearibus obtusis. Corona staminea cyathiformiscrassiuscula 

 lolus 5 rotundatis brevibus gynostegii longe stipitati basin cingens eo 

 nuilto brevior. Antherfe apice membranacese. Pollinis massai clavatai, 

 compressie penduiae. Stigma pentagonum planiusculum. Folliculi 

 ovoidei Ueves cartilaginei. — Frutex. 



1. S. Argel (Delii. Fl. Rg. p. 2(6, tab. 20 sub Cynancho) fruti- 

 cosum, ramisteretibuserectis crebre foliosis, foliis crassiusculis glaucis 

 minute vehitinis sultsessilibus ovato-oblongis et ellipticis acutis, 

 umbellis axillaribus breviter pedunculatis bracteolatis. coroila aibida > 



