Alkanna. borragine^. 233 



prseter pubem brevem pilis rigidis basi tuberculatis aspera, caiilibus 

 humilibus ascendentibus vel decumbentibus superne parce ramosis, 

 foliis lanceolatis subrepandis iuferioribus obtusis basi attenuatis supe- 

 rioribus bracteisque longioribus sessilibus sensim diminutis acutis, 

 racemis fructiferis tandem laxiusculis, calycis asperi laciniis a basi 

 laliori lineari-subulatis fructiferis patulo-deflexis, corollae glabrse 

 cseruleae tubo calyce sesquilougiore, nuculis parvis verruculis mini- 

 mis sphfBricis nilidis obsitis valdc incurvis rostro deorsum spectante, 

 areola triangulari-dilatata fere totum sinum occupante cariua elevat^ 

 versus medium percursa ^ . A. azurea Boiss. in Bourg. exs. 



Hab. in rupestribus umbrosis Carise in monte Cadmo supra Colossam 

 (Boissl), Lycite in montibus Elmali (Bourg!), Sipyli supra Magnesiam (Bal !). 

 Fl. Jun. 



Affinis A. incance a qna. differt indumento aspero, calycis laciniis lineari- 

 setaceis, nucularum verrucis minimis globosis, etc 



24. A rostellata (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 11, p. 119) setis adpres- 

 sis nonnullis basi tuberculatis dense cana basi suffrutescens ramis 

 pumilis, foliis omnibus acuiis breviter lanceolatis inferioribus et 

 ramorum sterilium basi attenuatis floralibus et bracteis sessilibus 

 lineari-lanceolafis, racemis demum elongatis densiusculis, calycis 

 fructiferi palenti-deflexi laciniis lanceolatis acutis, corollse flavae gla- 

 brse* tubo calyce subduplo longiore limbo parvo, nuculis verrucis 

 parvis globosis sparsis obsito angulo recto curvato rostro atteuuata 

 horizontali acutiusculo, areola basilari marginata ovata ^. A. Auche' 

 riana d.c. Prodr. ex parte. 



Hab. in Tauro (Auch. 2278 his!), in fauce Guzeldere supra Sedichig Cilici» 

 (Bal !). 



Planta 4-6-pollicaris, folia inferiora 1 Vi-2 pollices longa 4-5 lineas lata» 

 indumentum canum A. incance sed non molle, corollse lutea;, nuculs rostrum 

 elongatum horizontale nec deorsum curvatum, etc. 



23. A. macrophylla (Boiss. et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. I, II, p. 120), 

 caulibus ascendentibus supernc ramosis fragillimis elougatis ciliato- 

 villosis, foliis junplis breviter velutinis et insuper setis tuberculalis 

 .sparsis obsitis teneris magnis inferioribus oblongo-Ianceolatis basi 

 attenuatis, superioribus bracleisque calyce longioribus cordato-oblon- 

 gis obtusiusculis. racemis fructiferis elougatis densiusculis. calycis 

 fructiferi nutantis parum aucti laciniis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, 

 corollae azurcce tubo calyce duplo longiore intus 5 fasciis [lurpureis 

 perciirso. uucwlis parvis verruculis mininiis conicis parce obsitis 

 incurvis dorso subcarinatis rostro subhorizontali. areola ovata dilatat^ 

 fere sinum totum occupante %. 



Hab. in rupestribus maritimis ad Adalia Pamphylioe (Pestal ! Bourg. 1971), 

 ad muros amphitheatri Perge (Heldr!), in Libano superiore (Gaill. 421 fide 

 specim. cajterum nimis incompleti). 



Caules ssepe pedales, folia inferiora 2 Vj-4 pollices longa, corolla speciosa 



