Acantholimon. PLUMBAOiNEiE. 849 



tiibo glaberrimo concolore in lirnbum brevissimuni aiigustum omnino 

 truncalum muticum abeunte 5. 



Hab. in rupestribus apricis Persiao niedia; occid. prope Scliurab (Bk«), prope 

 Siokuh ad meridiem Telieran prope limites deserti niagni (Bodej. Non vidi. 



Facies A. Heratensis, spinie bipollicarcs, bractese inleriores 1 '/1 lineani non 

 excedentes, calyx 4 '/1 lineas longus liiiibo oinnino truucato iion lobato quii 

 nola ab affinibus discriminatur. 



Gl. A. longiflorum (Boiss. Diagn. Sor. II. 4, p. ();]) glauoescens 

 dumosuni spiuis liorridum, foliis vernalibus herbncois abbrevii-tis 

 subtrigouis. wstivalibus spinosis clorigatis supra planis basi vi.K mem- 

 branaceis, scapis loliis non longioribus subcorymbose 2-3-slacliyis, 

 spicis laxe 2-4-spiculatis rachide valde ilcxuosa, spiculis tenuibus 

 subcurvatis longis, bi-actea exteriore triangulari acula herbacea albo- 

 marginalA, interioribus duplo longioribus prneter dorsum carinantem 

 membranaceis mucronulatis. calycis tubo glabro bracteis duplo lon- 

 giore in limbum vix ampliatum abcunte, lobis 5 ercclis triangulari- 

 lanceolatis mucronatis vel muticis 5- 



Hab. in regno Gabulico circa Choky et Kuelali (Griffl), in Belutschia circa 

 Doubund (Stocksl). 



Rami 2-3-pollicares, spince 1-1 Vi-pollicares tenues, spiciE fragillimse, calyx 

 7-8 lineas longus quA notd hsec species ab affinibus egregie dilTert. 



§ 2. Eurystomata. 



(j2. A. aristulatum (Bge loc. cit. p. 60) glaucum dumoso-fru- 

 ticulosum, ramis elongalis, foliis vernalibus carnosulis trigonis brevi- 

 bus cito emarcidis recurvis, CtCteris longe spinosis [)rceter basin pla- 

 niusculam teretibns patentibus, scapis folia superantibus pleiostacliyis, 

 spicis longe pedunculatis laxissime et tlexuose 3-6-spiculatis, rachidis 

 gracilis articulis spicula longioribus, bractea exleriore ovata herbacea 

 late hyalino-margiuata in cuspidem brevem atteriuata, intt rioribus 

 duplo longioribus calycis tubum {equantibus prtBler nervuni in aris- 

 tulam productum hyalinis obtusis, calycis tubo glabro in limbum 

 infundibuliformem quinquelobum sensim ampliato, limbi laciniis late 

 ovato-triangularibus purpureo-aiistulatis 5. 



Hab. ad fines austro-orientales Persia; prope Ssertschah, Serdani (Bgel). 



Fruticulus semipedalis vel altior, spin» sesquipollicares vel longiores, 

 calyx 4 lineas longus. Inllorescentia omnino Stenoslomalum a quibus distin- 

 guitur linibo calycino majj[is dilatato infundibuliformi Eurystomatis. 



63. A. tragacanthinum (J. et Sp. Ann. Sc. loc. cit. p. 226 

 sub Staticc) glaucesecns dumoso-fruticosum, ramis elongatis, foliis 

 vernalibus cariuisulis llexuoso-recurvis trigonis margiiie scabris, 

 spinis longis acerosis supra planiusculis sublus conve.xis basi pube- 

 rulis et in vagiiiam membranacco-marginalam brevem dilatalis, scapis 

 folia subsuperantibus flexuosis paniculatim 2-5-stachyis, spicis bre- 



