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Smyrnae (Fleisch.), Ponto ad Boztepe prope Trapezuntem (Ball), Gaucaso et 

 Trauscaucasia (G. Kocli , Nordm.). Fl. auturano. 



Ar. Geogr. Europa media et australis a Dania, Germania ad Rossiam me- 

 diam, Afrioa borealis. 



2. S. oestivalis (Lam. Ency. IV, 567 siib Ophryde) radice liibe- 

 ribus cyliiidracois attenualis constanle, foliis ad basin caulis congeslis 

 €um eo coetaneis lanceolato-linearibus in peliolum attenualis, caule 

 gracili vaginis 2-4 apice lanceolatis obsito, spica gracili spirali uni- 

 Jaterali, floribus albis, bracteis lanceolatis ovarium excedentibus, 

 labello ligulaeformi anlice dilatato crenulato ^. Rchb. Germ. 

 tab. 123. 



Hab. in pratis humidis, Gra^cia in Messenia ad Koubeh (Bory !), Byzan- 

 tium prope Dumouz dere fherb. Duparquel!), mons Jyldisdagh Anatolia» 

 borealis(Wied!). Fl.Oct. 



Ar. Geogr. Lusitania, Hispania, An^lia, (lallia, Helvetia, Belgium, Ger- 

 mania occidentalis et australis, Gorsica, Sardinia, Italia borealis et media, 

 Groatia. 



NEOTTU (L. Act. llps. 4740 p. 33). 



Perigonii phylla subjequalia campanulata superiora iii galeam sub- 

 conniventia. Labellum non inclusum nec calcaratum porrectum basi 

 saccalo-gcrotiforme apicebilobum. Gynostemium breve tcreliusculum. 

 Anthera terminalis mobilis ovata bilocularis rostello lamellari indi- 

 viso incumbens. Pollinia bina biparlita glandulfe communi hyalinaG; 

 fugaci inserta. Ovarium non contortum. Capsula subcoriacea ovato- 

 oblonga. — Planta parasitica aphylla facie Orobanches. 



\ . N. Nidus avis (L. Sp. 1339 sub Ophryde) tota pallide brunnea 

 aphylla. rhizomate fibris numerosis caruosis in globum congestis 

 cortstante, caulibus crassiuseulis creetis vaginis apice lanceolatis 

 ciicullatis obsitis, spica terminali oblonga parte iiiferiori laxa, brac- 

 teis lanceolato-linearibus ovario dimidio brevioribus, perigonii })hyl- 

 lis ovalooblongis obtusis labello phyllis loiigiore oblongo lobis ligu- 

 latis obtiisis, valde divaricatis i . N. iXidiis avis Rich. 1. cit. — 

 Rohb. Germ. tab. 121. — Epipaciis nidus avis All. Ped. — Neotti- 

 dion nidus avis Nees Gen. Germ. lc. 



Hab iii sylvis umbrosis monlanis, variarum fxrl)ormn parasitica, Messenia 

 (Bory), Olympus Thessahis in pinetis (Heidr!), Maceilonia in peninsulA 

 Athoil (Griseb.), Bithynia in Olympo (Tchih ). Tauria. Gaucasus et Trans- 

 caucasia (INl. B. Hoh! etc), ditio Talysch (G. A. M.). 



Ar. Geogr. Europa a BritanniA, Scandinavia, Hossia septentrionali ad His- 

 paniam borealem, Italiam, Dalmatiam, Bosniam, regionem Danubialem, 

 Sibiria Uralensis. 



