706 coNiFERiE Juniperus . 



Sect. I. OXYCEDRCJS (Spach Ann. Sc. Nat. 2. Ser. XVI, p. 282).. 

 Flores dioici. Ramuli triquelri. Folia ternatim verlicillala 

 basi articulata libera acicularia pungentia. 



1. J. drupacea (Labill. Syr. Dec. 2, p. 14, tab. 8) arborea 

 erecla pyramidata ramis plus minus erectis, ramulis erecto-palulis, 

 foliis patentibus rigidis lanceolatis acerosis supra subcanaliculalis 

 subtus carinatis, amentis masculis in axillis solitariis subscssilibus 

 ovatis erectis, galbulis niaxirais drupaceis ovato-globosis csesio-prui- 

 nosis, squamis 7-8 Irifariam imbricatis margine elevato aculo pro- 

 minentibus, seminibus in unicum durissimum triloculare coniiatis 5. 

 Arceuthos drupacea Antoine et Ky. CEst. Woch. 1854. 



Hab. in regione niontan^ et subalpind montis_ Malevo Laconiae 3300-4500" 

 (Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 892! — Heldr. Herb. Norm. 7o8I), Tauro Garamanico iiiter 

 Karaman et Ermeneli (Heldr !),Tauro Gilicico in Alpibus Bulghardagh 2000'- 

 5000' (Ky. 408! Bal. 829!), in monte Alckerdagh Tauri Cataonioi supra Ma- 

 rasch (Haussk!), SyriA. in monte Gassio (Labill !), Lil^ano ad Gedros (Boiss!) 

 ad Daunie (Reygl), Antilibano in Herraone 3800' (Ky. 2:331). Turcis Andys 

 vel Habhel, Syriai incolis Duffran audit. 



Arbor 12-15-pedalis interdum 30-pedalis, fructus dulces edules Geraso ma- 

 jores interdum foi-e pollicem longi. Gommutatione schedulse erronee ex insulis 

 Gretre vicinis indicata. 



2. J. macrocarpa (Sibth. el Sm. Prodr. 2, p. 263) fruticosa 

 vel arborescens, trunco patentim ramoso, ramnlis obtuse triquelris, 

 foliis ternatis approximatis patentibus lineari-lanceolalis acerosis 

 supra bisulcatis subtus carinatis, amentis masculis sessilibus in axil- 

 lis superioribus solitariis, galbulis erectis vel pendulis magnis folio 

 sublongioribus globosis demum subpulposis rubello vel nigrescenti- 

 brunneis pruinoso-caerulescentibus rarius ellipticis, squamis 3 rarius 

 6 trifariam imbricalis marginibus apice liberis areolam in galbuio 

 terminalem depressam formantibus, seminibus subternis 5- Ic. Rchb. 

 Germ. fig. 1146. — J. Lobelii Guss. Syn. II, p. 635 (forma galbulis 

 ovatis vel turbinatis). 



Hab. in collibus regionis inferioris et in arenosis maritimis, Attica ad 

 radices Hymetti et Pentelici (Spruu ! Heldr! Orph. Fl. exs. 393 !), ad prom. 

 Coliadis (Heldr !), Melo (ex Parl.), Rhodo in arenosis (Bourg!), Cilicia ad 

 Tauri radices (Bal !), Syria littoralis (Ehreub. Labill !), Greta (Heldr ! forma 

 galbulis majoribus !). 



Ex cl. Freyn Flora Istr. p. 189 facilius ex planta viva quam ex specimini- 

 bus exsiccatis a/. Oxycedro distingueuda, differt ramis gracilioribus curvatis 

 paucioribus non rigidis, foliis longioribus, galbulis duplo majoribus sparsis 

 nec congestis. 



Ar. Geogr. Lusitania et Hispania australes, Italia occidentalis et australis, 

 Sardinia, Sicilia, Istria, Dalmatia, Africa borealis. 



