714 GNETACK^ Ephedra. 



scoparia Lange Prod. Hisp. 1, p. 24. — E. equisitiformis Webb 

 Phyt. Cari. III, 4, 275. — E. equisetina Bgepl. Lehm. p. 500. 



Hab. in rupestribus regionis montanse subalpinoe et etiam alpinne, Graecia 

 in monte Malevo 6000' (Heldr!,, monte Kyllene 1800' (Orph. Fl. Gr. exs. 

 267!), mons ffitain regione abietinuooOO' (Heldr!), cacumen montis Korthiati 

 Macedonise (Orph !), Olympus Bithynus (Noe !) et montes Troadis (Schmidt ! 

 Sint!), Pisidia in monte Olklatschi (Heldr !), Lycia supra Elmalu (Bourg !), 

 Cataonia inter Malatia et Kharput (Hansskl), Armenia (Auch. 5339!), prope 

 Nackitschewan (Szov. ex Parl.), Gaucasus inter Darial et Kasbeck (Kolen. 

 Rehm!). Ib:ria (Eichw! Owerin I), Persia borealis in prov. Ghilan (Haussk!), 

 ad Bibersin (Buhse!), prov. Khorassan (Bge!), Persia australis in monte 

 Sabst Buschom prope Schiraz (Ky. 417 sub E. majore!^, Turkestania in 

 regione subalpina montis Karatau (Lehm!), Affghania supra Bamian 10000' 

 (Griflf!). 



Prieter amenta feminea uniflora ab E. distachyd dignoscitur ramulis tenuio- 

 ribns, amentis masculis sessiUbus dimidio miiioribus, femineis brevissime 

 pedunculatis, nuculA, solitaria acutiore. Area geographica extentissima sed 

 notas dilTerentiales nullas vel levissimas inter specimina e terris remotissimis 

 observo. 



Ar. Geogr. Insula? Ganarienses, Africa borealis, Hispania australis, Gallia 

 austro-orientalis, Sardinia, Sicilia, Italia australis, Dalmatia. 



4. E. fragilis (Desf. Fl. Atl. II. p. 372) fruticosa ramis et ramu- 

 lis erectis striatis et asperulis exsiccatis demum fragillimis, amentis 

 masculis ad articulos sessilibus congestis ovatis, antheris 4-5 sessili- 

 bus in columnam involucro longiorem coalitis, amentis femiueis 2-5 

 unifloris ad articulationes aggregalis sessilibus vel breviter peduncu- 

 latis erectis. involucri vaginis ternis glabris inferioribus abbreviatis 

 intima breviter et obtuse biloba multo longiore nucuiamsubsequante, 

 tubillo recto 5- Ic. C. A. Mey. Eph. tab. 1, fig. \. — E. dissohita 

 Webb Phyt. Gan. III,p. 275. 



Hab. in Laconia ad ripas fluv. Eurotas (Despreaux ex herb. Lenormand I). 



Unicastatio Orientalis mihi nota hujus speciei quae probabiliter alibi repe- 

 rietur ; ab auctoribus frequenter cteterum in Oriente indicatur sed semper 

 specimina Grteca et Asiatica ad E. campylopodam, iEgyptiaca ad E. AUe 

 referenda esse comperi. 



Ar. Geogr. Insuloe Canarienses, Madera, Hispania australis orientalis,. 

 Baleares, Sicilia, Africa borealis in prov. Algeriensi. 



Obs. Epliedt.i' spocins ((u.im in Voy. Bot. Esp. p. 581 sub E. allissinue nomine designavi ab ea ut et 

 ab i'. I>'ii'j'li spi'iilico ditrerl el sic deticietida. 



E. Uihialtnricii. riiilicosa laiiiis clon^'atis gracillibus ramulisi[ue verticillalis exsiccatione frajrilibus 

 slriatis .iS|M'riilis. aincnlis tiiasciilis ovatis coiilerti.s sessilibus, anlberarum 5-6-sessilium column.1 stipi- 

 lata, aiiiciilis leiiiiiicis ii-.^i ,i\i||,iiiluis confertis |iedunculis reeiirvis eis longioribus sulTultis unilloris, 

 involucii \a(.'iiiis tcrnis iiircrinriluis brevibus tnincalis iiiteriore iiiuUo lon^'iore breviter bifida nucu- 

 laoi a^quante lobis iiiiKroiiulatis .i. E. allissimu Boiss. Voy. Itot. Esp. non Desf. 



Hali. in rupiluis (lilir.ilt.irii' i lioiss. et RiMit!», [irov. Malacitan.-r occid. ad .\lhaurin (Boiss !), Lusita- 

 nise in .\lj;:irbi.l .nl I,;i;;ns i Wodd ! liiiurj,' ! i, re^'iii .M.iroccani ad Mo^'.idor (Bal !(. 



DilTertali E. (rihiili aiiioiilis foiiiinois lnii;;o poiliinciilalis pondulis, involucri vafsin.T interioris bre- 

 Tissimc liilid.o loliis niiicrniialis. E. iilti^fniia Itosf. Iniifjiiis dilfort inllorescentid masrula paniculata, 

 anientis iiiasculis iiiiiiiiiiis, aiillioris binis coluiiin.i loii;,'issiina sulTultis, involucri vagina intiiiia acute 

 bilob.i. 



