Astragalus. leguminos.-e. 179 



Pag. 



obovatis obtusis vel retusis petiolulatis, stipulis lanceolatis raem- 

 branaceis, florum capitulo sessili foliis et stipulis involucrato, caly- 

 cis crebre albo-hirsuti dentibus lineari-subulatis tubo agquilongis, 

 corolla lutea calyce vix longiore, ovario stipitato albo-sericeo pluri- 

 ovulato, legumine 



Hab. in pinetis ad Biankhel vallis Kuram Affghanise (Aitch. 60! in herb. 

 meo et 488, 510 ex Journ. Linn. Soc). 



Folia 2-3 pollices, foliola 3-4 lineas longa, calyx 6 lineas longus, omnino 

 facies et characteres Myobromatis praeter stipulas quse a petiolo liberse sunt. 



284, A. Alexandrinus, adde : 



Hab. in aridis montosis Cypri prope Kythrsea (Sint. et Rigo!). 



p. elongatus (Barbey Herb. Levant, p. 131, tab. 5). — Pedunculi 

 elongati/racemus laxe 3-4-florus, corolla fuscescens. 

 Hab. ad Bir et Saba Judpere australis (Barbey !). 



285, A. purpurascens, adde : 



Hab. in valle Kuram Affghanise inter Habibkalla et Sikaram 15000' 

 (Aitch. 81) (Non vidi). 



286, post A. modestum insere : 



A. erythrosemius, glaberrimus, rhizomate indurato ramos 

 elongatos nudos procumbentes edente, foliis ad ramorum apices 

 rosulatis elongatis fere a basi 15-20-jugis, foliolis minimis dissitis 

 petiolulatis ovato-ellipticis obtusis, stipulis membranaceis lanceola- 

 tis, racemis terminalibus sessilibus 10-15-floris, bracteis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, pedicellis calyce dimidio brevioribus, calycis glaberrimi 

 dentibus anguste lanceolatis tubo triplo brevioribus," vexillo purpu- 

 rascente oblongo-spathulato retuso calyce sesquilongiore alas sub- 

 superante, stylo glaberrimo, leguminibus parvis glaberrimis non 

 stipitatis oblique oblongo-ellipticis mucronatis compressis trans- 

 verse rugulosis %. A. rhizantlms Aitch. exs. ex parte, non Royle. 



Hab. in pinetis ad Pewarkotal vallis Kuram Affghanise (Aitch. 237! et 

 441 mixtus cum A. rhizantho !) . 



Rhizomatis rami subterranei horizontales 2-4-pollicares, folia 4-5 lineas 

 longa foliolis 2 lineas longis, flores 6-7 lineas longi, legumen 7 lineas lon- 

 gum 2 '/2 latum. Nihil nisi racemos radicales commune habet cum A. rhizan- 

 tho Royle. Affinis A. modesto foliolis angustis et legumine breviore distincto. 



291. A. Anatolicus, adde : 



Hab. ad Renkoei Troadis (Sint. 91 !). A. Schmidtii Heldr. exs. (ex Aschers. 

 et Sint.). Specimen -eis Sipyli et Tmoli simile. 



293, post A. lanceolatum insere : 



A. rhizanthus (Royle 111. 200) acaulis, rhizomate breviter 



