302 Robert Pilger. — Plantaginaceae. 



dense foliorum reliquiis obtecto, radix crassa. Folia adscendentia, lanceolata usque late 

 lanceolata, (3 — )6 — 7 cm longa, ad 8 — 10 mm lata, plerumque satis breviter inferne angus- 

 tata, integra vel minute obtuse denticulata, pilis cinereo-albidis vel cinereo-flavescentibus, 

 longioribus usque longis, rigidulis sericeo-villosa. Inflorescentiae paucae; pedunculus rectus 

 vel plerumque ± arcuato-adscendens, 4 — 8 cm longus, inferne parce, superne (imprimis 

 infra spicam) magis copiose sericeo- villosus ; spica brevis, ovata vel breviter cylindrica, 

 densa, 8 — 16 mm longa. Bractea lata, parum latior quam longa usque transversim late 

 elliptica, 4,5 mm longa, usque 6 mm lata, apice parum emarginata usque distincte crenato- 

 emarginata, carina vix vel distincte pilosa, laminis lateralibus brunneis vel et raro extus 

 hyalinis. Sepala ovata usque rotundato-ovata, 3,5 mm longa, superne brunnescentia, 

 carina brevi (ad % circ. sepali conspicua). Lobi corollae 2,5 — fere 3 mm longi, ovati. 



Armenien: Sandschak Gümüschkhane, Chromdagh, alpine Weiden (Sintenis, 

 Iter Orient, n. 5861 — blühend im Juni 1894). Krim: Sudak (Pallas, Herb. Willdenow). 

 Kaukasus: Kuban, Kumbaschi, alpine Matten (Busch — 1908). Bithynischer 

 Olymp (Wolff n. 272 — 1912). 



b. var. tenuior Pilger nova comb. — P. montana subspec. spadicea var. tenuior Pilger 

 1. c. 264 1 ). — Plantae minores vel parvae, rhizomate satis valido. Folia ± decumbentia, 

 anguste lanceolata usque raro lanceolata, 3 — 10 cm longa et 3 — 8 mm lata, integra vel 

 minute denticulata vel raro dentibus paucis subulatis raro ad 4 mm longis instructa, in- 

 dumentum satis varians, folia fere glabrescentia vel plerumque pilis tenuibus flavescentibus 

 parce inspersa, rarius ± villosula vel et sericea. Spicae pedunculus ± arcuato-adscendens 

 usque fere rectus, 6 — 15 cm longus; spica brevis, densa, capitata vel ovata, raro usque bre- 

 viter cylindrica, circ. 1 cm, raro ad 1,5 cm longa. Bractea rotundata usque longior quam 

 lata, apice vix vel distinctius emarginata vel et irregulariter sinuata, 4 — 4,5 mm longa, 

 carina glabra vel ± brevius pilosula, laminis lateralibus brunneis. Sepala late ovata usque 

 subrotundata et margine superiore irregulariter erosula, 2,5 — 3 mm longa, carina perbrevi 

 vel fere usque ad medium sepalum conspicua. Lobi corollae anguste usque late ovati, 

 2 — 3 mm longi. 



Ostanatolien: Amasia, alpine Region des Ak-dagh, in der Nähe des schmelzenden 

 Schnees (Bornmüller, pl. exs. Anatol. Orient, n. 809 — Juli 1889). Armenien: Kara- 

 kaban-Berg, zwischen Trapezunt und Baiburt,2300 — 3000 m ü. M. (HuetduPavillon — 

 Mai 1853, Herb. Delessert). Nordpersien: W. Eiburs, Alpe Kendevan, 3100m ü.M. 

 (Bornmüller, Iter Pers. alt. n. 8150 — Juni 1902); Tacht e Soleiman- Gruppe, Sär- 

 dabrud-Tal, trockene Berghänge bei Hesartschal, 3500 — 3650 m ü. M. (Melchior und 

 Hess n. 12100 — Juli 1936). 



c. var. lata Pilger nova comb. — P. montana subspec. spadicea var. lata Pilger 1. c. 

 265. — P. saxatilis Bieb. sec. Koch in Linnaea XXI. (1848) 711. — Minor, rhizoma validum. 

 Folia ± decumbentia, papyracea, latiuscula, lanceolata, inferne breviter angustata (5 cm 

 longa, verosim. et longiora, in specim. haud bene conservata), ad 9 — 11 mm lata, juniora 

 breviuscule pilosula et demum glabrescentia vel et parce usque satis copiose flavidulo- 

 villosula. Spicae pedunculus decumbens vel arcuato-adscendens, ad 10 cm longus, parce 

 pilosus, infra spicam satis copiose flavescenti-hirsuto-villosus ; spica brevis densa ovato- 

 elliptica, ad 1,5 cm longa. Bractea magna, 6 — 7 mm longa, late rotundato-ovata, parum 

 latior quam longa, apice late emarginata vel et supra apicem carinae irregulariter lobato- 

 emarginata, carina villis inspersa, laminis lateralibus extus valde tenuibus, prope carinam 

 tantum brunnescentibus, extus hyalinis. Sepala rotundato-ovata, 3 — 3,5 mm longa, 

 carina fere ad medium sepalum conspicua. Lobi corollae ovati, 2,5 — 3 mm longi. 



J ) Das Exemplar des Herb. Delessert: Huet du Pavillon, In monte Karakaban, trägt die 

 Bestimmung Plantago Jcarakabanica Boiss. et Huet (spec. nova). Veröffentlicht ist der Name in Boissier 

 Fl. Orient. IV. (1879) 881 als Synonym zu P. saxatilis ß. angustifolia Boiss. Für diese Varietät werden 

 als Exemplare angegeben: Erzeroum, Aucher 5247, Huet. Kuh Daena, Kotschy 703; dagegen 

 steht in der Fl. Orient, das Exemplar Armenia turcica, Huet bei P. saxatilisl 



