List of Spontaneous Vascular Plants, hitherto observert in Cyprns. 



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Fl. (irieut. V. 695: I'cjst in Mt-iu. Herli. I'.oiss. IHilil. no, IH, 

 Hist, alirt'v. pluiit. I'yr.-n. suiijil. 146 (1818); I'arlnt. in IK'. 



P. nigra ArnoM, Reise n. Mariazell, 8 (1785); Aschers. u. (iraebn. Syn. I, 21.3. P. Laririo Poiret, Encycl. V, .S39 

 (18(14); Biiiss. Fl. orient V. 6H6; Kotsi'hy, (]ypern, 214: Hartmann, Willrt. Cypern, 172. 



snb.sp. P. Pallasiana Lamb. Dese. Pin. ed. 2. I, 11 (1828); Aschers. unrt (iraebn. Syn. I. 214. P. Lnrido 8 

 Cmaiiiann Enrtl. Syn. Conif. 178 (1847). P. L. rnr. mientnlis Kotschy in scbert. pi. Cypri (1862). _ P. Cmaniana (laurtry. 

 Recherehes, 199 (1895). saltern p. p. P. Lancio Post in Mém. Herb. Boiss. no. 18. K") (1900). Mairé-e-jzo,-. 



In the central part of the Troodos-mountains, about Cliionisti-a, this is the most important forcst- 

 trec, often attaining to majestctical dimonsions. It is also indicated by Kotschy (Cypern p. 1121 for the 

 mountains about Makhaeras, but as neither Haktm.\xn (Wiihl. Gyp. 173) nor the author have observed it 

 so far east, I behove that Kot.schy has confunded it with P. Iinttia Ten. — Abovo Prodromo (.TH i)o5). 



P. halepeusis Jlill. (nwl. rtirt. ert. 8 (17B8), s. 1.. Aschers. unrt (iraebn. Syn. 1. 217. P. mantima Lamb. I'in. 

 eil. 1, 10 (1803): Sibth. et Smith, Prortr. 11, 247; Poech, Enuni. plant, (.'ypr. 12; Kotschy, Cypern, 214; nee Lam., nee Jlill. Ileu/.o;. 



The typical form of P. ludepensis is common in the lover regions of Cyprus, constituting an im- 

 portant part of the forests, in the northern as well as the southern parts of the island. This is the only 

 species of Pinus. which Sibthokp has observed on the island. The highest locality, from where I possess 

 a specimen, is the mountains of Lavramis (near the top, ca. 900 m. above the sea) in the Tylliria (.IH 80.5). 

 1 have also specimens from Salamis (JH 4fi8) and Alethriko (JH 205). In the superior regions it is 

 replaced by 



subsp. P. brutia Ten. Fl. Neap. 1. 72 (1811); Boiss. 

 100; Aschers. et Graebn. Synops. I. 218. 7'. pi/>eiiaica Lapeyr. 

 I'rortr. XVI, 2, 384. 



Although this tree appears to be widely di- 

 stiibuted over the island, it is not mentioned as occurring 

 hero either by Kotschy. Boissier or Sintenis. It 

 was first time indicated for the island in 18GS by Par- 

 LATORE, 1. c, Avho had examined a specimen collected 

 by Labillaruiéke. I found it common in the middler 

 regions of the Troodos-mountains, ascending almost to 

 the summits of Kionia and Paputsa (JH 1112 and 

 1 142), ca. 1550 m. above the sea. According to Post 

 it also grows on the Kyrenia-mountains. 



Cednis libanotica Link, Hanrth. II. 480 (1831). 

 C'. Libatii Lawson, Man. 380 (1836); Boiss. Fl. orient V. 6t>9. 

 Finns Ctdnis L. Sp. pi. ert. 1. 1001 (1753). 



subsp. C. brevifolia nov. comb. C. Libnni var. brevi- 

 folia .1. It. Hook, in .Journ. Linn. Soc. XVIL 518 (1880); Boiss. 

 Fl. urient.. 1. c; Beissner, Handb. Xartelholzk.. 300. fig. 75. C. 

 LMni Post in Mém. Herb. Boiss no. 18, 100(1900). K£6po;. 



A ('. Ubcmoticd typica differt foliis multo 

 brcvioribus (plerumque 5—6, rarius ad 8 mm. 

 longis), glaucis, strobilis cylindrico-oblongiSj 

 niinoribus (ca. 7 cm. longis et 4 cm. crassis), ex 

 impressione apicali in urn bon em bre v em obtusam 

 protractis. 



The characters distinguishing the Cyprian cedar 

 may seem to be rather insignificant, but still they have 

 appeared to be fully constant and hereditary. I have 

 had occasion to see hundreds of trees of ditTerent age, growing^iu free nature, all exhibiting the same 

 characters without any transitions to the typical Lebanon-cedar. The numerous young seedlings, which I 

 have examined in the forest of Irka Steiatsa. (luite resemble their parents, and thus prove the heredity 



7. ('one of CeiJriis libanotica subsj). brevifolia frum 

 Irka Steratsa C/i). a. Part of the Cone ('/„). 



