List of Spontaneous Vascular Plants, hitherto observed in Cyprus. 75 



This plant has been described as a new species — with ahnost identical names! — both by 

 BoissiEK and Post. As stated by Freyn, and also afterwards admitted by Post, Boissiek's name is 

 oldest and has the priority. 



The material which Boissieb had for examination was very scarce and incomplete — thus for 

 instance he could only make an analyse of a single flower — , and it is therefore very excusable, that his 

 diao-nose is rather defect and even in some points incorrect. Also Post's diagnose g'ives no information 

 about some of the most important characters. I have therefore given above a fullei- description, based upon 

 the rich materials in ray collection. 



As already pointed out by Boissier, S. ei/piia is very nearly related witli the typical S. depressa 

 from yicily, and there can be little doubt, that the affinities between the both plants are in fact still closer 

 than supposed by him. I have compared S. ri/prin with a g-ood material of S. depressa in the herbarium 

 of the University at Christiania, collected on Aetna by J. M. Norman in 1854, and also with several 

 specimens from Sicily, Algeria and Thessalia in Herb. Boiss, and Herb. Boiss.-Barbey. It has appeared, 

 that most of the differences indicated by Boissier between S. cyprhi and S. depressa in reality do not 

 exist. My specimens from Cyprus have as thick and woody rhizomes as the Sicilian plant (diam. up to 

 2 or 2.5 cm.). The petioles of the basal leaves are often as long as their lamina, and sometimes still 

 longer. The inflorescense is fasciculate-corymbose, exactly as in the Sicilian plant (only a few dwarfish 

 specimens have no more than 1—3 flowers), and in all flowers examined by me the petals were pro- 

 vided with two subulate appendices like those of the plant from Sicily. It must depend upon some acci- 

 dent, that Boissier did not observe them in his very imperfect material- 



When still S. cijpria is considered here as a distinct subspecies, it is on account of the following 

 characters, which seem to be constant: 



S. cypria. S. depressa, f. sicuUi. 



Fiiliis liasalihns oliovato-spathulatis, iisque ad 12— ISiimi^ Foliis hasalilms 1 ancfolatn-spatlmlatis, plerumciue ea. 4 



latis, apice ri)tuiiilatis. obtu.sis vel lirftvitur luucrcinu- —8 imu. latis, plus luiuiisvn acutis. 

 1 a t i N . 



(Jaulibus rtoriferis fere ail basin ileust- ylandnlosu-pultes- (Jaulibus superne tautum, pariim infra infldrescentiam, 



centibus. glaufluloso-pubescentibus. 



Dentibus ralyds elungatis lanc-eolatis. sensim an- Deutibns calycis latioribus, triang-nlarilius vel lan- 



gu.statis, acutis. ceolato-ovatis, abniptius acumiuatis. 



Still les pubescent than the Sicilian plant is the form occurring in Thessalia, which is therefore 

 by Heldreich (in schedis) called f. derestita. From a phytogeographical point of view it would be an 

 interesting task clearing out exactly the affinities between the dift'erent forms and subspecies of <S'. depressa. 



Frequent on Troodos in the superior part of the pine-forest (.7H 1160) and near Prodroino (SR 

 769!). Also collected on Troodos by Post. 



S. Vaccaria L. Sp. pi. ed. 1. 40!» (1753); Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 52.5. Srpoufii. 



Waste places, cultivated ground. Alethriko (JH 219), Troodos on road-sides near the Govern- 

 ment Cottage (JH s60). 



S. orientalis L. Sp. pi. ed. 1, 4(nt (1753): Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 531. Proteinia orientalis Rchb. Ic. Fl. (xerm. VI, 

 tab. 244. tifj-. 4994 c (1844). 



Troodos, on open places in the pine-forest near Pasha Livadia (JH 1082). 



Velezia rigida L. .Sp. |,1. cil. 1, 332 (.175.3); Sibtb. et Smith. Prudr. L 283: Boiss. Fl. orient. I. 478: Kotschy. 

 Cypern, 347. 



Dry slopes, common in the lower regions, up to Prodrome (UK). Akamas, in great abundance 

 (JH 783). Already observed by Sibthobp. 



