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



this has very probably occurred by some lapsus, as the plant has not been observed in Syria by other 

 investigators. In Cyprus it was recently collected again by Post in the mountains of Kykko, very likely 

 in the neighbourhood of the original finding-place of Aucher-Eloy, who has also visited that convent. 

 This peculiar and very rare plant seems to be enderaical in Cyprus. In the list of Kotschy it is not 

 mentioned. 



O. syriaciim L. Sp. pi. eil. 1, 590 (17.5.3); Sieber. Plant, palaest. exsicc. ! 0. Mam Vogel in Liunaea, XV, 78 

 (1841); Bois.s. Fl. orient. IV, 553; Tliomps. Fl. Cypr. 336; nou L. Majorana crassifolia Benth. Lab. 339 (183<i). M. Maru 

 Briquet in Engler u. Prantl, Nat. Pfl.-Fam. IV, 3 a, 307 (1897). 



In the herbarium of Linnaeus is kept a specimen of this plant under the name of 0. Maru, 

 without any sign, however, of being authenticaP), and Vogel, followed by Boissiee, Briquet and several 

 other authors have therefore considered this species to be the true 0. Maru L. But as shown by Halacsy 

 (Fl. Graec. II, 557) there are important reasons to suppose, that Linnaei 0. Maru is that tender, red- 

 flowered plant, which is generally known as 0. m'urophyllmn Sieb. This species well agrees with Linnaei 

 description (Sp. pi. ed. 1, 590) as well as with the figure of Alpinus, quoted by him, and in agreement 

 with his statement it grows in Crete, where 0. syriacum has never been observed. 



0. syriacum is not very exactly described by Linnaeus, who seems to have known it imperfectly. 

 But the figure of "Marum syriacum" in Lobelii Icones Stirpium (Fig. 499), which he mentions as a 

 synonym of 0. syriacum, evidently represents this plant and cannot be referred to any othei- species 

 occurring in Syria and Palestine, where V.ogel's Maru is everywhere so common, that Post (Fl. Syr. 

 617) considers it to be the "Hyssop" of the Bible. 



A polymorphous plant with several varieties and subspecies in Syria and the surrounding countries. 

 In Cyprus has hitherto only been found 



subsp. O. dubiiitu Boiss.. Fl. orient. IV, 553 (1879). 0. Majorana (iaudry, Recherches, 195 (1855); Kotschy, 

 Cjijern, 269; non L. 



Dry hill-sides, frequent throughout the i.sland. and especially very abundant in the westei-n part 

 of the Troodos-mountains. Yalia (.JH 798), Stavros tis Psochas (JH 1040), Liraassol (Michaelides!). 

 Used foi' destination of oil. chiefly at the village of Kambos. 



Note. O. Maru L. {= 0. microphyllum Sieb.), which i.s hitherto only known to grow in the mountains of Crete, 

 is indicateil for the neighbourhood of Kantara by Sintbnis, under the name of O. microphyllum (see Oe. B. Z. XXXII, 192). 

 Its occurrence in Cyprus needs to be verified. 



O. rulgare L. Sp. pi. ed. 1, .590 (1753); Boiss. Fl. orient. IV, 551. 



subsp. O. heracleotictim L. Sp. pi. ed. 1, 589 (1753); Benth., Lab. 536: ITalacsy, Fl. (iraec. II, 555. 0. hirtum 

 Link, i:iinni. Hort. Berol. II, 114 (1822); Boiss. Fl. orient. IV, 5.52. 

 Rocky places, dry hills. Paphos (Michaelides!). 



Thymus capitatus Hoffin. et Link, Port. I, 123 (1809); Boiss. Fl. orient. IV, 560; Kotschy, Cypern, 269. Satureia 

 capitatn L. Sp. pi. ed. 1, 568 (1753). ?S. spinosa (laudry. Recherches, 195 (1855); Kotschy, Cypern, 270; non L. Opoij|ji.TCi. 



'i'o this species very probably belongs Gaudey's Satureia spinosa, which he indicates, to be widely 

 distributed in the plains of the island. The true S. spinosa L. grows in the mountains of Crete. 



Very common in the "tracheotis" and elsewhere on dry sterile grounds in the lower parts of the 

 island. Vatili (JH 333), Lefkara (JH 1100), at Ghermasoia river (Michaelides!). 



Tb. integer Griseb. Spicil. Fl. Rumel. II, 116 (1844); Briquet in Engler u. Prantl, Nat. Pfl.-Fam. IV, 3a, 311. 

 Th. villosus Sibtb. et Smith, Fl. (iraec. VI, 62, tab. 578 (1826); non L. 77t. BillnriUeri Boiss. Diagn. plant, orient. Ser. 2, IV, 

 8 (1859); Fl. orient. IV, 560; Kotschy, Cypern, 269. Th. "Barrelieri" Hartmann in Mittheil. deutsch. dendrol, (ies, 1905, 178 

 (lapsu calami!). AipavfxTi;. 



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