Triticum Gmelini (Ledeb.) nov. nom. Triiicum strigosum Less. var. Gmelini Ledeb. 

 Icon. Fl. Ross. tab. 248, p. 16. Agropyrum Gmelini (Ledeb.) Krylow, $j[. Ajit. VII (1914) 

 p. 1695. Triticum caninum in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. 1, p. 118 cum var. Gmelini Turczan. Cat. 

 Baical. no. 1329 ex parte. 



In dry meadows, and on the slopes on the Abakan Steppe, near Ust Kamuishto. 

 Young flowers, not yet fully opened, in the second half of June. 



Distribution: The Crimea, south-western Asia, Siberia, northern Mongoha. 



Triticum ramosum Trin. in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, p. 114; Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. 

 Alt. no. 941; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 343. Agropymm ramosum (Trin.) Richt., KpBiji. 

 $Ji. Ajit. VII (1914) p. 1696. 



In a dry, sandy meadow on an islet in the river Abakan, near Ust Kamuishto. 



Distribution: South-eastern Russia, Trans Caspia, Siberia. 



TriOcum cristatum (L.) Schreb. Gram. II (1779) Tab. 23, Fig. 2; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, 

 p. 113; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1326; Karel. et Kiril. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 940; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 

 IV, p. 337; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1856, I) p. 57, no. 1354. Agropyrum cristatum 

 Bess., KptM. $jr. Ajit. VII (1914) p. 1699. 



subspec. imbricatum (M. Bieb.) Aschers. et Graebn. Synops. Mitteleur. Fl. (1901) 

 p. 669. 



f. abakanense nov. f. 



Glumis distincta basi latissimis superne sensim 

 cuneiforme atlenualis, et in aristam longiorem saepius 

 paululum recurvaiam productis. 



The lower pale is 8 — 9 mm. long, the upper one 

 only J^ to 5^ as long as the lower one. It is especially 

 the structure of the glumes and the great difference in 

 the size of the 2 pales by which this form is charac- 

 terized. But, on account of the scarce material I have 

 had at my disposal, I cannot express any opinion on the 

 constancy or systematic value of these characters. Each 

 spikelet generally contains 4 florets. On sandy soil on 

 the Abakan Steppe, near Askys, and in the neighbour- 

 hood of Ust Abakansk, and also in the Urjankai country 

 on the rivers Sisti-kem, Tara-kem, and Kamsara. Scat- 

 tered on the steppes on the Ulu^kem. 



Distribution: Southern Europe, western Asia, southern Siberia eastwards to Trans 

 Baikal, northern Mongolia. 



Fig. 76. Triticum cristatum (L.) Schreb. 



f. abakanense nov. f. (%). a. Glumes. 



b. Lower pale. — c. Upper pale. 



Triticum pseudo-Agropyrum Griseb. in Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 343. Agropyrum 

 pseudo- Agropyrum (Trin.) Franchet David, p. 340. Elymus pseudo-Agropyrum Trin. 

 Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1343; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1856, I) p. 63, no. 1364. 



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