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interdum uno latere compressiuscula, pedalis, basi foliosus. Folia di- 
sticha, anguste semicylindrica, striata asperiuscula. Vagina teretes, 
pallidse, striatse. Spatha bivalvis, elongata, foliacea, reflexa; valva 
altera breviore. Umbella sphserica, laxa. Pedicelli capillares, viridi-albi, 
semiunciam longi. Perianthium roseum, erectum, mediocre: lacinicB 
ovato-lanceolatse, acutse, tres exteriores breviores ; omnes lineolis dor- 
salibus saturatioribus vel viridi-rubris notatse. Stamina perianthium 
duplo superantia. Filamenta subulata, teretia, rubra. Antherce oblong£e, 
fusco-rubrae, effoetse nigrse : poUine ochroleuco. Pistilla staminibus 
multo breviora. Ovarium rotundum, rubro-fuscum. Stylus teres, ruber. 
Stigma obtusiusculum, album. Capsula obtuse trigona : loculis dispermis. 
59. All. rupestre, caule basi foiioso, foliis teretiusculis 
striatis, spatha bivalvi elongata, umbelJa fastigiata, peri- 
anthii laciiiiis ovatis obtusiusculis conniventibus, stamini- 
bus perianthio ssepius paulo longioribus. 
Allium rupestre, El. Taur. Cauc. Suppl. p. 259. Spreng. Sys. ii. 
p. 40. 
Hab. in Caucaso. Floret Julio et Augusto. 
Bulhus ovatus, elongatus, aggregatus ; tunicis externis fuscis obduc- 
tus. Caulis fere pedalis, basi foliosus. Folia teretiuscula, supra sub- 
canaliculata, caulem sequantia. Spatha bivalvis, valva altera longissima. 
Umbella fastigiata, conferta. Pedicelli tequales, teretes, albidi. Perian- 
thium erectum, roseum : lacinice ovato-lanceolatse, acutiusculse. Stamina 
perianthio paulo longiora. Filamenta subulata, teretia, erubescentia. An- 
therce oblongse, fusco-rubrse. Pistilla staminibus longiora. Ovarium luteo- 
viride. Styhis teres. Stigma obtusiusculum. Capsula obtuse trigona ; 
loculis dispermis. 
Obs. This plant differs from the preceding, in having 
the petals more obtuse, and the stamens scarcely longer 
than the perianth. 
Obs. Facies varietatis macilantis atque pauciflorse Allii paniculati. 
Umbella circiter decemflora. Pedicelli flore vix duplo longiores. Spatha 
valva altera valde elongata, ut in AUio paniculato paulo minus obtusa; 
petala carnea seu rosea ; carina saturatiore. Stylus corollam quidquam 
superans — Bib. Flora Taur. Caus. 1. c. 
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