rtuplourum. 
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33 . B. Wolffianuin Bornrn. n. sp. — Gracile; caulis erectus, elatus, usque sub- 
melralis, tenuis, supra basin 1 '/ 2 — 2 mm crassus, inferne teres, simplex, remote folio- 
sus, superne angulosus, laxe ramosus, ramis suberectis vel erecto-patentibus quam 
caulis multo lenuioribus, usque 3 0 cm longis, ramulosis, ramulis filiformibus, rectis, 
subnudis, subsimplicibus. Folia inferiora post anlbesin, basi brevi amplexicauli excepta, 
jam cmarcida, media caulina lale oblongo-lanceolata, usque 10 cm longa, medio 
8 — 15 mm lata, basin versus sensim subcuneato-angustata, deinde basi ima iterum in 
vaginam latam , amplexicaulem dilatata, apicem versus longiuscule vel breviter acumi- 
nata, acuta, cuspidata, inferne 9-, apice 3 — 4-nervia, nervis utrinque subaequaliter 
prominentibus, supra subinconspicue, subtus manifestius venosis; folia caulina superiora 
rameaque cito decrescentia, summa minima, subsubulata. Umbellae haud numerosae, 
pedunculis filiformibus, strictis, 3 — 4 cm longis suffultae, plerumque 2-radiatae, radiis 
subaequalibus vel inaequalibus, filiformibus, strictis, 2 — 4 cm longis; involucri phylla 
2 — 3, perparva, subsetacea, acutissima, subtus leviter carinata, usque 3 mm longa. In- 
volucelli phylla (3 — )5 eis involucri subconformia, minora, subtus carinata, umbellulis 
fructiferis dimidio breviora. Umbellulae 3 — 5-florae, petala . . pedicelli tenuissimi, 
fructibus nigricanti-brunneis , ellipsoideo-oblongis , apice truncatis, ca. 3 mm longis, 
1 Y 4 mm latis 2 — 3-plo breviores; stylopodium minimum; styli brevissimi reflexi; juga 
tenuissima, filiformia, parum prominentia; mericarpia transverse suborbicularia; pericar- 
pium tenuissimum; vittae parvae, valleculares binae vel ternae, commissurales 2 ; endo- 
spermium facie subplanum. 
Armenisch-iranische Mediterranprovinz; Persien: Hasanbeili »in silvis cae- 
duis« (Knapp); fruchtet im September. , 
34. B. Postii Wolff n. sp. — B. libanoticiim var. oligactis Post in sched. — Herba 
glauco-viridis, 50 cm et ultra alta. Caulis albicanti-nitidus, teres, superne subquadran- 
giilus, divaricatim furcato-ramosus, ramis teretibus, elongatis, remote breviterque ramu- 
losis. Folia inferiora. .., caulina media superioraque lineari-lanceolata vel sublinearia, 
summa rameaque anguslissima, cito minora, saepe involuto-subsetacea, omnia acutis- 
sima, 3 — 5-nervia. Umbellae parvae, pedunculis filiformibus, rectis, strictis, usque 4 cm 
longis suffultae, terminales 3-, laterales 2-radiatae, radiis capillaribus, valde inaequalibus, 
usque 3 cm longis; involucri phylla 3( — 4), subaequilonga, sublinearia vel lineari-lan- 
ceolata, obtusiuscula, abrupte breviterque acuminata, cuspidata vel sensim in acumen 
acutissimum producta, obsolete 3-nervia, 3 — 4 mm longa. Involucelli phylla lineari- 
lanceolata vel oblanceolata, leviter excavata, breviter acuminata, acuta vel acutiuscula, 
margino subintegra, 3-nervia, nervis utrinque subinconspicuis, 2 — 2,5 mm longa, um- 
bellulis perparvis, subglobosis, compactis, 3 — 4 mm tantum latis, 8 — 1 0 -floris sub anthesi 
subdimidio breviora. Flores ca. 3 mm longi; pedicelli crassiusculi, brevissimi; petala 
extrinsecus glaucescenti-flavida, intus flavido-viridia, suborbicularia vel quadrato-rotun- 
data, nervo breviter pinnato-venoso percursa, 1 — 1 Y 4 mm longa, lobulo inflexo usque 
ad basin petali descendente, 2 — 3-plo angustlore, medio angustato, apice dilatato et 
hic profunde emarginato insti’ucta. Fructus haud plane maturus ovoideo-oblongus, 
a latere manifeste compressus, apice valde truncatus, ca. 2,5 mm longus; stylopodium 
minimum; styli brevissimi, reflexi; juga tenuissima; pericarpium crassiusculum; vittae 
magnae, valleculares singulae, commissurales 2. 
Syrische Zone der mittleren Mediterranprovinz: Antilibanon, Mdlüla; blüht 
im Juli und fruchtet im August (Herb. Post. Coli. Syr. Protest, n. 41). 
35. B. setaceum Fenzl in Tchihat. Asie min. III. Bot. 1. (I 866 ) 418; Boiss. 
Fl. Orient. II. (1872) 847. — Planta gracillima usque 75 cm alta. Caulis tenuis, 
diffuse furcato-ramosissimus, ramis erecto-patentibus, tenuissimis , plerumque elongato- 
virgatis, remote vel remotissime ramulosis, ramulis patulis, filiformibus. Folia in- 
eriora . . ., caulina media angustissimo linearia, acutissima, 3 — 5-nervia, usque 7 cm 
onga, 1 — 2 mm lata, superiora involuto-setacea, sensiin decrescentia, summa ramea- 
ue minima, setacea, 3-nervia, omnia margine minute denticulato-serrulata. Umbellae 
erminales pedunculis ereclis, strictis, subfiliformibus, 1 — 4 cm longis suffultae. 
