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IFermann Wolff. — Urnbelliferae-Saniculoideae. 
Irani scli-armenisclic Medilerranprovinz: Kurdistan iSintenis, It. or- 
n. 62(i); Türkisch-Armeiiien (Sintenis, It. or. n. 553, 2547, Egin); wächst auf 
Ackern, Stei)peii und Brachen, steigt his in die höhere Montanregion auf; blüht im Juni, 
reife Früchte ini Juli. 
5. Alspidcä De la Boche. 
Alepidea*) De lu Koche, Erjng. Hist. M 808; 19, t. t; DF. l’rodr, IV. (1830 
87; Endl. Gen. pl. (1839) 767, n. 4385; Gav in .Vnn. sc. nat. 3. ser. Bot. IX. (1 848) 
151; Benth. in Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. pl. I. 2. (1 867) 878; Sond. in Harv. et Sond. 
Fl. cap. II. (1862) 533; Drude in Engl, et Brantl, Pflzfani. III. 8. (1898) 1 39. — 
A-^trantia E. f. Suppl. (I78l) 177 ex pte. — Eripigium Baill. Hist. pl. VII. (1880) 
241 ex pte. [Alepidea). 
Flores hermaphroditi, sessiles, in capilula pauciflora collccti. Calycis dentes ina- 
jusculi, inembranacei, acutiusculi; petala erecta, ± obovata, ob costam leviter iin- 
pressain cervice plerumquc obsolete cmarginata, apice in lobuluin inflexum angustata; 
Stylopodium depressum, dilatatum, marginc incrassatum; styli sepala petalaque longo 
superantes, Stigmata capitata; filamenta longe exserta, filiformia. Fructus ovoideo- vel 
obovoideo-globosus, a latere vix compressus; carpophorum reductum, filiforme, indi- 
visum; mericarpia dorso valde convexa, ad juga obsolela obtusa, toto dorso vel apice 
tantum squamosa vel squamoso-tuberculata ; endospermium pericarpio adnatum, ad fadem 
[ilanum; vittae 5 conspicuae. — Herbae percnnes, elatae, ramosae, apice pleio- vel 
dichasialiter divisae, foliis indivisis, setoso-serrato-dentatis, bracteis involucralibus con- 
spicuis, saepe subbiseriatis, dz connatis, lloralibus nullis (vel rarissime nonnullis obviis). 
Species ad 20, pleraeque .\fricae australis incolae, 3 Africam tropicam in- 
habilantes **). 
Olavis specieruin. 
A. Eaniina manifeste sensim in petiolum angustata. 
a. Lamina varie incisa (dentata vel serrata vel crenata), den- 
tibus in spinulani vel setam rigidain raro molliusculam 
excurrenlibus. 
ff. Folia magna, dz late obovato-spathulata, cum pcliolo 
usque 30 cm longa. Planlae elatae inflorescontia laxa. 
I. Folia caulina inferiora bas. subaequimagna vel etiam 
majora, cetera sensim minora. 
1. Gaulis densc foliosus. Fructus infra sepala [)auci- 
squamosus, ceterum lacvis I. .1. (Wiafj/mhirn. 
2. Gaulis remote foliosus, f. 4 — 5, raro usque 10. 
* Bracteae involucrales brevil.er acuminatae, 
acutae, capitulo ca. duplo longiores. Fructus 
ubique granulato-rugulosns 2. .1. Eisclicn. 
** Bracteae ac(pialiter sensim angustalae, acu- 
tissimae, capitulo pluries longiores. Fructus 
deprcsso-squanuilosus 3. ..I. prdKUCHlnnti. 
II. Folia caulina- numerosa, inferiora <iuam basalia 
subito (pcrraro tantum paiillo) minora, cetera cito 
dccrescentia 4. .1. InngifolKi. 
Folia minora, oblongo-linearia vel lineari-s|)athulata. 
I. Folia oblongo-linearia, ca. usque 8 cm longa, 1 ' 2 
lata, remote et leviter serrato-crenala. Planta va- 
lida inllorescentia valde congesta 5. .1. con(jrt<(a. 
*; Nomen e \oeibus u (sine, ul ’Unti (squarna) comiiositum. 
**) Eingehende Untersuchung reicheren Materials bat ergehen, dass diu Verbreitung der .Vrtun 
im tropischen Afrika anders ist, als im Allg. 3'eil S. ;)l angegeben ist. 
