Allium rubrovittatum, Boiss. & Heldr. Allium integerrimum, Zahar.

101. A. rubrovittatum Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. (2)13: 29 (1853).

Bulbs 0-5-1 cm in diameter, narrowly ovoid; outer tunics coriaceous. Stem 2-5-20 cm, slightly ribbed. Leaves 3-4, 2-5-15 cm x 2-5 mm, filiform, sheathing the lower | of the stem. Spathe 2-valved, up to 0-5 cm, shortly beaked, persistent. Umbel 0-8-2 cm in diameter, hemispherical or broadly ovoid, dense, 5- to 30-flowered; pedicels l-6(-12)mm, unequal. Perianth campanulate; segments 3-5-4 x 1 -5 mm, narrowly ovate, obtuse or subacute, strongly papillose, reddish, with a broad white margin. Stamens finally just exserted; outer 3 filaments 3-4 mm, simple, the inner 3 with the basal lamina 3 times as long as the central cusp, the lateral cusps about twice as long as the central cusp; anthers usually dark purple, but sometimes yellow. Capsule c. 3 mm. Dry, rocky ground. 9 Kriti, Karpathos. Cr.

102. A. integerrimum Zahar. , Ann. Mus. Goulandris 3: 90 (1977).

Bulbs 0-8-1 cm in diameter, ovoid; outer tunics coriaceous. Stem 30-40 cm. Leaves 3-4, 1-1-5 mm wide, filiform, sheathing the lower |- J of the stem. Spathe shorter than umbel, 2-valved, persistent. Umbel 1-2- 5 cm in diameter, subglobose, dense; pedicels 1-12 mm, unequal. Perianth campanulate; segments 4 x 1 -5-2 mm, pink, the outer lanceolate, the inner narrowly ovate, inconspicuously papillose, obtuse. Stamens slightly exserted; outer 3 filaments 4-5 mm, simple, the inner 3 with the basal lamina twice as long as the central cusp, the lateral cusps twice as long as the central cusp. Capsule c. 3 mm. • E. Greece (Olimbos). Gr.

103. A. chamaespathum Boiss. , Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(7): 113 (1846).

Bulbs 1 -8-2-5 cm in diameter, ovoid, without bulblets; outer tunics papery, thin. Stem (10-)25-30(-60) cm. Leaves 2-3, up to 30 cm x 4 mm, fistular, canaliculate above, almost withered at anthesis, sheathing the stem up to the umbel. Spathe 2-5-5 cm, 1 -valved, beaked, caducous, but often held in place by uppermost leaf. Umbel 3-4-5 cm in diameter, globoseor hemispherical; pedicels 10-15 mm, almost equal. Perianth cylindrical; segments 4-4-5 x 1 -3-1-8 mm, white or dull green, narrowly oblong, the outer rounded at apex, the innertruncate. Stamens slightly exserted; outer 3 filaments 1 -5-2-5 mm, simple, the inner 3 with the basal lamina about twice as longas the central cusp, the lateral cusps as long as or shorter than the central cusp. Capsule c. 5 mm. 2« = 16. Flowering September-October. Rocky limestone slopes. • 5. halfof Balkan peninsula, Kriti. Al Cr Gr.

104. A. heldreichii Boiss. , op. cit. 3(4): 116 (1859).

Bulb c. 1 cm in diameter, broadly ovoid; outer tunics membranous, blackish. Stem 20-60 cm. Leaves 2-4, 5-30 cm x 0-5-3 mm, terete, fistular, erect, sheathing the lower of the stem. Spathe 2-valved; valves 1-1-5 cm, unequal, lanceolate, acuminate, persistent. Umbel 2-5~4-5 cm in diameter, globose or hemispherical; pedicels 5-15 mm, unequal. Perianth campanulate; segments c. 10 x 2-5-3 mm, pink, lanceolate, acute, smooth. Stamens included; outer 3 filaments c. 5 - 5 mm, simple, the inner 3 with the broad base much narrower than the inner perianth-segment and 4 times as long as the central cusp, the lateral cusps 2-3 times as long as the central cusp, ciliatein lower part; anthers yellow. Capsule 4-5 mm. 2« = 16. Among rocks, 700-2000 m. • Mountains of N. Greece. Gr.

Sect. Melanocrommvum Webb & Berth. (Sect. Melamprason F. Hermann ). Bulbs subglobose or broadly ovoid; not rhizomatous. Leaves basal, withno above-groundsheath. Stem usually longerthan leaves, terete. Spathe shorter than pedicels, becoming 2- to 4-fid, persistent. Perianth usually stellate, with segments ultimately deflexed. Stamens simple. Ovary with 4-8 ovules in each loculus; stigma entire. Seeds angular.

105. A. atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit. , Pl. Rar. Hung. 1: 16 (1800)

( A. nigrum var. atropurpureum (Waldst. & Kit.) Vis. ).

Bulbs 1 -5-3 cm in diameter, subglobose; outer tunics membranous. Stem 40-100 cm. Leaves 3-7, 15-35 cm x 10-40 mm, broadly linear. Spathe 2-valved; valves up to 2 cm, ovate, acute. Umbel 3-7 cm in diameter, fastigiate, many-flowered; pedicels 20-40 mm. Perianth stellate at anthesis, later deflexed; segments 7-9 x 1 mm, dark purple, linear, acute. Stamens shorter than perianth-segments; filaments 4-5 mm, connate into an annulus at the base, shortly triangular at base, abruptly narrowed above into a subulate filament; anthers purple. Capsule 6-8 mm. 2« = 16. Cultivated ground and dry, open habitats. • Hungary, Romania and N. & E. parts of Balkan peninsula. Bu Hu Ju Rm Tu [Au].