SPENCER MOORE : GAMOPETAL.E. 105 
Bractez inferiores circa 1 сш. long., superiores usque ad 5-7 mm. imminuta, 
he acumine nigro gaudientes, Pedunculi proprii sepissime 1-8 em. long. 
Involuera 1 x 1-5 em. ; phylla exteriora 5 mm. long., intermedia circa 7 mm., 
interiora 9 mm. long., hee 1:5-2 mm. lat., trinervia. Corolle tubus sursum 
leviter ampliatus extus sparsim papillosus, 7-8 mm. long.; lobi anguste 
lineari-oblongi, acuti, 3 mm. long. Styli rami 575 mm. long.  Achznia 
2 mm., pappi squamae 0*4 mm., setze 6-675 mm. long. 
Besides the specimens mentioned above, Г. acuminatissima is represented 
at the British Museum by one collected in East. Tropical Africa (probably at 
Mombasa or in that neighbourhood) by Rev. W. E. Taylor, as also by others 
at Kew sent from Inhambane by Mr. L. Scott, The affinity is with 
V. demulans, Vatke, from which it can be distinguished on sight by the 
larger heads with narrower and more lengthily acuminate involueral leaves, 
the larger florets, and the long pappus. 
VERNONIA CISTIFOLIA, О. Мот. in Engl. Pjflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C. 404. 
Var. RosEA, O. Нот. 1. e. Near Chirinda, 3800 ft. ; in fl. May ; n. 496. 
Distrib, German East Africa, Nyassaland. 
Vernonia ($ Lepidella) GRACILIPES, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Herbaeea caule ascendente pluristriato cito glabrescente novellis fulvo- 
pubescentibus, foliis. brevipetiolatis oblongo- vel lineari-lanceolatis sursum 
gradatim attenuatis apice breviter aeuminatis basi acutis margine late dentato- 
serratis papyraceis cito glabris vel fere glabris glandulis immersis crebro 
instructis in sicco lete viridibus, capitulis parvis circa 
panieulas corymbosas terminales laxas pleiocephalas folia circiter æquantes 
appresse pubescentes dispositis, involucri campanulati 4-serialis pubescentis 
phyllis intus gradatim longioribus exterioribus (seriebus 1-8) lineari-lanceolatis 
breviter acuminatis intimis oblongis acutis vel acutiusculis, floseulis exsertis 
purpureis, corolle extus glandulis minimis lucentibus sparsim insperse tubo 
superne sensim dilatato, achzeniis cylindrieis obscure costatis appresse 
setulosis, pappi squamis angustissime linearibus quam sete albidee scabridze 
2]-fosculosis in 
pluries brevioribus. 
Hab. Chimanimani Mountains at 7000 ft.; Mt. Pene at 6500—7000 ft. ; 
in fl. Sept., Oct. ; nos. 1830, 1830 a, 6126, 6127. 
Folia vulgo 7-9 cm. long., 2°3-3°7 em. lat. (nonnumquam 45-6 x 5-1 em.), 
pagina inferiore pallidiora; petioli sepissime 5-8 mm. long. — Panicule 
8-12 em. long. (raro solummodo 3 cm.) et 6-12 cm. lat., harum ramuli 
divaricati ; pedunculi proprii attenuati, sepius 6-20 mm. long. Involuecra 
5x6 mm.; phylla extima 1 mm., intermedia 1:5-2 mm., intima 4:2 mm. long. 
Corolle tubus 4:5 mm. long.; lobi lineares, acuti, 3°5 mm. long. Styli 
rami 2 mm. long. Achznia 1°75 mm. long. ; pappi Squame vix L mm., setæ 
5.5 mm. long. 
