FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 323 
albido-sericeis exterioribus ovatis intimis lanceolatis, achenio eylindrico 
glabro, pappo albido setis flexuosis aquilongis. 
Stems very slender, woody, terete, coated with short whitish 
pubescenee. Leaves laxly disposed, 1-13 in. long, acute or obtuse, 
rounded at the base, moderately firm in texture. Capitula few 
in a eorymb. Involucre broadly campanulate, 4 in. diam. ; bracts 
in many rows, all acute, densely white-silky. Achene only seen 
immature. Pappus flexuose, } in. long.— Baron, next 5838! 
VERNONIA MALACOPIIYTA, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, sarmentosa, ramulis superne flexuosis ubique dense albido- 
pubescentibus, foliis petiolatis cordato-ovatis integris utrinque dense 
albido-pannosis, capitulis 15-20-floris dense corymboso-paniculatis, invo- 
lucro campanulato bracteis pauciseriatis caducis exterioribus ovatis pilosis 
interioribus lineari-oblongis glabris, achenio glabro pallido, pappo fragili 
albido. 
A shrub or small tree, with slender terete woody branches, 
zigzag upwards. Petiole of lower leaves an inch long; blade 2 
in. long, densely coated, especially beneath, with white tomentum. 
Heads arranged in ample panicles, with a zigzag rhachis and densely 
eorymbose branches. Involuere 4 in. diam. ; bracts pale, mode- 
rately firm. Achene pale, 4-angled. Pappus 4 in. long.—Antsi- 
hanaka, Baron 5532! Near V. rampans and streptoclada. Na- 
tive name Mandriambavahady. 
VERNONIA RAMPANS, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, sarmentosa, ramulis dense breviter pubescentibus sursum 
valde flexuosis, foliis petiolatis ovatis utrinque pannosis, capitulis multi- 
floris in paniculam amplam ramis cory mbosis dispositis, involucro campanu- 
lato piloso bracteis pauciseriatis adpressis interioribus linearibus obtusis, 
achenio glabro, pappo albido flexuoso. 
A woody climber, with stems very zigzag towards the top, 
densely elothed with short soft white pubescence. Leaves not 
more than 1-12 in. long, triplinerved from the base, densely 
matted with whitish soft tomentum below, less densely above. 
Heads forming corymbs at the end of all the numerous branch- 
lets. Involuere 4 in. long; outer bracts small, ovate, densely 
pilose. Flowers much longer than the involucre. Pappus # in. 
long; bristles ciliated, equal.—North Aukay, Baron 5520! Near 
V. streptoclada, Baker. 
VERNONIA SPEIRACEPHALA, N. Sp. 
Fruticosa, sarmentosa, ramulis gracillimis 
LINN. JOURN.— BOTANY, VOL. XXV. 
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