330 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
SENECIO LAPSANZFOLIUS, D. Sp. 
Perennis, caulibus albido-incanis, foliis petiolatis cordato-oblongis pro- 
funde irregulariter dentatis facie tenuiter dorso dense persistenter albido- 
incanis, capitulis radiatis parce corymboso-panieulatis, involucro cam- 
panulato tenuiter albo-incano. 
Au erect perennial herb, with a slender erect stem, thinly coated 
with whitish tomentum. Leaves not auricled at the base of 
the petiole, which is about an inch long; blade 2-3 in. long, 
deltoid at the apex, thin in texture, obscurely canescent above, 
densely beneath, furnished on the margin with several large 
irregular deltoid teeth. Capitula in a panicle composed of few 
dense corymbs. Flowers seen only in an immature state.— 
Baron 3394! Near S. adenodontus, DC. 
SENECIO GOSSYPINUS, n. sp. J 
Perennis, caulibus albo-incanis, foliis petiolatis basi auriculatis cordato- 
oblongis crenatis facie tenuiter dorso dense persistenter albo-incanis, 
capitulis radiatis parce corymboso-paniculatis, involucro campanulato 
dense albo-incano. 
An erect perennial herb, with branched leafy stems. Leaves 
with a pair of large persistent auricles clasping the stem at the 
base of the petiole, which is about an inch long; blade 2-3 in. 
long, firm in texture, obtuse, obscurely tomentose above, densely 
coated with white tomentum beneath. Head middle-sized, 
arranged in a sparse panicle with corymbose branches. Invo- 
lucre eampanulate, 4 in. diam., matted with white tomentum. 
Ligules yellow, as long as the involucre. Achene cylindrical, 
glabrous. Corolla of the disk-flowers 4 in. long. Pappus 
white, fragile.— North Antsihanaka, Baron 5482! Near S. adeno- 
dontus, DC. 
BRaCHYACHENIUM, genus novum Compositarum (tribus 
Mutisiee). 
Capitula homogama discoidea, floribus omnibus fertilibus discoideis 
tubulosis. Involucrum oblongum, bracteis multiseriatis rigidis adpressis 
muticis, exterioribus sensim brevioribus, extimis ovatis, intimis lanceolatis. 
Receptaculum parvum, nudum. Corolla tubus cylindricus, segmentis 
linearibus apice faleatis tubo longioribus. Anthere lineares, magne, 
auriculis basalibus longe caudatis, Styli rami brevissimi. Achenia brevia, 
turbinata, dense villosa. Pappus multiserialis, persistens, setis stramineis 
inzquilongis ciliatis. 
Allied to Dicoma, Cass. 
