330 G. Hieronymus, 
subtrifida (ramulis 2 ex axillis foliorum paris supremi enatis, longe pedun- 
culatis, pedunculis rufescenti-tomentosis); capitulis subsessilibus vel bre- 
viter pedicellatis (pedicellis rufescenti-tomentosis); involucri campanulato- 
cylindracei squamis 10—20, 4—5-seriatis, subscariosis, basi trinervatis 
(nervis erassis, stramineis), inter nervos virescentibus, apice violascentibus, 
dorso minute puberulis vel glabrescentibus, margine ciliatis, apice obtusis; 
interioribus c. 6!/jmm longis, 4 mm latis, lingulato-linearibus, basi et 
margine subhyalinis, exterioribus sensim decrescentibus, elongato-ovatis 
vel ovatis; floribus constanter 10; corollis 51/—6 mm longis, tubulo 
lutescenti-albido, c. 3!/9mm longo, limbo apice quinquefido (laciniis trian- 
gularibus), lilaeino (ex sieco); pappi setis corollam aequantibus c. 95, 
lutescenti-albidis; achaeniis (admodum immaturis) turbinato-cylindraceis, 
c. 3—31/j mm longis, angulis parce pilosis exceptis elabrescentibus. 
Species E. rugoso Kunth in Humb. et Bonpl. Nov. gen. et spec. IV. 
p. 89 (144) proxime affinis, differt ramis tomentosis, nec molliter pubes- 
centibus, foliis haud triangulari-ovatis nec grosse crenatis, capitulis con- 
stanter 10-floris aliisque notis. 
Golumbia: erescit in Páramo de Coper, ubi floret mense Julio (coll. 
columb. n. 464). — Ecuador: prope Campamento Utanag in valle fluminis 
Hio Chambo, alt. s. m. 3045 m, ubi floret mense Novembri (coll. ecuad. 
n. 272). 
E, coperense Hieron. nov. spec. 
E. e sectione Subimbricatorum (DC,), fruticosum vel suffruti- 
cosum (?), ramulis teretibus, dense tomentosis; foliis oppositis, petiolatis 
(petiolis crassiusculis, c. 10—13 mm longis, dense tomentosis), laminis 
lanceolatis (maximis 8 em longis, 21/5 em latis), apice acutiusculis mueronu- 
latis, basi attenuatis vel subrotundatis, supra nervo medio tomentello excepto 
glabratis, subtus dense albido-vel lutescenti-tomentosis, ehartaceis, pinni- 
nerviis (nervis lateralibus subtus prominulis c. 415), inter nervos laterales 
reticulato- venosis (venis vix prominulis); inflorescentia apice ramulorum 
composito-corymbosa, subtripartita, ramis 2 ex axillis foliorum supremo- 
rum enatis longiuscule peduneulatis, pedunculis dense tomentosis; capitulis 
apice ramulorum 2—3 subsessilibus vel breviter pedicellatis (pedicellis 
usque ad 5 mm longis, tomentosis) ; involucris campanulatis, squamis c. 13 
lanceolatis, obtusiusculis, subscariosis, interioribus subglabrescentibus vel 
dorso parce puberulis, c. 5 mm longis, 4mm latis, exterioribus paucis paulo 
brevioribus, dorso densius puberulis; floribus 8—10, corollis c. 5 mm longis, 
tubulo c. 4 mm longo, limbo 4 mm longo, sensim ampliato, apice quinque- 
fido, laciniis ovato-triangularibus, vix 4 mm longis, pappi setis rigidulis, 
apice barbellatis, 5 mm longis, achaeniis (admodum immaturis) c. 3 mm 
longis, parce pilosulis vel subglabrescentibus. 
Species £. prunifolio Kunth (in Humb. et Bonpl. Nov. gen. et spec. IV. 
