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Differt a forma typica foliis obovato-lanceolatis interdum apicem ver- 

 sus unilateraliter serratura unica muuiliSj capitnlis feinineis paulo majoribus 

 plurifloris 17— 2;6-floriSj involucri squainis 30 — 35 plus mimisve marginc 

 rufescenti-ciliatis. Specimen masculum desideratur. 



Ecuador: frequcntissime occurrit inter fruticela propc Lojaj alt, s, m, 

 2000 — 2400 m (L. n, 4891, specimina fcminea). Venezuela: crescit prope 

 Mcrida {Moiiixz n. 1364, specimina feminea], 



98. B. nitida (Ruiz et Pav,) Pers. Ench. IL p. 425 n. 41; syn. B. 



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FiuLex us(iue ad 3 m alius ramosus, foliis obscure lutesccnti-viridibus, floribus 

 virescenti-albidis. 



Columbia: in fruticetis densis juxta Ghiribio et Paisbamba supra 

 urbem Popayan^ alt. s. m. 1800—2300, mcnse Marlio florens (L. n. 7976). 



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99. B. popayancnsis Ilieron. no v. spec. 



R. e scctionc IV. OhloiujlfuUanuu frulicosa, 2—3 m alta, erccta, gla- 

 bra; ramis junioribus vircsccnlibus, terctibus, leviler slriatis, glabris, vis- 

 cosis; foliis allernis (inlcrnodiis plerisque 1— 1 '/2 cm longis, sod infimo valde 

 elongalo in specimiiie usque ad 6 cm longo), petiolatis (pctiolis \ — 1 V2 cm longis, 

 viscosis, glabris) ; lauiinis oblanceolatls, apice mucronato breviter acuminalis, 

 basi longc in pcliolum attcnualis, intcgcrriniis, viscosis, glabris, subcDciaccis, 

 pinnincrviis (nervis latcralibus crassioribus c. 10—15, utrinque vix promi- 

 nnlis), inlec ncrvos latcrales reticulato-venosis venulosisquc {venis venulisque 

 immcrsis], subtus crcbre glanduloso-pnnctulatis (glandulis imnicrsis); laniinis 

 maximis 7— 8 cm longis, 2V2— 2^4 cm latis; inflorcscentiis spicalis, spi- 



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2 cm 



longis); capilulis femineis nimierosis scssilibus vol subscssilibus, c. 60 — 70- 

 floris, involucri ciimpaiuilati s(paniis c. 5-scriatis, c. 35, scariosis, mnrgine 

 laceralo-cilialis et hyalino-albidis, mcdiana fusccsccnti-viridibus; intcrioribus 

 lanccolalis, aculiusculis, c. 4 mm longis, c. 1 mm latis; exterioribus sensim 

 decresccntibus, acutiusculis vel (extimis) obtusiusculis , laLioriljus, usque ad 



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stylis 4 '/2 mm longis; pappi scUs 



c. ;J5— 40, carncis, 7 mm longis; achacniis immaturis c. 1 1/2 mm longis, 

 labris, lO-costalis. ~ Specimen masculum (hcrmapbrodiLum sterile) dosi- 





dcratur. 



Species B, nitidac Pers. proxime affmis, differt foliis apice paulo lon- 



gius acuminalis, inflorcscentiis spicatis, capitulis sessilibus vel subscssilibus, 

 involucri squamis interioribus acutis. 



Columbia: crescit in fruticetis apertis juxta Popayan, a 

 IGOO-ISOO m, mcnse Majo tlorcns (L. n. 7975. Majo I88G). 



100. B. oronoccnsis DC. in Prodr. V. p. 422 n. 173. 



Specimen fcmincum capitulis 50— 60-floris. 



s. m. 



Pcruvia bubandina (Popnu n. 1211). 



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