NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN MADAGASCAR PLANTS. 27 



latis acutis basi cuneatis subamplexicaulibus supra glabris subtus 

 purpureis remote hirsutis, cymis axillaribus dichotomiis hirsutis, 

 capitulis ovoideis 2-3-floris, involucri bracteis 5-seriatis ovatis 

 margine ciliato, achseniis 3-quetris, pap pi setis copiosis scabridis. 



Branches at first covered with shaggy induinent, but finally 

 becoming almost glabrous. Leaves unequal-sided, narrowed to 

 the petiole and amplexicaul at base, slightly re volute at margin, 

 usually 15 cm. long and about 4 cm. broad. Cymes covered with 

 shaggy brown hairs ; peduncles about 6 cm. long. Involucre 

 about 7 mm. ; the scales bearing a dark green mark at the tip 

 and ciliate at the margin. Pappus double ; the outer row about 

 half as long as the inner. 



Forest, Port Dauphin, 2252 ! 



Vernonia (§ Strobocalyx) Antanossi, sp. n. 



Arborea, ramis dense albo-lanatis, foliis oblanceolatis acutis 

 subacuminatis supra viridibus subtus albo-tomentosis, capitulis 3 

 magnis globosis, involucri bracteis ovatis acutis rigidis dorso 

 lanatis apice ciliatis, receptaculo minute fibrillato, corollse elon- 

 gate lobis apice corneis, achseniis longis striatis, pappi setis 

 copiosis. 



Leaves 10-18 cm. long and 5-7 cm. broad, cuneate at base, 

 subglabrous and reticulately veined above, covered on lower sur- 

 face with dense white tomentum. Capitula 1/5 cm. long and 

 almost as broad, cc -flowered. Involucre-scales many-seriate; 

 the outer short and woolly, the inner gradually larger and more 

 glabrous ; the innermost cartilaginous and narrow. Corolla 

 rather long, with the lobes ending in acute cartilaginous tips. 

 Achenes 4-5 mm. long. 



Allied to V. rhaponticoicles, Baker, but easily distinguished by 

 the larger leaves and smaller capitula. 



Woods near Fort Dauphiu, 2660 ! 



Vernonia (§ Strobocalyx) Faradifani, sp. n. 



Arborea, ramis dense albo-lanatis, foliis oblanceolatis acutis 

 utrinque tomentosis ad basin attenuatis, capitulis corymbosis 

 numerosis 6-floris subcylindraceis, involucri bracteis 3-5-seriatis 

 ovatis dorso lanatis, achaeniis striatis, pappi setis paucis (15) 

 scabridis. 



Branches marked by 3 raised lines corresponding to the leaf- 

 bases. Leaves G-10 cm. long and 2-3 cm. broad. Corymbs 



