FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 487 



Vernoxia rhodopappa, n. sp. 



Fiaiticosa, ramulis alLido-incauis, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongis 

 acLitIs integris coriaceis facie viridibus glalms dorso albo-incanis, capitulis 

 inultifloris dense coryraboso-panlculatis, involucro campanulato bracteis 

 imbrieatis obtusis exterioribus dense pilosis, achenio glabro^ pappo 

 rubello. 



Braocblets short, spreading, coated with thin persistent white 

 tomentum. Leaves l|-2 in. long, f-1 in. broad, rounded at the 

 base, firm in texture, the veins beneath fine and inconspicuous. 

 Heads in congested corymbose panicles at the end of tlie sliort 

 branchlets. Involucre ^ in. long and broad ; bracts firm in tex- 

 ture, drab, adpressed. Corolla and bright red pappus -^ in. long. 

 Achene only seen immature. — 'Baron 3G08 ! Also JLildebrandt 

 3621! 



VERNOyiA BETO:N'IC.EFOLrA, U. sp. 



Herbacea, caule simplici flexuoso dense glanduloso-pubescente, fohis 

 alternislonge petiolatis cordato-ovatis profunde crcuatis utrinque viridibus 

 pubescentibusj capitulis multifloris coryniboso-panlculatis, panicubc ramis 

 dense glanduloso-pubescentilms, involucro campanulato glanduloso pauci- 

 seriali bracteis rigidulis exterioribus ovatis interioribus lauceolatis, achenio 

 glabro, pappi setis albis flexuosis. 



An erect herb, with green terete densely glandular-pubescent 

 stems. Lower leaves 3-4 in. long, 1 2- in- broad, narrowed gra- 

 dually to the point, deeply irregularly inciso-crenate, membra- 

 nous ; petiole above an incli long; upper growing gradually 

 smaller. Heads in a lax corymbose panicle, with glandular- 

 pubescent branches and pedicels. Involucre \ in. in diam. ; outer 

 bracts small, ovate ; inner lanceolate, \ in. long. Flowers pale 

 purple, a little exserted from the involucre. Pappus \ in. long. 



^aron4733! 4779! 



VeHIJONIA (§ StROBOCALTx) CAPKE.T.FOLIA, U. sp. 



Arborea, ramulis dense pubescentibus, foliis alternis petiolatis ovatis 

 acutis iutegris subcoriaceis facie scabris dorso pubescentibus venulis ex- 

 sculptis, capitulis 5-floris dense coryaiboso-pauiculatis, involucro campa- 

 nulato piloso pauciseriali deciduo, bracteis exterioribus ovatis intimis 

 oblongis, achenio glabro, pappi setis alhidis flexuosis. 



Branches woody, terete, densely pubescent. Leaves 2-3 in. 

 long, 1|-1| in. broad, firm in texture, acute, broadly rounded at 

 the base ; petiole pubescent, \-\ in. long. Ifeads aggregated in 

 very dense terminal corymbs 2-3 in. in diam. Involucre \ in. 

 in diam., very deciduous ; outer bracts small, ovate ; inner oblong. 



