FLOEA OF MADAGASCAE. 489 



4-5 in. long. Involucre ^ in. in diam. ; bracts moderately 



in the middle, pale at the edne. Achene 



oreen 



^ in. long. Pappus | in. long.— Baron 4960 ! Closely allied, as 

 is also O. ampJexicaulis, to the Brazilian C. tri^li7iervia^ Less. 



CONTZA AMPLEXICAFLTS, U. Sp. 



SuflFruticosa, caule virgato obscure pilose, foliis lanceolatis argute 

 serratis amplexicauUbus utrinque viridibus parce pilosis, capitulis parvis 

 multifloris copiose corymboso-paniculatis, involucre campanulato bracteis 

 pauciseriatis suba^qualibus lanceolatis glabris, floribus filiforinibus multis, 

 tubulosis paucis, achenio glabrO; pappo rubello. 



An uudershrub, "w^th terete green stems. Leaves 3-4 in. 

 long, |-| in. broad at the middle, narrowed gradually to both 

 ends, thin in texture, hairy mainly on the midrib beneath. 

 Panicle 3-4 in. broad, with branches from the axils o£ the upper 

 leaves. Involucre ^ in. in diam. ; bracts glabrous, moderately firm 

 in texture, green in the middle, pale on the edge. Achene not 

 seen fully mature. Pappus setose, ^ in. long. — Baron 4036 ! 



Cois"XZA Elltsit, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis gracilibus sursum obscure pubesccntibus, foliis 

 sessilibus oblanceolatis obtusis serratis glabris, capitulis parvis multi- 

 floris corymboso-paniculatis, involucro campanulato bracteis pauciseriatis 

 subgequalibus oblongo-lanceolatis, acheniis eompressis facie uninerviis, 

 pappo flexuoso albido. 



A shrub with slender brown woody terete branches. Leaves 

 1-1| in. long, \-^ in. broad, narrowed gradually from above the 

 middle to the base, moderately firm in texture, green and glabrous 

 on both surfaces, penninerved, with erecto-patent main veins. 

 Heads in small dense terminal corymbs. Involucre ^ in. in diam. ; 

 bracts green in the middle, with pale edges. Achene glabrous, 

 ^ line long. Pappus § in. long. — Baron 4676 ! Grathcred also 

 by Ellis and Lyall. 



PSIADIA CUSPiniFERA, n. Sp. 



Fruticosa, volubilis, ramulis dense breviter pilosis, foliis breviter 

 petiolatis oblongis acutis serratis penninerviis dense pilosis, capitulis dense 

 corymbosis, involucro campanulato piloso bracteis lanceolatis acutis 

 adpressis viridi carinatis, achenio glabro cylindrico, pappo flexuoso 

 palhde rubello. 



A shrubby climber, with slender terete densely pilose branch- 

 lets. Leaves 1-2 in. long, |-1 in. broad at the middle, cuneate 



LINN. JOUEN. — BOTATTT, TOL. IXII. 2 B 



