166 BOTANY OF THE UGANDA BOUNDARY COMMISSION. 
fere adusque 20:0 em. long. et 7:0 em. lat. (juniora 10:0 x 
4-0 em.) ; nervi fac. sup. plani vel leviter impressi, fac. inf. 
prominentes; petioli tandem 3'0 em. long., basi dilatati. 
Corymbus 12:0 em. long. Pedunculi proprii 08-30 em. 
long. Involucra 1°5 em. long. et diam.; phylla extima 
circa 1:5 em. long., intima vix ultra 10 cm., illa 077 em. 
lat. Corolle fere 1:2 em. long., inferne pubescentes. 
Achenia et pappus 0:23 em. long. 
A very distinct and fine plant. The heads have somewhat the 
look of those of Vernonia calvoana, Hook. fil. 
VERNONIA BRACHYCALYX, O. Hoff. in Engler, Pflanzenwelt 
Ost- Afr. C. 405. 
Near Mulema. FI. June, 349. 
Distrib. Nile Land, Mozambique Distriet, South Central. 
V. Exmor, S. Moore, in Journ. Linn. Koc., Dot. xxxv. (1902) 
315. 
Ruchigga. Fl. November, 407. 
Distrib. Nile Land (Mau). 
V.($ Lepidella) Carur-MeEpvus4, sp. nov. 
V. herbacea, caule simplici stricto subtereti valido a basi 
folioso albo-hirsuto, foliis parvis sessilibus oblongis juniori- 
bus Janceolatis obtusis supra scabriusculis subtus pilis his- 
pidis copiose indutis membranaceis, capitulis mediocribus 
in corymbo paucicephalo congesto hirsuto digestis cirea 
40-flosculosis, involucri subhemispherici hirsuti phyllis 
5-seriatis interioribus quam extima longioribus e basi 
anguste lineari-lanceolato pallido in caudam elongatam 
albo-hirsutam purpuream exeuntibus intimis linearibus, 
floseulis breviter exsertis, acheniis oblongo-linearibus 
4-costatis costis setuliferis inter costas glandulis pluribus 
parvis onustis, pappi setis scabriusculis dilutissime 
stramineis quam squame 4-plo longioribus. 
Hab. Irunga. 394 A. 
Planta fere semimetralis. Folia summum 6:0 cm. long. 
(juniora 3:5 em.) et 0:6-1:0 em. lat., glandulis pellucidis 
conspersa. Corymbus 5:0 em. long., hujus bracteæ foliis 
similes sed multo breviores. Pedunculi proprii nec ultra 
0°8 cm. long., sepius breviores. Capitula 1°5 em. diam. 
Receptaculum fimbrillifero-erosum. — Iuvolucri. phyla 
extima 0*6 cm., interiora 1:0 cm. long. Corolle 0'8 cm. 
