TLORA OF MADAGASCAR. DT 
VERNONIA PIPTOCARPHOIDES, n. Sp. 
Arborea, ramulis angulatis dense albido-incanis, foliis petiolatis oblongis 
integris subcoriaceis obtusis facie viridibus glabris dorso dense persistenter 
albido-incanis, capitulis multifloris in cymas densas axillares aggregatis, 
pedicellis nullis vel brevissimis, involucri infundibularis bracteis multi- 
seriatis regulariter imbricatis rigidis brunneis lanceolatis acutis, achenio 
scabro, pappi setis permultis albidis conformibus flexuosis fragilibus. 
A much-branched shrub, with angled branchlets, densely coated 
with lepidote whitish persistent tomentum. Leaves crowded up 
to the top of the branchlets; petiole about 4 in. long; blade 
2-3 in. long, 14-2 in. broad, rounded at both ends, quite entire, 
firm in texture, green and glabrous above, densely coated beneath 
with tomentum like that of the branchlets, the ascending parallel 
raised main veins distinct nearly to the edge. Capitula several, 
in congested axillary cymes. JInvolucre j in. long, the brown 
rigid glabrous acute multiseriate bracts regularly imbricated. 
Corolla brownish-white, cylindrical, l in. long. Achenia terete, 
scabrous. Pappus j in. long, of 50 or more fine fragile whitish 
sete.—Central Madagascar, Baron 1918! I have also seen a 
specimen of this in the Berlin herbarium under the name of 
Moquinia adenocarpa, Schultz Bip., gathered by Bernier. 
VERNONIA MOQUINIOIDES, n. Sp. 
Fruticosa, ramulis albo-incanis, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongis vel 
lanceolatis subacutis integris facie viridibus glabris dorso albo-incanis, 
capitulis multifloris dense corymbosis pedicellis brevissimis, involucri 
campanulati bracteis multiseriatis rigidis subacutis adpressis tomentosis, 
pappi setis albidis hispidis exterioribus subulatis brevioribus. 
A much-branched shrub, 3-6 feet high, with woody branchlets, 
eoated with thin persistent whitish tomentum. Leaves very 
shortly petioled, oblong or lanceolate, 14-2 in. long, 1-1 in. broad 
at the middle, entire, subacute, deltoid at the base, coriaceous, 
bright green and glabrous above, persistently matted with white 
tomentum beneath, triplinerved. Capitula in dense peduncled 
terminal corymbs, on very short pedicels. Involucre campanulate, 
2 in. in diam., lin. long; bracts 3-4-seriate, adpressed, densely 
tomentose. Corolla 4 in. long, rather pilose, with 5 lanceolate 
teeth. Pappus of numerous brownish-white ciliated bristles 
1-1in. long, the outer ones much shorter than the inner.— Central 
Madagascar, Baron 1742! Herb. Blackburn! Between Anta- 
nanarivo and Tamatave, on clay soil, alt. 3000 feet, Dr. Meller! 
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