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VERNONIA FUSCO-PILOSA, n. sp. 
Arborea, ramulis fusco-pilosis, foliis petiolatis oblanceolato-oblongis 
acutis serrulatis utrinque viridibus tenuiter pilosis, capitulis multifloris laxe 
corymbosis pedicellis elongatis, involucri campanulati bracteis 3—4-seriatis 
acutis adpressis fusco-pilosis, pappi aristis multis hispidis ciliatis albis 
paucis exterioribus parvis. 
A tree 30-40 feet high, with woody branchlets densely clothed 
with fine short brown hairs. Leaves distinctly petioled, reaching 
a length of 5-6 inches and a breadth of 2-22 in. above the middle, 
acute, distinctly serrated, narrowed gradually from the middle to 
the base, membranous, dark green and finely pubescent on both 
surfaces. Capitula in lax peduncled corymbs about as long as 
the leaves; pedicels 3-1 in. long, like the peduncles densely 
clothed with short brown hairs. Involucre campanulate, 4 in. 
in diam., 1 in. long; bracts 3-seriate, membranous, adpressed, 
regularly imbricated, densely pubescent, inner lanceolate, outer 
small ovate. Achene glabrous, only seen immature. Pappus 
& in. long, of very numerous white ciliated bristles, the outer 
ones like the others, but much shorter.—Central Madagascar, 
Baron 1232! Forest of Andrangaloaka, Dr. Parker! 
VERNONIA ($ DrsrTEPHANUS) OCHROLEUCA, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, ramulis dense albo-tomentosis, foliis parvis ovatis sessilibus 
obtusis subcoriaceis integris triplinerviis utrinque tenuiter incanis, capi- 
tulis terminalibus multifloris magnitudine mediocribus corymbosis, invo- 
lucri late campanulati bracteis permultis subzquilongis linearibus acutis 
dense albo-tomentosis, floribus luteis, achenio dense albo-sericeo, pappi 
rubeili setis rigidulis ciliatis. 
A small erect shrub, with a cluster of the short branchlets of 
the year at the end of the leafless woody branches of the previous 
season. Leaves sessile, subcoriaceous, quite entire, an inch long, 
triplinerved above the base, dull green and thinly eoated with 
whitish tomentum above, more densely so beneath. Capitula 
few, in dense terminal corymbs with densely pilose branches. 
Involuere 4 inch broad, not more than 4 in. long, composed of 
numerous subequal acute bracts densely matted with white 
tomentum. Flowers 100 or more in a head, yellow, with lan- 
ceolate teeth. Pappus 4 in. long, bright red, persistent, flexuose. 
Achene densely clothed with white silky hairs.—Central Mada- 
gascar, Baron 1831! <A near ally of the Mauritian Distephanus 
populifolius, Cass. 
