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almost rosulate leaves, the scapes with few smallish heads, and 
the relatively short involucre of few leaves. 
Vernonia MiGEopt, sp.nov. Herbacea, elata, cuule subtereti 
ramoso eleganter striato mox fere omnino glabro, foliis sparsis 
sessilibus ovatis obtusis basi amplexicaulibus integris glabris, 
capitulis subparvis ad apicem ramulorum laxe corymbosis late 
campanulatis circa 18-flosculosis, involucri puberuli 5-seriatis 
phyllis extimis minimis late subulatis acutis reliquis oblongis 
mucronulatis trinervibus sursum atro-purpureis intimis elongatis, 
acheniis parvis late turbinatis 5-costatis costis latis et valleculis 
angustissimis sejunctis griseis glabris, pappi setis exterioribus 
interioribus scabridulis manifeste brevioribus. 
Hab. Nigeria, Lokoja or Abbeokuta; J. H. Migeod. 
Folia 2-0-3°5 em. long., usque ad 1:5 em. lat., tenuiter 
membranacea. Capitula 0°7 cm. long., vix totidem lat. In- 
volucri phylla extima 0°15 cm. intermedia 0°3 cm. intima 0°6 cm. 
long. Achenia 0°12 em.long. Pappi sete exteriores 0°3 cm. 
interiores 0°6 cm. long. 
A species of familiar appearance, which, however, I have been 
unable to match at the British Museum or at Kew or from 
published descriptions of Vernonias not in this country. Ata 
first glance it reminds one of V. plumbaginifolia, Fenzl, but the 
nearly glabrous condition, the differently shaped amplexicaul 
leaves, the broadly turbinate glabrous achenes, and the longer 
outer sete of the pappus are characters by which the two can 
be easily distinguished. 
§ Xipholepis. 
V. vasrrarata, Oliver § Hiern. (V. Schinzii, O. Hoffm.) 
Damaraland; 7. G. Een. Transvaal, Makapansberg ; Dr. A. 
Rehmann, no. 5452. 
§ Decaneuron. 
V. amyapatina, Delile. 
Kavirondo, 4-5000 feet; G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 7020. 
Ruwenzori Mountain, 5-6000 feet ; Jd. no. 7840. 
V. eraBra, Vatke. 
Shiré; G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 8963. Tanganyika ; Jd. 
no. 8320. Zambesiland in sandy soil; BR. Webd. _British 
Central Africa; A. Blayney Perceval. Between Zanzibar and 
Uyui; Rev. W. E. Taylor. 
