Vernonia. | LXXIII. COMPOSITE (OLIVER AND HIERN). 287 
in dense small terminal corymbs 14-8 in. diameter. Scales of the 
campanulate involucre lanceolate or linear-oblong, apiculate, woolly 
outside, glabrous inside, in many rows, inner longer, apex and apicu- 
lus dark, yellowish beneath, innermost purplish at the tip about 
equalling the pappus. Corolla gradually narrowed, glabrous. Anthers 
shortly obtusely produced at base. Achenes densely setose-hirsute 
with erect bristles, 10-ribbed ; callus prominent. Pappus duplex per- 
sistent scabrous faintly reddish brown, outer the shorter; subcon- 
fluent at the base.—V. Schimperi, Schultz Bip. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss. 
i. n. 221, non DC. 
fi Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper! Djur-land (flowers reddish violet), Schwein- 
urth ! 
49. ‘V. Hochstetteri, Schultz Bip.; Walp. Repert. ii. p. 945. 
Shrubby, 2 ft. or more high. Branches terete, slightly striate, shortly 
and closely tawny-tomentose. Leaves alternate, submembranous, 
ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, acutely acuminate, cuneately narrowed 
mto the petiole, serrulate, upper surface scabrid, lower pubescent- 
tomentose, ranging to 5 in. long by 12 in. wide; petioles ranging to’ 
3 in, pubescent-tomentose, somewhat dilated and clasping at base. 
Capitula 1 in. diameter, many-flowered, on pubescent-tomentose 
pedicels 0-4 in. long, in rather dense terminal corymbs 2-10 in. diam. 
Bracts on the pedicels small. Scales of the campanulate involucre 
lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, apiculate, pubescent and purplish out- 
side, glabrous inside, margins scarious, outer 4/5, inner 7’, in. long. 
ceptacle naked. Corolla gradually narrowed, puberulous. Anther- 
base Shortly obtusely produced. Achenes strongly (9-) 10-striate, 
hispid. Pappus duplex, barbellate, pale reddish brown ; inner decidu- 
ous; outer much shorter.—Rich. FI. Abyss. i. 8373; Ambassa Hoch- 
stetteri, Steetz in Peters Mossamb. Bot. 364; Vernonia Késtlini, Hochst. 
im Rich. 1c. 
Wile Lana. Abyssinia, Schimper Local name Schugualé ! ambassa. 
50. ‘Ww. Quartiniana, Rich. Fl. Abyss.i. p.379. Shrabby, branched 
at base from a short woody stock densely tomentose at the nodes ; 
stem erect simple above or nearly so, 14-3 ft. high, terete, striate, softly 
pubescent or pulverulent, densely leafy above. Leaves alternate erect 
elliptic or the longer ones lanceolate, blunt or shortly apiculate or the 
younger ones acute, more or less narrowed at base, smooth, pulverulent 
Wien young, usually serrate ; subcoriaceous, 1-3} in. long by Z-lf in. 
Wide ; petioles stout, about ap in. long. Capitula $1} in. diameter, 
many-flowered on short pedicels arranged in many-headed terminal 
usually pyramidal or elongated oblong panicles. Scales of the turbi- 
nate involucre in many rows, linear, white-woolly outside inner longer, 
mostly with dark purplish reflexed tips. Receptacle narrow, naked. 
orolla gradually narrowed, somewhat woolly at top of tube. Anther- 
“se shortly -produced. Achenes with 10 or more (15) equal longitu- 
inal ribs, densely and subappressedly hirsute ; callus prominent. 
‘ppus pluriseriate barbellate persistent, rather exceeding the invo- 
