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2. L. divaricata, 0. & H. Shrubby, copiously divaricately 
branched ; branches terete, striate, puberulous, alate, tawny pubescent- 
tomentose. Leaves alternate (upper) oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, 
entire, scabrid-pubescent, broadly decurrent; free portion scarcely 
exceeding 4 in. in length. Capitula broadly campanulate, 3-2 in. 
diam., oo-flowered, on pedicels varying to 4 in., in wide divaricate leafy 
much-branched panicles. Scales of involucre multiseriate, linear, 
acute; inner glabrous, early subpatent, at length reflexed; outer 
pubescent, successively shorter, with recurved herbaceous tips. Re- 
ceptacle flat, naked. Ray-florets filiform, ligule 0. Anther-base bi- 
dentate ; tips ovate-lanceolate, obtuse. Achenes hairy, with basal 
callus. Pappus of 10-12 sete, uniseriate, subfulvous, shining. ° 
Upper Guinea. Gaboon, 1° N. Lat., Mann! 
_ 3. &. squarrosa, 0. § H. A stout erect scabrous herb, 2-8 ft. 
high or more. Branches terete, striate, thinly hoary-flocculose, alate 
with broad continuous wings. Leaves alternate (upper) elongate- 
lanceolate, subacute, entire, broad at the base, sessile, widely decur- 
rent, 3 in. long by nearly 1 in. wide. Capitula widely campanulate or 
hemispherical, many-flowered, 1-1} in. diam., on recurved arching pe- 
dicels 1-] jn, long, on the (terminal and) axillary branches of an 
elongate leafy panicle. Scales of the involucre very numerous, multi- 
Seriate, recurved, covered with whitish curly loose hairs, glandular, 
narrowly linear-lanceolate, inner narrow-linear, acute. Receptacle 
Plano-concave, naked. Ray-florets filiform. Anther- base bidentate or 
shortly sagittate. Achenes thinly pilose. Pappus sordid. 
Mozamb. Distr. Tette, Dr. Kirk! 
4. L. crassifolia, Schultz Bip. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss. sect i. 
n. 154, iii. 1996. Fruticose, erect, branched, 2-3 ft. high. Branches 
terete and glabrate below, pulverulent glandular-pubescent or setulose 
and alate above. Leaves alternate, narrowly elliptic or oblong, obtusely 
Ponted or acute, somewhat narrowed at base, sessile, denticulate, glan- 
dulose-puberulous, venose, decurrent, ranging up to 2-8 in. long by 
2-1 in. wide. Capitula campanulate, many-flowered, 4-4 in. diam., 
erect or subnutant, on unequal peduncles ranging up to 2 in. long, in 
Pyramidal or elongate terminal panicles, 2-5 in. wide. Scales of invo- 
lucre multiseriate, acute, inner linear, glabrous; outer lanceolate, 
puberulous, successively shorter, loosely appressed. Receptacle plano- 
Convex, naked, 1 in. diam. Ray-florets filiform, mouth dentate ; 
ligule 0. Anther-base bidentate or shortly unequally sagittate, often 
"nequally so, Achenes thinly silky, hairs more or less in longitudinal 
rows. Pappus sordid.—Pluchea (Laggera) crassifolia, Schultz Bip. in 
Hb. Schimp. Abyss. sect. ii. 939; Blumea crassifolia, A. Rich. FI. 
Abyss. i. p. 394, 
Abyssinian names Schoyschogo, Ham ad Devel. 
Wile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Sennaar, Kotschy! 
5. Z. tomentosa, Schultz Bip. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss. sect. i. 
236. Stiff, erect, freely-branching, shortly hoary-tomentose herb, 5-6 ft. 
high. Stem subterete, narrowly alate, clothed with short hoary floc- 
