Tas. 5310. 
CLOMENOCOMA MONTANA. 
Mountain Clomenocoma. 
Nat. Ord. Composit#.—SYNGENESIA SUPERFLUA. 
Gen. Char. Capitulum multifloram, radiatum ; ligudis uniserialibus, foemineis ; 
floribus disci tubulosis, quinque-dentatis, hermaphroditis. Jnvolucrum imbricatum ; 
squamis linearibus, imbricatis, dorso versus apicem glandulam grossam geren- 
tibus. Receptaculum tenuiter fibrilliferam. Achenium elongatum, multistriatum ; 
glabriusculum. Pappus squamellis 10, uniseriatis, basi polyadelphis, superne 
lineari-setzeformibus.—Herbe Austro-Americane, Tageti facie. Folia opposita, 
pinnatisecta. Capitula terminalia, pedunculata, solitaria. Flores aurantiaci. 
De Cand. 
CLoMENOCOMA montana; foliis ovatis acutis serratis basi cuneatis integris v. 
inciso-lobatis, petiolo basi lobulis seteformibus aucto, involucri squamis 
obtusis fimbriatis. Benth. 
CLoMENOcCOMA montana. Benth. Plant. Hartweg. pp. 86, 351. 
-Dysopra grandiflora? De Cand. Prodr. v. 5. p. 640 (fide Benth.). 
We owe the opportunity of figuring this plant to Messrs. 
Henderson, who received it under the name of “ Hebeclinium 
aurantiacum ;” but Mr. Bentham has recognized it as his Clome- 
nocoma montana, a native of Guatemala, whence we possess spe- 
cimens both from Mr. Skinner and from Mr. Hartweg. The 
name Clomenocoma was doubtless given by Cassini to the genus: 
on account of the resemblance of the flowers to those of the 
Marigold, «répevov in Greek. The colour of the flower is very rich, 
and it may prove to be a valuable summer bedding-out plant. 
Descr. The root appears to be perennial. The stems herba- 
ceous, scarcely branched, except towards the summit, where they 
divide into peduncles ; erect, one to two feet high, nearly glabrous. 
Leaves opposite, ovate, or rather ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, 
inciso-serrate, petiolate, marked with black glandular dots, most 
numerous beneath; on the petiole are four to six linear-lanceolate 
segments or small narrow /eafets, ending in a setiform point. 
Peduncles axillary and terminal, each with a pair of diminutive 
leaves or dracts. Head of flowers \arge, handsome. Lavolucre 
sprit 1st, 1862. 
