Centratherum.] Lxxvim. composirz. (J. D. Hooker.) 227 
1. E. conyzoides, Linn.; DC. Prodr. v. 12; heads 1-1 in. diam. Bot. 
Reg. t. 695; Wall. Cat. 3196; Clarke Comp. Ind. 1. E. ramosa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 
5 413; Wall. Cat. 29087. E. gracilis, Delle; DC. lc. E. angustifolia, Bojer ; 
C. i. c. 
Eastern BENGAL, Assam, and Sun. DrsrnIB. Sunda Archipelago and Java? 
E. Tropical Africa, Madagascar. 
An erect glabrous or puberulous leafy annual. Leaves 2-5 in., narrowly or broadly 
elliptie-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed and entire at the base, glandular-dotted ; ser- 
ratures coarse, distant. Heads very numerous; peduneles short or long; flowers 
purplish or reddish.—African specimens are usually more slender and pubescent. 
2. CEN TRATEHERUM., Cass. 
Erect or diffusely branched herbs. Leaves alternate, petioled, toothed. 
Heads homogamous. Invol. subhemispheric; bracts œ -seriate, inner dry or 
scarious, outer herbaceous often leafy. Receptacle flat, naked or pitted. Corollas 
all tubular, equal, slender; limb campanulate, lobes 5, narrow. -Anthers ob- 
tusely auricled. — Style-arms subulate. -Achenes obtuse, 8-10-ribbed ; pappus 
short, scabrid, fugacious.—DzsrRts. Species about 10 Asiatic, with 2 American 
and an Australian. 
* Leaves white beneath. Outer invol. bracts large, often leafy. 
T Pappus yellowish. 
1. C. reticulatum, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 225; robust, scabridly tomen- 
tose, Jeaves sessile ovate or oblong base acute or cordate scabrid above pale 
tomentose beneath, nerves reticulate, pappus equalling the corolla-tube. Clarke 
Comp. Ind. 2. Decaneuron reticulatum, DC. in Wight. Contrib. 3; Prodr. v. 
66; Mem. Comp. t. 1. Rolfinkia centaurioides, Zenk. Pl. Ind. t. 14. Amphi- 
raphis indica, Less. in Linnea, vi. 686; Wall. Cat. 2956. Gymnanthemum 
reticulatum, Schultz-Bip. in Walp. Rep. ii..948, 
WzsrERN PrxiNsULA; Nilgherry and Pulney Mts., alt. 5-7000 ft., Wight, Ee, 
Stem 2-3 ft., stout, erect, branched. Leaves 2-34 in., rigid, dirty white beneath ; 
nerves elevated, much reticulated; margins narrowly recurved. Heads subsolitary, 
1-1} in. diam.; inner bracts broad, acute, pubescent, outermost leafy but short. 
" Achenes A. in. long. 
2. C. molle, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 225; branches and invol. bracts pubes- 
cent and with white wool, leaves petioled elliptic-ovate or -lanceolate coarsely 
toothed hairy above white-tomentose beneath, pappus very short. Decaneuron 
. molle, DC. Prodr. v. 07; Wight Ie. t. 1082. D Epilejum «nd D. scabridum, 
DC. in Wight Contrib. 7. Diospermum molle, Deless. Ic. Sel. iv. t. 2. Amphi- 
raphis mollis, Wall. Cat. 2957. 
WESTERN PENINSULA; Courtallam, Wight. 
Annual, erect, branched, 1-2 ft, Leaves 3-6 by 1-2 in., rather membranous, 
narrowed portion quite entire. Heads 3-4 in. diam.; outer invol. bracts, if leafy, 
usually shorter than the head; inner often spreading or reflexed. Corolla 1 in. 
Achenes A in., linear-oblong, smooth, glabrous ; pappus very short.-—D. scabrid um, 
Wight Herb. n. 1392, differs not at all from C. molle; his n. 1532, quoted by Clarke 
under var. scabridum is C. courtallense. 
3. C. courtallense, Benth. in Gen. Pl. ii. 225 (not of Clarke) ; branches 
and invol. bracts coarsely hairy, leaves petioled elliptic-ovate or lanceolate 
entire or toothed, pappus very short. Decaneuron courtallense, Wt. Ic. t. 1081; 
Steetz in Peters Mosamb. Bot. 353. D. molle, var. Herb. Wt. (Kew Distrib. 
1532). 
Westers PrxiNSUCLA; Courtallam and Anamallay hills, Wight; Canara, Hohen- 
acker. 
Very near C. molle, but distinguished by the often quite entire leaves, usually 
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