Leucomeris.] LXXVIII. composiraz. (J. D. Hooker.) 387 
Gochnatia spectabilis, Less. in Linnea, v. 20. Conyza candicans, JVall. Cat. 
2999. 
Western HiwArAYa; Garwhal to Nipal, alt. 2-5000 ft. 
Branches stout, grooved. Leaves 4-14 by 11-4 in., narrowed at both ends, coria- 
ecous, glabrous above; petiole very short. Corymbs 4-8 in. diam., rounded, sessile ; 
peduncles densely tomentose, bracteolate. Heads 3-1 in.; invol. bracts about 10, 
nearly flat; corolla } in. Achenes }-} in., slender, densely silky ` pappus 3 in., hairs 
often contracted at the base. 
2, L. decora, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1872, ii. 817; 1877, ii. 204; For. 
Fl. ii. 78; leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate glabrous on both surfaces, invol. 
bracts very many woolly, outer very short-imbricating along the whole peduncle, 
pappus reddish. Clarke Comp. Ind, 245. 
Peau; dry forests of Prome, Kurz. 
A small tree, leafless in the hot season; shoots tomentose. Leaves 5-7 in., base 
unequal; petiole j-1 in. Corymbs rounded, almost capitate, the heads very nearly 
sessile from the invol. bracts passing into the bracteoles of the peduncle; inner 
bracts as in L. spectabilis, but woolly at the base; corolla nearly 1 in., fragrant. 
Achenes Y in. (Kurz), pappus as long. 
98. DICOMA, Cass. 
Herbs or low shrubs. Leaves alternate. Meads subsessile on the branches, 
rarely corymbose, white or purple, homogamous, discoid ; fl. all  , or heteroga- 
mous with the outer fl. ? and all fertile, or the innermost sterile, tubular, limb 
D-partite, segments erect or revolute, 9 if present slender with a short ligule. 
Invol. bracts œ -seriate, ovate-lanceolate or linear, acuminate or spinescent, outer 
shorter; receptacle flat, naked, often pitted. -Anther-bases sagittate, tails long, 
bearded. Style-arms short, erect, obtuse. -Achenes turbinate, densely silkily 
villous, 5-10-ribbed ; pappus hairs oo -seriate, inner or all flat, seabrid bearded 
or feathery ; outer shorter, paleaceous or of slender bristles.—DIsTRIB. Species 
13, tropical and S. African and Indian. 
i. D. tomentosa, Cass. ; DC. Prodr. vii. 36; erect, branched, clothed 
with white cottony wool, leaves sessile linear or linear-obovate obtuse or acute- 
quite entire, heads subaxillary, invol. bracts 4—2 in. subulate spinescent straight 
glabrous shining, outer pappus bristles slender, inner narrowly subulate-lanceo- 
late strongly ribbed, margins undulate. Clarke Comp. Ind. 245. D. lanuginosa, 
DC. o Wight Contrib, 26; Prodr. vii. 36; Wight Ic. t. 1140; Dalz. & Gibs. 
Bomb. Fl. 132. Xeropappus lanuginosus, Wall. Cat. 2980.  Acilepis lanata,. 
Spreng. mss. Onopordon lanatum, Herb. Madr. 
 . Nortu West Lena, Royle; Dhaulpoor, Jameson. Ava, Wallich. Scinn, Stocks. 
WESTERN PENINSULA; from the Concan southwards, in gravelly places.—Disrris. 
Tropical Africa. 
Annual, 10-18 in. high, much branched; branches terete. Leaves 1-8 in., usually 
narrow, glabrate or cottony above, nerves obscure. Heads glabrous; spines of invol. 
bracts yellowish, shining; corolla } in. Achenes broad and short, } in. long, turbinate,. 
densely silky ; pappus shining, elastic; inner membranous and hyaline with a rigid. 
midrib, pale brown, } in. long. 
99. HOCHSTETTERIA, DC. 
A rigid branched perennial herb. eaves alternate. Heads solitary, termi- 
nal, homogamous, discoid, yellow; fl. all S, similar and fertile, tubular, limb 
elongate 5-partite, segments revolute.  Znvolucre subhemispheric; bracts oo - 
seriate, subulate, outermost few foliaceous; receptacle convex, pitted, margins 
c c2 
