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Stevia pedata. Seven-cleft Stevia. 



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Class and Order. 

 Syngenesia Polygamia iEQUALIS. 



Generic Character. 



Recept. nudum. Pappus paleaceus. Cal. cylindraceus 

 ex simplici foliolorum serie. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Stevia pedata; herbacea, foliis petiolatis digitato-pedatis 



integerrimis, pappo paleaceo asquali. 

 Stevia pedata; Willd. Sp. PL 3. p. 1776. Hort. Kew. ed. 



alt. 4. p. 510. Cavan. Ic. 4. p. 33. t. 356. 

 Hymenopappus pedatus. Lagasca Hort. Matrit. 



Descr. Stem erect, somewhat hispid, branched towards the 

 top. Leaves alternate, pedate, generally seven cleft: leaflets 

 linear, quite entire, margins revolute. Petiole channelled, triiid 

 at the point, the middle segment carrying one, the two lateral 

 ones generally three leaflets. Flowers grow in a lax corymb, 

 terminating branchlets mostly .S-flowered. Calyx of a simple 

 series of carinated leaflets, each embracing a floret. Florets 

 all tubular, white, limb 5-cleft, twisted. Anthers dark purple. 

 Germens angular obconical : Pappus many leaved, membra- 

 naceous, regular, and even at top : Stigmas white, revolute. 

 Receptacle honey-combed. 



A hardy annual. Native of Mexico. Flowers from July 

 to the end of September. Introduced in 1803 by Sir James 

 E. Smith. Our drawing was made from a specimen com- 

 municated by Messrs. Whitley, Milne, and Co. We 

 received the same also from A. B. Lambert, Esq. out of his 

 collection at Boyton. 



