432 FLORA NIGRITIANA. 
are confined to Senegal; the Berthelotia lanceolata, DC., ex- 
tends from Senegal to the Ganges, the Conyza fastigiata, 
Willd., is common to Senegal and Mauritania. C. dentata, 
Willd., is only known from Senegal, and C. amena, Link, 
from Congo. 
1. Blumea Perrottetiana, DC. Prod. 5. p. 443. var. ? latifolia.— 
Sierra Leone, Don.—The same variety, as well as the form 
originally described, are found in Senegal. 
This plant is probably a mere variety of a widely spread 
species, including Conyza thyrsoidea, Pers., from Tropical 
Africa, Blumea Drégeana, DC., from South Africa, and two or 
three supposed species of Blumea from East India. 3 
2. Blumea Senegalensis, DC. Prod. 5. p. 449.—On the Gambia, 
Don. = 
The remaining W. Tropical African species are B. solidagi- — 
noides, DC., from Sierra Leone, B. oloptera, DC., from Senegal, 
and B. Guineensis, DC., from Senegal and Guinea. Of the | 
allied genus, Pluchea, there is one species, the P. ovalis, DC, 
from Senegal. 
1. Epaltes Brasiliensis, DC. Prod. 5. p. 461.—St. Thomas, 
Don ; African coast, south of the Line, Curror; a common 
Brazilian plant. 
A plant, in every respect similar to Vicoa Indica, DC., but 
without rays, which would bring it nearer to Varthemia, js in the 
Hookerian Herbarium, gathered on“the Gambia by Captam 
Boteler ; and the Franceuria crispa, DC., a common Egyptaco- 
Arabian plant, and Pulicaria incisa, DC., are both natives 
Senegal. e 
l. Pegolettia mucronata, Benth. ; puberula, subviscida, ran 
elongatis virgatis, foliis sessilibus lineari-sublanceolatis inte- 
gerrimis v. 1-2-dentatis mucronatis, pappo interiore plumos? 
achzenio plus duplo longiore, exterioris paleis setaceo-multi- 
fidis.—Elephant's Bay, south of the Line, Curror- à 
Rami adscendentes sesquipedales. Pubes brevior et rariot 
quam in P. Senegalense. Folia secus ramos sparsa, major 
semipollicaria, omnia presertim superiora rigidule mucronU- 
lata. Capitula ad apices ramulorum solitaria, magnitudine 
