COMPOSITA. 147 
2039, 1126); Guatemaa, Santa Catarina (Bernoulli, 709); Nicaragua, near Granada 
(Girsted, 74; Lévy, 176). Hb. Kew. 
22. Melampodium tenellum, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 299. 
SoutH Mexico, Acapulco (Sinclair). Hb. Kew. 
23. Melampodium, sp. . | 
GuATEMALA, Capetillo, Volcan de Fuego, 4600 feet (Salvin, 2). Hb. Kew. 
24. Melampodium, sp. 
GuatTeMALa, Duefias (Salvin, 1). Hb. Kew. 
75. ACANTHOSPERMUM. 
Acanthospermnm, Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac. t.53, ex DC. Prodr. iv. p. 522; Benth. et Hook. 
Gen. Plant. i. p. 349. 
An exclusively Tropical-American genus of two annual species. 
1. Acanthospermum humile, DC. Prodr. v. p. 522. 
Melampodium humile, Swartz, Prodr. p. 114. 
Centrospermum humile, Less. Synop. Comp. p. 217. 
Acanthospermum hispidum, DC. loc. cit. ? 
Nicaragua, neighbourhood of Granada (Lévy, 228); Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 171), 
without locality (S. Hayes, 198; Seemann, 296).—Widely dispersed in SoUTH AMERICA 
and the West Inpizs. Hb. Kew. 
76. BERLANDIERA. 
Berlandiera, DC. Prodr. v. p. 517; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 350. 
Five herbaceous species, limited to Texas and Mexico. 
1. Berlandiera lyrata, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 17. 
New Mexico; Texas.—Norra Mexico, Sonora (Schott), Chihuahua (Gregg); Souta 
Mexico, Aguas Calientes (Hartweg). Hb. Kew. 
77. LINDHEIMERA. 
Lindheimera, A. Gr. et Engelm. in Journ. Bost. Nat. Hist. Soc. vi. p. 225; Benth. et Hook. Gen. 
Plant. ii. p. 351. 
Two herbaceous species, one Mexican, the other Texan. 
1. Lindheimera mexicana, A. Gr. in Proc. Amer. Acad. xv. p. 34. 
Nortn Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet (Parry §& Palmer, 447) ; 
Sovran Mexico, valley of Mexico (Schaffner, 279). Hb. Kew. 
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