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128. VERBESINA. 
Verbesina, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 975, ex parte; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 379. 
_ An American genus, comprising about fifty herbaceous, half-shrubby, and shrubby 
species, ranging from Virginia to Buenos Ayres. A few species have become naturalized 
in the Old World. 
1. Verbesina alata, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1270; DC. Prodr. v. p. 379; Bot. Mag. 
t. 1716. 
Hamalium alatum, Cass. Dict. xx. p. 261. 
Mexico (according to De Candolle and Grisebach).—Wxst INDIES and north part of 
SoutH AMERICA. | 
We have seen no Mexican specimens. 
2. Verbesina argentea, Bertol. Fl. Guat. p. 35; Walp. Rep. ii. p. 621. 
Guatemata, Volcan de Agua (Velasquez). 
3. Verbesina auriculata, DC. Prodr. v. p. 617. 7 | 
Sour Mexico, near Tehuantepec (Andriewx 302), Acatlan (Hahn). Hb. Kew. 
4, Verbesina capitaneja, Nees in Linnea, xix. p. 729. 
Actinomeris pedunculosa, DC. Prody. v. p. 576. 
Norra Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 473); 
Sovra Mexico, Zimapan ( Coulter, 341), Santa Fé, valley of Mexico (Bourgeau, 377), 
Hb. Kew. 
5. Verbesina crocata, Less. Synop. p. 232 ; DC. Prodr. v. p. 617. 
Bidens crocata, Cav. Ic. t. 99. 
Spilanthes crocata, Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1627. 
Platypteris crocata, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iv. p. 201. 
Sour Mexico, Cuernavaca (Bourgeau, 1220), Maloapan (Liebmann, 480), Orizaba 
(Botteri, 1097); Costa Rica (@rsted). Hb. Kew. 
6. Verbesina encelioides, Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 380. 
Ximenesia encelioides, Cav. Ic. ii. p. 60, t. 178. 
Carotina; Frorrpa; New Mzxico.—Nortx Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 
to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 468), around Matamoros (Berlandier), without locality 
(Gregg).—West Inpies and Sour America; also widely naturalized in the tropics of 
the Otp Worip. Hb. Kew. 
7. Verbesina (§ Platypteris) fraseri, Hemsley, n.sp. (Tab. XLVIIL.) 
Scandens, caulibus 4-alatis, foliis oppositis sepius deltoideo-ovatis, capitulis discoideis multifloris 
subglobosis, involucri bracteis latis reflexis, paleis apice incrassatis, acheniis late alatis cordi- 
formibus. 
Frutex scandens, caulibus crassiusculis, 4-alatis, ramulis patentissimis. Folia opposita, longiuscule 
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