Asteroidea.] LXXXVIII. COMPOSTTAE. 207 
floribus disci sterilibus. Pappi setzequam in precedentibus pauciores longius plumosee, exterioribus 
brevibus 0. — Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. iii. 65. Zxmrnukus, Cass. Dict. lx. 597. 
123. mrinuria, DC. Prod. v. 298.— Capitula heterogama, radiata v. sub-disciformia, 
floribus in ambitu 9 cc-seriatis fertilibus, disci  sterilibus. Involucrum campanu- 
latum v. hemisphsericum, bracteis pauciseriatis imbricatis angustis margine siccis v. 
seariosis. Receptaculum planum, nudum. —Corolle 9 ligulatz, angustissim:e, patentes, 
v. erectz  involueroque subbreviores; 0 regulares, tubuloss, limbo superne ampliato 
sapius 5b-fido.  Anthers basi obtusc, integre. - Styli fl. D rami complanati, appendi- 
cibus brevibus obtusisque v. longiuscule lanceolatis, v. stylus indivisus.  Achsenia radii 
compressa, faciebus enerviis, pappi setis copiosis scabro-ciliatis v. fere barbellatis, in- 
terioribus interdum basi connatis; disci abortiva, pappi setis paucioribus ssepe barbel- 
lato-plumosis basi plus minus paleaceis v. paleis brevibus intermixtis v. ad tubum v. 
eupulam scarioso-paleaceam reductis.—Herbze suffruticesve glabri v. juniores pubescentes 
v. lanati. Folia alterna, angusta, integra v. lobata. Capitula mediocria v. parvula, 
peduneulata, in ramis solitaria v. corymbosa. — Corollz radii szepius albze. 
Species 5, omnes Australienses. Zenth. Fi. Austr. ii. 498. .F. Muell. Pl. Vict. t 34 (Elacho- 
thamnus), et &. 35 (Kippistia). 
TurRocERON, DO. Prod. v. 283 et ErAcuorRAMNUS, DO. Prod. v. 398, species includunt quibus 
. pappus disci sepius e paleis 5 eum setis totidem alternatis more Jiséasis constat, sed numerus 
proportioque setarum palearumque variabiles sunt. In Krerrsria, F. Muell, Rep. Babb. Exped. 12, setze 
v. paleze basi connatz sunt. Omnes tamen cum JMinuria genus unicum sat distinctum formant, etsi 
Distasi valde affine. 
124. Calotis, R. Br. im Bot. Reg. t. b04.—Capitula heterogama, radiata, floribus 
radii 9 l-seriatis fertilibus, disci D sepius sterilibus. Involucrum hemisphswricum v. 
late campanulatum, bracteis sub-2-seriatis parum inzequalibus latis angustisve, margine - 
siccis scariosisve. Receptaculum planum v. convexum, epaleaceum.  Corolle 9 ligu- 
lats,integr» ; U regulares, tubuloss, limbo parum ampliato 9-dentato. Antherze basi 
obtuse integrz. Styli fl. P rami angusti v. subfiliformes, appendicibus brevibus obtu- 
sis. Capitula fructifera subglobosa. Achrenia radii compressa, obovata v. oblonga, disci 
ssepius abortiva. Pappi sete v. aristee 2-oo, barbellatze, nunc omnes breves, nunc scpius 
1, 2 pluresve post anthesin accretz, rigide, divaricatce, sepe spiniformes, additis non- 
nunquam paleis 2-o0 squamzeformibus truncatis.—Herbze perennes v. rarius annus, cses- 
pitose v. ramosc. . Folia alterna v. radicalia, integra dentata v. pinnatim dissecta. 
Capitula parvula, pedunculata. Flores radii albi, rarius czsrulei v. violacei. Habitus 
Brachycomis. ; 
Species 15, Australie incole. Benth. Fl. Austral.ii. 500. 4. Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. v. 121. 
Genus in sectiones sequentes facile dividitur: 
1l. Eucalotis. Puppus ex aristis rigidis barbellatis paleisque brevibus truncatis distinctis v. con- 
. matis. Herb: perennes, caule ramoso folito. Bot. Heg. l.c. HvexErELDIA, Walp. in Linnea, xiv. 
307. à 
9. Cymbaria. Pappus ex aristis 2-8 rigidis basi dilatatis connatisque absque paleis. Herb» 
perennes, caule ramoso foliato. .F. Muell. Pl. Vict. t. 36. 
3. Acantharia. Pappus ex aristis oo inzequalibus distinetis basi szpius hispidis, omnibus inter- 
dum abbreviatis. Herbe p nune ezespitoss, v. annus parvuleque. GowroPoGoN, Turez. in 
Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 1851, i. 173, t. 2. 
4. Cheiroloma. Pappus ex aristis oo inzqualibus cum setis paleisve brevissimis alternatis. 
Ligule vixinvolucrum excedentes. Flores disci fertiles. CnuxrROLOMA, F. Muell. in Linnea, xxv. 401. 
125. Mtonoptilon, Torr. et Gr. im Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. v. 1006. t. 13.— Capitula 
heterogama, radiata, floribus radii 9 l-seriatis discique 0 fertilibus. Involucrum 
hemisphericum, bracteis sub-1-seriatis squalibus. Receptaculum convexum, nudum. 
Corolle 9 ligulatz, lamina patente apice integra v. 2-dentata ; D regulares, tubuloss, 
limbo elongato ampliato apice breviter 5-fido. Antherz. . . Styli rami complanati, 
appendice obtusa terminati. Achsnia oblongo-obovata, leviter compressa, marginibus 
nerviformibus v. radii 3-nervia. Pappus duplex, exterior brevis coroniformis, interior 
