506 COMPOSIT (Harv.) [ Berkheya. 
ciliate, closely rib-striate, with spinules on the striz above, glabrous 
beneath, often 1r-lobed at base ; heads small, corymbose, discoid ; inv. 
sc. subulate, longer than the disc, with revolute, spinoso-ciliate margins; 
ovaries glabrous; papp. sc. lanceolate, acuminate, fimbriate. 
Has, Rhinoster River, Burke and Zeyher! Zey.! 982. (Herb. Hk., D., Sd.) 
A very distinct species, with the general habit of a Stobewa, but the pappus of a 
Berkheya. Leaves 2-2} in. long, their lobes 7-1 in. long, 1-2 lines wide. Heads 
few-flowered ; bristles of the receptacle § as long as the flowers. 
Sect. 3. Eu-Berxunya. (Sp. 11-18.) 
11. B. lanceolata (Willd. 1. c, 2270); branches tomentose; leaves 
opposite, or the upper alternate, sessile, convex and. becoming quite 
glabrous above, tomentose beneath, linear or lance-linear, pungent, with 
revolute margins, distantly spinous-toothed ; heads terminal, subpedun- 
culoid; inv. sc. linear, leaflike, spine-bordered, shorter than the rays ; 
achenes silky; papp. sc. short, lanceolate-acuminate. Less./ Syn. 76. 
DC. 1. ¢. 506. Rohria lanceolata, Th.! Cap. 616. R. revoluta, Vahl. 
B. grandifiora, var. angustifolia, DC.! in Hb. Drege. 
Has. Cape, Thunberg! Albany, E. § Z.! Algoa Bay, Forbes! Near Port Uliza- 
beth, Zey./ 3023. Zuureberg, Drege. (Herb. Th., D., Sd., Hk.) s 
1-2 ft. high. Leaves 1-14 in. long, 1-3 1. wide, subconnate, not narrowed at base. 
12. B. grandiflora (Willd. 1. c. 2271); branches tomentose; leaves 
opposite or the upper sometimes alternate, flat, glabrous above, woolly 
beneath, oblong or elliptical, narrowed to the base, spinous-toothed ; 
outer inv. se. tomentose beneath, oblong or ovate, inner narrow, sub- 
glabrous, all bordered with very long spines ; achenes silky ; papp. sc. 
short, lanceolate, acuminate. Less./ Syn. 77. DC. l.c. 506. Rohria 
grandiflora, Th.! Cap. 619. R&R. iicifolia, Vahl. 
Has. Rietvalley and Buffeljagts R., Thunb.‘ Hott. Holl. and Houw Hoek 
Pass; and Pikenierskloof, £.<¢ Z.! Goerre’s Hoogte, Mundt.! Camp’s Bay Hills, 
W. H. H. Simonsbay, C. Wright! 337. (Herb. Th., D., Hk., Sd.) 
Allied to B. lanceolata, but with much broader leaves and larger fl. heads. Leaves 
1-13 in. long, 4-8 lines wide, conspicuously narrowed to the base, the margin very 
minutely recurved. 
13. B. coriacea (Harv.); shrubby, the branches tomentose ; leaves 
alternate, crowded, leathery, soon glabrous above, woolly beneath, obo- 
vate, tapering into a nude or few-spined petiole, with recurved margins, 
distantly spine-toothed ; inv. sc. oblongo-lanceolate, the outer dorsally 
woolly, bordered with strong spines, inner narrower and shorter, sub- 
glabrous, ciliolate ; achenes silky; papp. se. short, lanceolate, subacute, 
toothed. 
Has. Port Beaufort, Mundt! (Herb. D., Hk.) 
Allied in character to B. incana, but of much stronger growth, with tough and 
thickish leaves and flower-heads as large as those of B. grandiflora. The leaves ave 
closely set, but all alternate. : 
14. B. incana (Willd. 1. c. 2269); branches canescent; leaves alter- 
nate, oval or oblong, flat, on very short, half-clasping, spine-bordered 
petioles, cobwebby at length glabrous above, thinly cano-tomentose 
beneath ; distantly spiious-tolthed | iny. sc, oblong or broadly linear, 
